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Car is dead.

Old Nov 4, 2012 | 11:56 PM
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Car is dead.

Try to start the car and nothing happens. Nothing. No turnover, no clicking, no gauge needles moving, absolutely nothing. I checked the battery and its good to go. The starter is a little over a year old. So shes just parked in my driveway. Unsure where to go from here or what might be the problem. I would love any feedback. Thanks.
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Old Nov 5, 2012 | 06:13 AM
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Re: Car is dead.

Did you remove the battery connections & clean them?
Check the grounds too.
See if your getting power to the big wire at the starter(all the time) & power at the small wire only when cranking.
Check the fusiable links down by the starter, use a test like to check both sides of the links.
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Old Nov 5, 2012 | 09:29 AM
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Re: Car is dead.

Ok. Will do.
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Old Nov 5, 2012 | 10:55 AM
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Re: Car is dead.

Also check your fuses. make sure that you have power on the wires "after" the starter solenoid. Those should be hot with the key to "run", could be a fusible link as Ex-x-fire thinkgs, could be the solenoid shorted internally and isnt letting any power through.
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Old Nov 5, 2012 | 09:43 PM
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Re: Car is dead.

Have you checked for any codes? I'm guessing VATS. This would cause the exact symptoms you describe. Not turning over, no clicking, nothing, just dead, but yet lights, radio, etc work fine.

If it is VATS, it is likely the key cylinder. The contacts to the key not making contact causing it to think no key or wrong key. You could either bypass the VATS, or replace the key cylinder.

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