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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 09:16 PM
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HELP! Car Dead.

I went to start the G this morning and it was completely dead. I mean no lights, not sound, no nothing. I can't even open the trunk unless I lower the back seats and open it manually from the inside. I took the battery out, thinking that was the problem, and was told the battery is fine. Any help would be appreciated.
 
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 09:23 PM
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Try a new battery... my battery died when my car is only 4 months old... changed it out and everything is fine.
 
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 09:35 PM
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It's the battery. Plain and simple.
 
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 11:03 PM
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Probably obvious, but also make sure your terminals aren't corroded and the other end of the negative is tight.
 
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 11:29 PM
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def the battery.........good luck
 
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 02:58 AM
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sounds like the battery, cause you should be able to open the truck still if there was something wrong w/ the motor
 
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 08:29 AM
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nah, def a bad shift ***....iv seen this 100 times
 
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 08:52 AM
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nah, def a bad shift ***....iv seen this 100 times
I was thinking it was the rear-view mirror...but the shift **** sounds like the problem.
 
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 08:56 AM
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Thanks guys. Had the car towed to the dealer yesterday because I tried swaping out the battery and had no luck... Let's see how it turns out.
 
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 09:44 AM
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This happened to a buddy of mine. I dont think its the battery. It could be your alpha values arent configuring to you're mods. and in turn you arent getting the optimal performance for you're flux capacitor to activate preventing you to reach 88 MPH and in turn preventing you to go back to the future. Hence, you're car completely died and nothing will work................... or it could be your terminals for you're battery, maybe altinator.
 
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 09:53 AM
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Did you check the main fuse? I guess it doesn't matter now because it's at the dealer, but if the main fuse goes, then nothing works.
 
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 01:36 PM
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You can tell if it's the battery if you have an volt meter. Or try to jump it if it's not completely shot. It's normal to replace the battery every couple of years on these cars. That being said, the same happened to a couple of people I know and it was the alternator.
 
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 02:33 PM
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Ok, so the battery cable "came" loose and that is what was causing the problem. Now, I am a bit concerned about this because a friend of mine got his wheels stolen last week and he said that 2 days before they were stolen he started having problems with his battery also. Maybe a coincidence, or maybe someone has found a way to get under the hood to disconnect the battery cable...

Either way, I called my auto insurance company (Allstate) to see about getting my wheels covered on my policy and they told me that the insurance company does not provide that type of coverage anymore due to fraud. Does anyone have any after market mod's covered? What insurance company provides this coverage?
 
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 02:46 PM
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What does the battery have to do with the wheels? Maybe only if you have an aftermarket alarm? If you don't have one, get the shock sensor at the very least and get 5 different sets of wheel locks like my friend in Kendal did. Then let them try to steal anything...
 
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 02:46 PM
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State Farm covers them
 
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