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Old Dec 3, 2003 | 09:38 PM
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hey guys, im not sure where to post this, but my car will not start...its been sitting since sunday in my garage, and was perfectly fine until now...when i turn the key it does nothing, the dome lights wont work, and neither do the headlights and no lights come on when you open the door and i cant use the keyless entry to lock/unlock doors or open the trunk, it just doesnt work...the only thing that happens is that the security light on the dash flashes real fast as soon as i open the door and makes kinda like a clicking sound, but it stops when you press the brake or try to turn on the headlights, but still nothing else works...the battery also has full power b/c i charged it and tested it...thanks
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Old Dec 3, 2003 | 10:10 PM
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Sounds like a dead battery to me.................... maybe check your connections at the battery, loose termanal, Mayeb even check your ground. Its got something to do with your battery.
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Old Dec 3, 2003 | 10:17 PM
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alrite...i put a battery charger on it and then used a voltmeter and it says the battery's fully charged...so ill check that and hopefully thats all it is b/c i just put my winter car, my blazer, in the garage today to get the starter replaced, so im in a pretty shitty position lol...thanks ta
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Old Dec 3, 2003 | 10:26 PM
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Check all the fuses and try to atap it....
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Old Dec 3, 2003 | 10:37 PM
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do you think it could be a problem with the pcm or the alarm or anything like that
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Old Dec 4, 2003 | 12:05 AM
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I higly doubt pcm or alarm will do any thing to make the head lights not work. Did you use the voltmeter with the charger attached to the car? I would make sure your batter termanals are clean and tight then check your ground cable make sure it has a good contact (I dont know where the ls1s ground goes to just trace it from the battery) Take it off and rough up the surface with some sand paper and make sure its tight. Make sure that + is tight on the starter.
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Old Dec 4, 2003 | 08:20 AM
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after i took the charger off and let it sit for about 5 minutes i used a voltmeter on it, im going to check all the connections after i get out of school today...
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Old Dec 4, 2003 | 09:32 AM
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If the battery checks out full, I'd point at a power supply connection at the terminals. That seems to be the common denominator here. The symptoms you describe are generally one of two things: dead battery or poor connections someplace. Check them first.
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