My car won't start.....everything on it works...the radio..the windows and all....but it just won't start...got any ideas on how I can fix this...it has done this before and the problem was a loose ground wire....how can I check for this...please help
2007-03-11 13:59:27 · 5 answers · asked by Mother_Of_2 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
It doesn't not turn over or make any noises....If you just tell me how to check for a loose ground wire..I can have my man do this....hopefully...LOL.
2007-03-11 14:07:30 · update #1
and the battery is new...and I know it is not dead.....it is just doing the same thing as last time when it had a loose ground wire....but I can't get it towed to the mechanic this time...please help
2007-03-11 14:08:49 · update #2
ok lets start with the cables take them both off one at a time and wire brush the ends. Now one end should go to the starter and the other the ground on the - minus of the battery to the frame see if it is loose or has rust around it clean it off and tighten it up hope this helps
2007-03-11 14:20:57 · answer #1 · answered by fatcat 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wont start is a rather vauge description, to really help we need more info. Does it urn, does it turn slow and sound like its having trouble turning? is it not turning at all? Does it sound like its Almost starting? if you add these and as many other details as you can manage, please do so and we willa ll try our best to help you
Ok, start at the battery, could be a bad connection. remove the clamps, clean them with a wire brush, if there is corrosion and junk built up, you can use a little bakingsoda and water to remove it, but not too much.
After this, follow the wire from the positive end of your battery to the starter, the starter will be near the back end of the engine, pretty easy to pick out. make sure there is not a break in the wire, make sure its not rubed down to bare wires and grounding against the block or anything metal in the engine compartment.
The cable that leaves the negative side of the battery, will go and attach to the frame or a metl part somewhere, check to make sure this connection is clean and tight.
If everything looks Ok thus far, check where the wire attaches to the starter, make sure all the nuts are tightened down well. If the connections are bad, it can cause it to lose connection when the starter tries to pull juice from the battery to turn the engine.
If this does not solve the problem, it may be your starter. If possible, have a mechanic check it as soon as you can. If it is a manual transmission, you can push start it, but you reallly need to find out what the real problem is. Hope this helps, Good Luck.
2007-03-11 21:04:57 · answer #2 · answered by hardtruth101 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
follow the negative (-) wire from the battery and see if its loose. Your battery could also be just dead enough to not start but run the windows. Are the windows slow.
2007-03-11 21:04:06 · answer #3 · answered by hyperfamilyman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOOSE GROUND WIRE WHERE? STARTER, CHECK IT, ALSO CHECK THE BATTERY CABLES FOR CORROSION IF IT JUST DOES NOTHING. DEAD BATTERY. IF IT GOES RRRR IT'S A STARTER OR BATTERY. GIRL MECHANIC.
2007-03-11 21:03:59 · answer #4 · answered by dtwladyhawk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it cranks, but just won't start, try giving a little gas pedal a little pressure while cranking, it might work.
2007-03-11 21:11:46 · answer #5 · answered by mrhuangsta 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋