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Old 11-12-2010, 05:51 PM
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Default Electrical Issues-Car won't start!

Hey guys I need some help. I went to start my car the other day and the guages started flickering. I turned the key to start the car and heard clicking noises and the hatch popped up. I checked all the fuses, battery terminals, alternator grounds, etc and everything looks fine. Now it seems like the battery is low on juice bc the radio wont come on and the the guages are very dim.

Today I go out and open the car door and the security light on the dash starts pulsing and making a clicking noise. This stops when I close the door. Anybody have any ideas on what might be the problem?
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Low battery voltage will cause all sorts of problems, charge or replace the battery as necessary and then retest.
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Yes I agree. I had another vehicle do exactly what you described. I freaked out and had it towed to a shop and then paid to have it looked at just to find out it was the battery. So wasted quite a bit of money to find that out the hard way!




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