Try to crank, and lose all power to dash...
09-11-2017, 06:23 AM
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Try to crank, and lose all power to dash... When I turn the key to on, all of the dash lights turn on and I hear the fuel pump. But when I turn the key to crank, I hear a thud (starter solenoid?) and everything goes black. The car loses all power (gauges, etc). When I cycle the key to off and back on, the power to the gauges and fuel pump return again, but the clock is reset. This happened a week ago and I was able to start the car on the second attempt, but now it won't start at all (it never turns over).
Does anybody have any ideas on what might be the issue? I pulled the battery and had it checked - over 700CCA so it's fine. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!
Does anybody have any ideas on what might be the issue? I pulled the battery and had it checked - over 700CCA so it's fine. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!
09-12-2017, 07:33 AM
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If I find the problem I'll post an update. Hopefully it's something simple...
09-13-2017, 09:06 AM
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Update - the plastic holding the stud for the main power terminal on the starter shattered when I tried to remove the terminal so I could bench test it. I sure hope the starter was the issue, otherwise I just needlessly cost myself another $150...
Another update - installed a new starter and she fired right up. Time will tell if the issue is fully resolved (since it was an intermittent problem), but at the moment it's looking like a bad starter was the culprit.
Another update - installed a new starter and she fired right up. Time will tell if the issue is fully resolved (since it was an intermittent problem), but at the moment it's looking like a bad starter was the culprit.
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09-14-2017, 01:16 PM
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my car did the same a while back, turned the key and pump primed then turned to ignition and nothing. I went and got the truck starter cause of the longer stud to prevent the small area of the block from breaking off at all. the starter I got was a reman from advance auto parts and after using their discount code paying online, only costs a bit over $100.
tip, when buying from advance auto parts, pay online and use the online discount code and pick up at your nearby store :-) saved me a lot of money on parts doing it that way.
tip, when buying from advance auto parts, pay online and use the online discount code and pick up at your nearby store :-) saved me a lot of money on parts doing it that way.
09-15-2017, 07:12 AM
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@Deguila
Me too!
I was reading a bit about the truck starter and almost went that route, but I was concerned I'd choose the wrong version (I think some had a different number of teeth on the pinion? 5.3 vs 6.0 or something) so I went for the sure thing.
Good call on buying online! I did the same thing at Advance. Bought it online and used the 15% off promo code that always pops up, and then googled and found another random xx% off code. Ended up being able to stack them so I got $50 off. With the $14 core credit, I think I walked away paying $129 TOTAL (incl. tax) after I picked it up in store for the starter which had a $178 list price. Plus with SpeedPerks you get a $20 off $50 coupon from it too for a future purchase. Not too shabby.
Me too!
my car did the same a while back, turned the key and pump primed then turned to ignition and nothing. I went and got the truck starter cause of the longer stud to prevent the small area of the block from breaking off at all. the starter I got was a reman from advance auto parts and after using their discount code paying online, only costs a bit over $100.
tip, when buying from advance auto parts, pay online and use the online discount code and pick up at your nearby store :-) saved me a lot of money on parts doing it that way.
tip, when buying from advance auto parts, pay online and use the online discount code and pick up at your nearby store :-) saved me a lot of money on parts doing it that way.
Good call on buying online! I did the same thing at Advance. Bought it online and used the 15% off promo code that always pops up, and then googled and found another random xx% off code. Ended up being able to stack them so I got $50 off. With the $14 core credit, I think I walked away paying $129 TOTAL (incl. tax) after I picked it up in store for the starter which had a $178 list price. Plus with SpeedPerks you get a $20 off $50 coupon from it too for a future purchase. Not too shabby.