the car doesn't try to turn over when you trun the key to start. The lights come on in the car but the car doesnt start as if the battery is dead? Please help!!! Thanks!
2006-09-23 14:33:05 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
First of all make sure that the battery terminals are tight. When a new battery is installed the terminals should be clean and the cables should be clean. If your battery is correct, check your fuse box. some cars actually have a fuse in that system for reasons I will never understand..
If the battery is functional, you probably have a bad starter or a bad starter solenoid.
Headlight do not take near as much current as a starter, Headlights working means nothing.
Also make sure your battery is up to full charge new or not. 15 volts when nothing is being used, 12 volts nominal.. Each of the six cells delivers 2.5 volts open circuit.
2006-09-23 14:53:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some cars have a power fuse or fusible link. It may also be the starter, the starter solenoid, the ignition switch, the neutral safety switch, or a bad connection!
If you have an automatic transmission, try putting it into neutral and starting the car, If the neutral safety switch is misadjusted, the car may not start in park.
Depending on the car, you may need to fasten your seat belt to start it!
Does the car make any noise when you turn the key? Try having someone tap the starter with a hammer while you try to start it (if you can reach the starter).
If you gave more information, I could give a more educated answer.
2006-09-23 21:47:27 · answer #2 · answered by fire4511 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bad starters make clicking noises. No clicks - starter is still good. Bad alternators do nothing. Replacing one will cost $100 plus labor - depending on the model.
Other possibility includes a short circuit somewhere. May not even be worth fixing depending on the age of the car.
2006-09-23 21:41:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If the lights dim when you try to start it, the "new" battery is bad. If the lights stay bright, then you have a bad starter relay (or solenoid) or a bad starter. Also could be a loose wire anywhere along the way from battery to starter.
2006-09-23 21:42:19 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. Peachy® 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bad connection on batt terminal. Faulty starter. Does it click and the lights go off for a few seconds? If it does it is a terminal.
2006-09-23 21:39:47 · answer #5 · answered by Mr. Superman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am guessing that the problem wasn't the battery, huh? You may have another electrical problem. If you don't even hear a clicking then you may have a bad starter...
2006-09-23 21:37:09 · answer #6 · answered by prrose99 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You either have a poor connection with the starter cables or a problem with the starter itself. If your lights and horn etc. work, it mosty likly is the starter. I would suggest that you visit a repair facility.
2006-09-23 21:41:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Make absolutely sure you have the posts correctly connected (positive, negative, etc...) one time I got a battery they claimed was for my car, but the posts were reversed. Make sure the cables are tight, I had my cables on the posts without tightening them to check the battery and it would not start until they were tightened. Dunno why.
2006-09-23 21:40:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try tapping on your starter with a hammer while someone else tries to start it. You probably need a new starter.
2006-09-23 21:53:51 · answer #9 · answered by callie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure the terminals on the battery are clean and making good contact, have seen this happen many times.
2006-09-23 21:40:19 · answer #10 · answered by mister ss 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋