sometimes my escort starts fine and then when i turn the key nothing the whole car is dead nothing at works,is it the keys the imobiliser?this happened taday was driving all day then stoped at a shop got back in and nothing all dead!!!!So i fiddled under the bonet with the starter motor wire a we bit and it came back to life .when i say it was dead it was totaly dead the clock was of the hazards every thing any ideas.sometimes the back wiper doesnt come on and the rear heater and fog light switches light up but are not on
2007-01-30 01:55:00 · 9 answers · asked by kenny m 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
it sounds like loose wireing eg
check battery conections to alternator
2007-01-30 02:04:50 · answer #1 · answered by S Csparky 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a similar, na exactly the same problem in my olds cutlas. One day it will not come back to life. Found out after a tow and 150 USD that it was my battery. I've not had a dead car since. Makes you feel kinda dumb when you find out later you could have saved yourself 100 USD and missed day of work. New Battery...look into gettting one.
2007-01-30 11:32:02 · answer #2 · answered by David B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone is right when they say make sure your battery cables are tight but i'm surpirsded no one mentioned anything about the starter solenoid.These pieces are notorious for going bad and when they are going bad,they will work when they want to.I've watched people that have a bad starter solenoid take a hammer or a stick to beat on the solenoid to get it to kick in.These pieces are cheap and is usually the first to go on a starting system.Your solenoid probably looks like this--
http://www.broncograveyard.com/images/catalog/8696STARTERSOLENOID.JPG ---- or this--------
http://fordmustang.biz/pictures/classic_mustang/electrical/057starter_relay_solenoid.jpg
Good luck.
2007-01-30 03:03:52 · answer #3 · answered by lift&shift 101 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Loose or corroded battery terminals.
Over time scale builds up between the battery posts, and cable terminals and makes a lousy conductor for electricity.
They need to be removed and cleaned.
2007-01-30 02:23:04 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check the battery cables. Especially the ground cable.
2007-01-30 02:06:40 · answer #5 · answered by Mad Jack 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fuseable link? or maybe a bad ignition switch or maybe what looks like good battery post connections are truthfully corroded inside...
2007-01-30 02:06:42 · answer #6 · answered by Dan the car man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This happened to my car once and it was the alternator. I would take it to a mechanic to get it checked on.
2007-01-30 02:05:24 · answer #7 · answered by Luci 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't want to be nasty but get rid of the Escort and get a Peugeot instead.I had nothing but hassles with my escort and no trouble at all with the car we have now.
2007-01-30 02:03:45 · answer #8 · answered by Duisend-poot 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tighten the battery terminals... it works wonders...
2007-01-30 02:03:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋