HAVE POWER BUT WON'T START
11-10-2018, 09:06 AM
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2005 CLK500
HAVE POWER BUT WON'T START
Hey Guys,
I've had an intermittent starting problem with my 05 CLK500. Dash lights go on but nothing happened when I turned the key to start. If I tried it a few times it eventually started fine. This issue was random and occurred about once every couple of weeks. Alternator was replaced last year and charging system checked out ok. Was told it might be the battery so I put a new one in and everything was working fine...for about 8 months. Then it started acting up again a few days ago, first nothing, then slow cranking (sounded like a weak battery) and finally it started up. This morning I went to start it and the dash lights come on but nothing doing on the starting end. I pulled the battery and had it tested, it has 930 cold cranking amps. I bought a new battery anyway (which tested at 1000 CCA), just to see if it would solve the problem. Still nothing. I swapped the starter relay with another of the same type...no luck. Any thoughts before I have it towed? Thanks in advance for any input.
I've had an intermittent starting problem with my 05 CLK500. Dash lights go on but nothing happened when I turned the key to start. If I tried it a few times it eventually started fine. This issue was random and occurred about once every couple of weeks. Alternator was replaced last year and charging system checked out ok. Was told it might be the battery so I put a new one in and everything was working fine...for about 8 months. Then it started acting up again a few days ago, first nothing, then slow cranking (sounded like a weak battery) and finally it started up. This morning I went to start it and the dash lights come on but nothing doing on the starting end. I pulled the battery and had it tested, it has 930 cold cranking amps. I bought a new battery anyway (which tested at 1000 CCA), just to see if it would solve the problem. Still nothing. I swapped the starter relay with another of the same type...no luck. Any thoughts before I have it towed? Thanks in advance for any input.
12-01-2018, 07:39 PM
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When you say "it does nothing", what does that mean? Is it cranking over but wont start or no cranking at all?
When it did start up, did it die during idle?
When it did start up, did it die during idle?
12-01-2018, 08:05 PM
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Sounds like a corrosion issue somewhere along the wires.
