Car is COMPLETELY DEAD...please help guys
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Car is COMPLETELY DEAD...please help guys
Hello fellow GS brethren,
I just went outside to go out and my car is completely and utterly dead. There are No gauge lights, no interior lights, no door unlock/lock, no power seat, ect. Every single electrical component in the car is DEAD. I used the car just 24 hours ago. The battery is less than a year old. I’m hoping that I just left the door cracked and it drained my battery, but I've NEVER seen my car this dead and I've needed jumps before. Could it be a circuit problem or am I overreacting and just need a new battery? Please help me guys.
I just went outside to go out and my car is completely and utterly dead. There are No gauge lights, no interior lights, no door unlock/lock, no power seat, ect. Every single electrical component in the car is DEAD. I used the car just 24 hours ago. The battery is less than a year old. I’m hoping that I just left the door cracked and it drained my battery, but I've NEVER seen my car this dead and I've needed jumps before. Could it be a circuit problem or am I overreacting and just need a new battery? Please help me guys.
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How do I know if they are good or not? There was a fair amount of corrosion on the positive terminal. Did my best to clean it but I don’t have any tools. The negative terminal is too tight to pull off. But it doesn’t have nearly as much corrosion as the positive terminal.
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How long did you wait? Did it happen again afterwards? What do I fix to make sure this doent happen again?
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Get yourself that battery terminal cleaner tool. It's basically a metal brush. it just needs to be free of any corrosion. The negative terminals can't be too tight if you loosen up the bolts. If it is, then it's probably stuck because of the corrosion. You should have your batteries tested afterwards.
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mix some baking soda and water in a cup and pour it on the terminals, it should help remove the corrosion or use an old tooth brush with the baking soda water to get the harder to reach areas. hope that helps
low carb ones work best.
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