Crank no start no lights no gas gauge?
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From: Hialeah Fl 33013
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Crank no start no lights no gas gauge?
Hello everyone.... Just to give you some back story in case its needed...
About a week ago the battery died. I got the car jump started and drove my unhappy Ars back home. I had a yellow top battery from my 03 vw turbo s so I put that in the car turned on and I've been driving since till today. I got home I parked the car and that is it... I get in it cranks and cranks but wont start. I don't have any lights what so ever nore inside or outside trunk wont open keyfob wont work dash shows good battery V at 12.7 unless this car requires more than that and when I turn it over it comes down to about 12.1 sometimes 11.6 was the lowest but now I'm concerned I'm just draining the battery every time I try to crank it on. soo... here's what I don't have..
no lights in or out
keyfob wont work unless its on the handle sensor
trunk wont open
gas gauge wont move up and i have a full tank or 3 quarters of a tank almost full.
pressing the brake does nothing for the rear lights
gauge lights up normal not showing any messages
I don't have a scanner ill be ordering one soon specially after this.
Any thoughts, Help, suggestions or if you want to know something i may not have mentioned pls feel free to ask i have about a week before i need the car up and running so hopefully i can get some help thru here and gets this thing back on the road again. thanks in advance hope to hear from someone soon.
About a week ago the battery died. I got the car jump started and drove my unhappy Ars back home. I had a yellow top battery from my 03 vw turbo s so I put that in the car turned on and I've been driving since till today. I got home I parked the car and that is it... I get in it cranks and cranks but wont start. I don't have any lights what so ever nore inside or outside trunk wont open keyfob wont work dash shows good battery V at 12.7 unless this car requires more than that and when I turn it over it comes down to about 12.1 sometimes 11.6 was the lowest but now I'm concerned I'm just draining the battery every time I try to crank it on. soo... here's what I don't have..
no lights in or out
keyfob wont work unless its on the handle sensor
trunk wont open
gas gauge wont move up and i have a full tank or 3 quarters of a tank almost full.
pressing the brake does nothing for the rear lights
gauge lights up normal not showing any messages
I don't have a scanner ill be ordering one soon specially after this.
Any thoughts, Help, suggestions or if you want to know something i may not have mentioned pls feel free to ask i have about a week before i need the car up and running so hopefully i can get some help thru here and gets this thing back on the road again. thanks in advance hope to hear from someone soon.
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From: Hialeah Fl 33013
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Yes first click I was looking at the voltage read out and as soon as it showed 13 I cranked it on.
I got it running again, tho the rear Sam power connecter somehow got disconnected completely. How I have no clue how maybe someone tampered with it before I got the car and it finally just came off. I'm still babying, it I've got AAA so I am staying within towing range lol... I learned about the Sam unites after first posting Just don't want to delete it in case I still have the issue or someone has a similar issue. Found it odd it would crank just wouldn't start.
I got it running again, tho the rear Sam power connecter somehow got disconnected completely. How I have no clue how maybe someone tampered with it before I got the car and it finally just came off. I'm still babying, it I've got AAA so I am staying within towing range lol... I learned about the Sam unites after first posting Just don't want to delete it in case I still have the issue or someone has a similar issue. Found it odd it would crank just wouldn't start.
Last edited by Guyver96; Aug 15, 2019 at 07:37 AM.
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