Vetruck
01-02-2015, 11:33 PM
Went out to start the car and I noticed it was a little hesitant on turning over. I wrote it off as being very cold for here in So Calif (Aprox high 30's this morning) I drove it to a store, then stopped at a local liquor store a few blocks from the house and the car was dead when I tried to re start it. Just two very short trips and had the heater blasting and radio on.
When I tried to start it the typical what I've read on here that the lights on dash come on, everything lights up including headlights, but not even a click from the starter motor- Just nothing at all happened when I turned the key. A buddy ran up with a jumper box (hand held unit) and it immediately went from 99% charge not hooked to the car- to 83% charged once hooked. The car turned over but was again a little weak when it did.
I was thinking at first it was the Overload relay (since mine has not been replaced sorting through previous owner service receipts) so I ordered one anyways. But since It did fire immediately with the jumper I replaced the battery (new Diehard Series 49 AGM) it cranks fast, door looks work great, etc etc. All day without issues. I am still putting in the new overload relay when it comes just for cheap insurance of future problems-Reason being? I suspected the battery is toast since the car sat for 3 months waiting for the accident repairs- Have a dead cell now. HOWEVER, from what I've read that when a car is hit and any electrical wiring takes a jolt (the rear tail lense was hit, hood light, lock mechanism on the truck) the overload relay can possible go out with a little spike of current anywhere- doubt my hit was significant enough to render what they designed it for, but hey, as stated it is cheap insurance I feel too replace an already 20yr old sensor with a new one.
That's basically my hopefully helpful review of the car not doing anything other than dash lighting up when I turned the key...and what the solution was -merely a dead cell in the battery made it go completely dead when the key was turned to the starter position.
When I tried to start it the typical what I've read on here that the lights on dash come on, everything lights up including headlights, but not even a click from the starter motor- Just nothing at all happened when I turned the key. A buddy ran up with a jumper box (hand held unit) and it immediately went from 99% charge not hooked to the car- to 83% charged once hooked. The car turned over but was again a little weak when it did.
I was thinking at first it was the Overload relay (since mine has not been replaced sorting through previous owner service receipts) so I ordered one anyways. But since It did fire immediately with the jumper I replaced the battery (new Diehard Series 49 AGM) it cranks fast, door looks work great, etc etc. All day without issues. I am still putting in the new overload relay when it comes just for cheap insurance of future problems-Reason being? I suspected the battery is toast since the car sat for 3 months waiting for the accident repairs- Have a dead cell now. HOWEVER, from what I've read that when a car is hit and any electrical wiring takes a jolt (the rear tail lense was hit, hood light, lock mechanism on the truck) the overload relay can possible go out with a little spike of current anywhere- doubt my hit was significant enough to render what they designed it for, but hey, as stated it is cheap insurance I feel too replace an already 20yr old sensor with a new one.
That's basically my hopefully helpful review of the car not doing anything other than dash lighting up when I turned the key...and what the solution was -merely a dead cell in the battery made it go completely dead when the key was turned to the starter position.