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> Car Dies While Driving It
PseudoKirby
post Sep 29 2008, 08:28 PM
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I was on E, but no Low gas light came on or check engine... it wont go into acc for the radio which makes me think its something more... because you dont need the engine running for ACC... the negative cable is loose but I still have lights and sounds for the car, plus I was driving it when it died, so the alternator would have kept it alive..


is this because I was low on gas or something more?
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post Sep 29 2008, 08:38 PM
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Its more then likely because your negative battery cable is loose.
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post Sep 29 2008, 08:42 PM
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QUOTE(waynerwats @ Sep 29 2008, 08:38 PM)
Its more then likely because your negative battery cable is loose.
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really? then how come the alternator didnt keep it going? and I have internal and external lights?
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post Sep 29 2008, 08:45 PM
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He is right, tighten your negative terminal and you will be good to go. ;)
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post Sep 29 2008, 09:10 PM
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nothing, I have lights, I have all that, but anything to do with the engine or anything wont get electricity

the only other thing with that terminal would be completely replacing it, its got connection to it, its just loose, and wont really be tightened, but if it had a bad connection why is it everything else works flawlessly?
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post Sep 29 2008, 09:11 PM
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Because, it is getting enough connectivity to work some of the elecctrical components but isnt getting enough power to work all of them.
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post Sep 29 2008, 09:29 PM
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well we attempted to tighten it but it doesnt want to, so I would have to get another connector?

if you are right, would a jump start work? just to get it home?
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post Sep 29 2008, 09:55 PM
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A jump start might work. depends on how much voltage it is really putting out. lol as for the terminal. You can get them at any parts store for like $3 lol
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post Sep 30 2008, 03:26 AM
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Unless you had a major fuse blow I am sticking to my theory of needing to tighten the terminal. A jump start might work but if you hit a bump wrong it could knock it to a point where its not getting a connection and die again.
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post Sep 30 2008, 08:18 AM
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QUOTE(waynerwats @ Sep 30 2008, 03:26 AM)
Unless you had a major fuse blow I am sticking to my theory of needing to tighten the terminal. A jump start might work but if you hit a bump wrong it could knock it to a point where its not getting a connection and die again.
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this is what I dont get, at that point wouldnt the alternator keep it going?
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post Sep 30 2008, 08:49 AM
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not if the alternator is going bad or the ECU isn't enough power from the batt.

take a piece of stick gum and fold the wrapper over a few times. wedge it in between the battery terminal and the terminal end. it will make a good enough connection to get you home
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post Sep 30 2008, 09:54 AM
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well it turns out the ignition fuse was out, so I just swapped out the power windows fuse (I have manual windows)
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post Sep 30 2008, 12:11 PM
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Ignition SW fuse I mean

and now WTF< the one I put in there is now blown too..

why is it destroying fuses? am I doing somehting wrong?

or is some higher power trying to keep me in the house lol

luckily this time it did it as I was about to turn the car off as I was at home... compared to being on the highway

oh and also, where the hell can I find these big fuses and how much? or are there some spares hiding somewhere...
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post Sep 30 2008, 01:41 PM
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If it keeps blowing fuses then you have one of a couple of problems. either you have weak fuses (the car being 14 years old) or you have an electrical problem somewhere that involves your ignition switch. You can buy those fuses at any auto parts store.
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post Sep 30 2008, 10:51 PM
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QUOTE(waynerwats @ Sep 30 2008, 01:41 PM)
If it keeps blowing fuses then you have one of a couple of problems. either you have weak fuses (the car being 14 years old) or you have an electrical problem somewhere that involves your ignition switch. You can buy those fuses at any auto parts store.
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more than likely weak fuses, well looks like no driving my car for a couple weeks :\
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post Sep 30 2008, 11:21 PM
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I will probably get jumped for his, but, try gettng a more heavy duty fuse. Increase the amps of the fuse by 5 and give that a shot.
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post Oct 1 2008, 06:26 AM
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