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NEED HELP NOW!!! electical problem!!!

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Crazy E

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Sep 1, 2003
Syracuse, New_York
PLEASE HELP ME NOW! I HAVE A DATE WITH A GIRL TONGIHT AND I NEED MY CAR!!!!

alright, its like this. I went to start my car like 2 days ago and it wouldnt start the first time. Started fine the second time. The next day I went to start it and it did nothing, no beep, cranking or anything. I had it jumped and drove it to work. Wouldnt start after work. Jumped again and it died. Jumped again and drove it and it died while driving.

I put a new battery in, and the car ran fine. Last night the radio would go black out of nowhere and my seatbelt light would light up and beep when i started it. Today I jump in the car and it did nothing again. It beeped at first, then nothing!

I NEED TO GO OUT WITH THIS GIRL!!!! SOMEBODY SAVE ME!!!! :cry:

It cant be the battery, I put a brand new one in it. I havent done any work to the car lately, except put a sound system in. I thought that the amp might be draining the car, but I disconnected it when I put my new battery in. It is still hooked up to the remote wire on the deck though. I odnt know if that matters though.


:cry:


just gimme something, anything!
 
no dash lights, no cranking. When i put the key in the car does nothing, even if I open the passenger door, the seat belt doesnt even move
 
alright, I think I fixed it for now...


I searched DSMtuners and found that my battery terminals may be dirty. They didnt look bad, but I scrubbed the hell out of them with a wire brush. I jumped it with my roomates car and it started right up. I drove for like 10 minutes, parked it and it wouldnt start agian. I jumped again and then drove for 20 minutes. It fired right up after 15 mintues of sitting.

I think its solved, which means I can go on my date! :D


thanks alot guys, DSMtuners saved my butt again! :thumb:
 
ok, after further research, I believe I have found the true reason the car wouldnt start....

I believe it was a parasitic loss, which I found here



I pulled the fuse and put it back in, now the seatbelt light doesnt freak out anymore


I guess Ill find out tomorrow
 
yep, Im screwed. The car was dead when I went to start it today. Im at a loss. Like I said before, I believe that it is a parasitic loss of some sort. I dont think it is the alternator, because after I finally got the car started, it ran fine until I let it sit for several hours.

I still believe it is something to do with the seatbelts, as the light would come on and beep at me when I started the car.

I just dont know, I need to get this thing fixed today, PLEASE HELP!
 
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