I have a 99 mustang... the other week it wouldnt start - it just made a clicking noise. I had AAA come and jump start me then I took it straight to O'reilly's auto center where I had bought a new battery last July. They tested it and said both my battery and transmission are completely fine.
Well, today I went out to my car... it wouldn't start AGAIN. This time it didn't just click though - it tried really hard to turn over, but it wouldn't.
Any ideas? It just had a complete checkup/oil change during the summer - AFTER I got the new battery and everything was fine.
Help? Suggestions?
2007-11-17 05:51:02 · 9 answers · asked by S 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Sounds like your battery isn't getting recharged enough to keep it "full" and ready to turn your engine over. Maybe just pull the battery terminals and scrape them shiny, where they touch each other, with a knife or the special $2 battery terminal brush at the parts store or Walmart. Or the alternator may be worn out, if your Alternator light isn't going out after the engine starts...but the service center should have caught that...One friend kept having his battery go dead even with a 70+ amp alternator--his big, new stereo took more juice than his alternator could put out. wish you the best...
2007-11-17 06:12:00 · answer #1 · answered by Mike M. 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Transmission has nothing to do with it.
If the battery is indeed good it sounds like the alternator is bad.
The battery isn't being charged. The car will run off the battery for a while, a few hundred miles in fact on a full battery.
It could be as simple as a bad/loose belt. Could be a bad battery cable.
Just check for charging voltage at the battery with the car running, you should see about 14 volts. Or, with the car running lift a cable off the battery, if the car dies there is no power from the alternator.
2007-11-17 06:04:42 · answer #2 · answered by E. F. Hutton 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
OK Lets start this over. I know they Replaced the Battery but something is wrong in that area! Does the Battery look Swollen on the Sides? Bad Cell(s) and won't take or hold a Charge!
Starter Mount Bolts Loose! Starter needs to be Straight & Bolts tight to start properly. Have Starter Tested, Winding could be Bad, Replace Starter! Wires at Starter Solenoid could be Loose or Bad! Starter Solenoid Could Be Bad!
Battery: (Minum 9.6 Volts to Turn Starter) With engine Not Running should show 11.5v to 12.5v, With Engine Running should show 12.8v to 13.6v and that shows you your Alternator is working Properly. "To Double Check the Battery have it "Load Tested" (15 Seconds) to see if the Battery will Hold or Take a Charge."
NOTE; Try Kargen's, Auto-Zone, almost any Good Parts Store or a Station you Trust!
2007-11-17 18:49:43 · answer #3 · answered by sidecar0 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1) if it starts on a jump, the starter's OK. 2) if he jumped it, the battery was dead, and you wouldn't have made it far;so the alternator is good. 3) I doubt if the battery went bad so quickly. Assume the battery is good. This leaves the strong likely hood of a short some where. At nite, take the neg. cable off the battery. Then if you can put it back on in the morning and it starts right up, you know it's a short. Tracing a short is a skill in it's own right and calls for a good mechanic.
2007-11-17 06:20:18 · answer #4 · answered by Bob H 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
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2016-10-17 02:27:02 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my main suspect would be the altenator, then the starter. Always a possibility of something rare.
2007-11-17 05:59:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
check your alternator and starter. if you have a bad alternator it will drain your battery.
2007-11-17 05:57:13 · answer #7 · answered by mouse 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
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2007-11-17 05:58:25 · answer #8 · answered by James 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
REPLACE THE STARTER ASSEMBLY AND GOOD LUCK AS WELL.
2007-11-17 05:54:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋