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2011 GLK350 no power whatsoever at all nothing works

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Old Jan 30, 2021 | 04:13 PM
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2011 GLK350 no power whatsoever at all nothing works

Ok so the other day my brother is coming home from work- gets one block from his job and the car dies. I go see what's going on and it sounds like a dead battery---which is weird because the. Battery is brand new like 2 weeks old. Anyway. Not having my jump box or jumper cables I called a tow service to come jump the car. He plugs up and it starts but the second he disconnected it died. Led us all to think ALTERNATOR. which is also weird because I replaced the alternator two years ago,. So after towing it home, returning the alternator to its place of purchase (warranty) and installing the new one, the car has no power. Nothing nothing nothing. Open door---nothing, key in ignition----nothing, turn key to all positions---NOTHING! Can someone help? Please don't hijack my post for your problems either. Post your own. Thatk you in advance.
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Old Jan 30, 2021 | 04:19 PM
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Ok so the other day my brother is coming home from work- gets one block from his job and the car dies. I go see what's going on and it sounds like a dead battery---which is weird because the. Battery is brand new like 2 weeks old. Anyway. Not having my jump box or jumper cables I called a tow service to come jump the car. He plugs up and it starts but the second he disconnected it died. Led us all to think ALTERNATOR. which is also weird because I replaced the alternator two years ago,. So after towing it home, returning the alternator to its place of purchase (warranty) and installing the new one, the car has no power. Nothing nothing nothing. Open door---nothing, key in ignition----nothing, turn key to all positions---NOTHING! Can someone help? Please don't hijack my post for your problems either. Post your own. Thatk you in advance.
Sounds to me like a major circuit breaker, fuse, or fusible link is blown. I don't have a wiring diagram handy, but I'd start tracing the major wires from the battery.
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Old Jan 30, 2021 | 04:20 PM
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Did you check for proper grounding? The fact the power cuts entirely sounds like a bad ground.
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Old Jan 30, 2021 | 09:22 PM
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[QUOTE = MJ Taylor; 8259818] Ok, donc l'autre jour, mon frère rentre du travail à un pâté de maisons de son travail et la voiture meurt. Je vais voir ce qui se passe et cela ressemble à une batterie déchargée - ce qui est étrange parce que le. La batterie est toute neuve comme 2 semaines. En tous cas. N'ayant pas ma boîte de saut ni mes câbles volants, j'ai appelé un service de remorquage pour venir sauter la voiture. Il se branche et ça démarre mais à la seconde où il s'est déconnecté, il est mort. Nous a tous conduit à penser ALTERNATEUR. ce qui est aussi bizarre car j'ai remplacé l'alternateur il y a deux ans. Ainsi, après l'avoir remorqué à la maison, le retour de l'alternateur à son lieu d'achat (garantie) et l'installation du nouveau, la voiture n'a plus de courant. Rien rien rien. Porte ouverte --- rien, clé de contact ---- rien, tournez la clé dans toutes les positions --- RIEN! Quelqu'un peut-il aider? Ne détournez pas non plus mon message pour vos problèmes. Publiez le vôtre.


Étant donné que c'est votre batterie qui faisait fonctionner le véhicule car l'alternateur était mort, votre batterie est simplement déchargée. Rechargez votre batterie et ca devrait fonctionner.
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Old Jan 30, 2021 | 10:20 PM
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What’s the battery voltage,
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Old Feb 3, 2021 | 03:16 PM
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Sorry for the the late response I have been busy working on trying to catch the person who stole my 1998 C230 from the HEB parking lot by my house. Kinda distracted me from the site for a few days.

well i fixed the GLK350. Traced it to a pre-fuse that was blown. I got another one and installed it and boom the car is back to normal. There was some corrosion inside but I cleaned it up when i installed the new fuse.

thanks for all your help!
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What is a pre-fuse?
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