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Help! Car won’t start!!

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Old 10-05-17, 12:10 PM
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I recently had the neutral safety switch replaced which required the negative battery terminal to be disconnected. Now that it is reconnected, the car won’t start and the security light is now flashing once I put the key in the ignition. All of the electrical is on in the car, but it won’t crank or anything! Any suggestions?!?
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Any lights on the dashboard, as in check engine?
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Any lights on the dashboard, as in check engine?
no lights are on
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Have you tried starting it in park and neutral, with the master key?
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Is your battery old? Try getting a jump from someone. Make sure your terminals are clean and connected tightly.
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I just went out and tried both, still nothing
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Lastly,before calling the mechanic, I would check fuses. Obviously you have an open circuit somewhere. This of course trusting a new part was put in, the diagnosis was correct, etc
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I did read somewhere that it could be a bad starter fuse
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