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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 05:29 PM
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Weird...I just got home this afternoon and around 30 minutes later, decided to pull out the car and wash it. When I got in, it wouldn't turn over. I have accessories and headlights so I assume the battery is ok as it is only a year or so old. I'm going to make sure the starter is connected well. Any other ideas?

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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 05:35 PM
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fuel pump, listen and see if you can hear the whine when you first turn the key on, could be the fues or even worse its bad, mine did the same thing to and it was the power wire that went to it that burnt in half
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Try another key, check to make sure your cables are tight also. Good luck.

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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 05:42 PM
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I gave it one more try before climbing under the car and it started right up. I tried about 5 more times with no problems. I believe it is the fuel pump because I don't remember hearing it earlier..of course I don't always listen for it so I could be mistaken. Maybe a short or it could be going out. Hopefully nothing too expensive....
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If the car wouldn't turn over that has nothing to do with the fuel pump, bad key, connection or battery is probably the problem.
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 05:57 PM
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True...if the "security chip" didn't connect well for some reason, would that keep the engine from turning over or just keep the fuel from coming?
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If the key malfuctioned it wouldn't allow either engine to turn over or the fuel pump to come on, check those battery connections just in case also.
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