Just winter shenanigans, or legitimate concern?
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Just winter shenanigans, or legitimate concern?
I drove to go get a new hat seeing as it's a warm -5 degrees here, and when I went to leave the store my car wouldn't start. Wouldn't turn over, not even so much as a click, so I figured the ignition or solenoid might have gone bad seeing as it fired up without issue before leaving to go to the store. There was no P, R, N, or D displayed on the dash, either. As is typical of my luck, as soon as I hung up the phone from calling the tow truck, I turned it once more for S's & G's and it fired right up. After hanging up the phone to call off the tow truck, my slip, vdc off, and AWD lights were all solidly lit up. I putted home on slow roads and midway my tpms sensor came on (but didn't beep?) and my tires were all fine (I checked once I parked). After parking, I shut the car off, turned it back on, and all was normal...
So here's my question:
Is this just the cold weather playing tricks on my electrical system, or is there something potentially very wrong starting up?
Some random info for everyone:
-2004
-AWD
-107,xxx miles
-parks outside
Thanks in advance.
So here's my question:
Is this just the cold weather playing tricks on my electrical system, or is there something potentially very wrong starting up?
Some random info for everyone:
-2004
-AWD
-107,xxx miles
-parks outside
Thanks in advance.
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I just recall me scanning your car sometime last winter and pulling a code that had to do with a computer or something and we researched and found it could be a possible ground issue. I don't think we ever looked into it further than that. It was when your car would start hard and stall and then you got that CEL.
I'm not in class because I'm sick and feel like crap today I should have gone but figured the least time I spend in the -5 degree weather the better.
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Just wanted to share this.
The other day it went from -15 to -35 in jsut one night. So my G had a hard time starting up. (probably needs to be plugged in now anyways.) BUT for my Mazda CX7, like what OP said, almost all of my warning lights lit up like crazy. But after idling the car for 30mins. 9yes, 30mins), all of the lights just turned off.
So IMO, it's just the weather. Better plug it in next time or start it every 8hours or something
The other day it went from -15 to -35 in jsut one night. So my G had a hard time starting up. (probably needs to be plugged in now anyways.) BUT for my Mazda CX7, like what OP said, almost all of my warning lights lit up like crazy. But after idling the car for 30mins. 9yes, 30mins), all of the lights just turned off.
So IMO, it's just the weather. Better plug it in next time or start it every 8hours or something
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