car died. nothing electric works

[mgsx98]

so today i was on my way home and suddenly my car died..
put it in neutral and nothing happend.
pushed it and tried to start it and nothing happend.
after pushin it to the side i tried agian, i didnt hear a click or anything.
battery is good because lights turn on and everything.

After a couple minutes of speculating i noticed that my stereo, windows, sunroof, and wipers wouldnt work.

has anyone ever had this problem? i really need help

 

[dsm03]

i posted the same thing earlier today no one has a response to it yet but my windows and stereo still work... im just as troubled as you my friend, i dont think its the alternator because there it still plenty of power when i try to turn the car on it turns over just doesnt start...

 

[mgsx98]

anyone? this really tripped me out. i cant figure it out. i was checkin all the fuses and everything but i dont see nothing wrong.

the car just wont move. when i try to start it. nothing happens. no noise, no clicks or anything.

like i said before nothing electric works stereo, windows etc...
(only lights and autolamps turn on)

 

[erickeri]

Time to break out your test light. Double check all the fuses and see if you can find a loose wire off of the battery teminals.. Im not to sure on what the ECU controls but see it any of the caps are blown. Check the wires on the starter too

 

[daarkness92]

check the battery ground

 

[mgsx98]

problem solved.

i was double checkin all the fuses and found one in the engine bay. the ignition switch fuse.
switched the radiator fan fuse and car started. now i have to wait till autozone opens.
i doubt wal mart has those kind of fuses.

thanks

 

[bluegs03]

actually i hate to be the bearer of bad news but your problem isnt solved. Yes putting in a new fuse will make your car run. But the fuse will blow again, its only a matter of time. You have to figure out how that electrical circuit got too much volts in it that caused the fuse to bust. It might be from your alternator overcharging your battery or something but until you find out what is sending too many volts through your fuse it will keep on blowing.

and also your temporary fuse is ok for now, but never never never leave a higher amp fuse in your ignition circuit. Your fuses are that amp for a reason they will only allow that much ampage through and more than that will cause the fuse to "blow" this is a safety precaution because if the wires get too much volts through em they will melt and then you will be replacing a wiring harness not just a .02cent fuse.

 

[92awddsm]

More than likely, the battery isnt strapped down properly causing the positive terminal to ground on the hood/strut bar during bumps.

 

[gordy3683]

actually i hate to be the bearer of bad news but your problem isnt solved. Yes putting in a new fuse will make your car run. But the fuse will blow again, its only a matter of time. You have to figure out how that electrical circuit got too much volts in it that caused the fuse to bust. It might be from your alternator overcharging your battery or something but until you find out what is sending too many volts through your fuse it will keep on blowing.

and also your temporary fuse is ok for now, but never never never leave a higher amp fuse in your ignition circuit. Your fuses are that amp for a reason they will only allow that much ampage through and more than that will cause the fuse to "blow" this is a safety precaution because if the wires get too much volts through em they will melt and then you will be replacing a wiring harness not just a .02cent fuse.

yeah my friend had the same problem on his car and couldnt find the real problem so he decided to put a solid copper wire in place of the fuse. well it worked for about a week then he smoked his harness.

 

[mgsx98]

More than likely, the battery isnt strapped down properly causing the positive terminal to ground on the hood/strut bar during bumps.

well actually i was going thru some rough rail tracks when it happend.
i wasnt going fast but not too slow either. i think it might have been that. ill check up on it.

 

[rarson]

I had this problem. The car lost power and my clutch pedal dropped to the floor (I'll get to that part in a second). My lights dimmed about halfway.

Turns out my battery got loose and the positive terminal hit the IC pipe, which was touching the clutch line bracket which was bolted to the car... short circuit. The clutch pedal came into play when the damn line got red hot and boiled all the fluid out (thus the pedal dropping to the floor) and some of the fluid actually caught fire. I had to pull into a military security gate and little did I know my car was on fire (dripping flames on the pavement).

Anyway, the point is, you have a short somewhere. You should fix it, because whatever is shorting might not blow your higher amp fuse, but it will heat up the wiring until it melts... that's the entire point of low-amperage fuses.