Hi All,

Happy Easter to those who celebrate it. I would like to see what your guys thoughts on this issue I'm currently having. I went on vacation for 2 weeks and had a friend start it up every few days or so. However, upon returning, my car no longer start, but it does crank (ticking sound). So I went ahead and jumped it externally and it fired up. I let it idle for 20 min, then tried starting it again without the jumper and it would not start.

I then went and purchased a new battery. Law and behold, same results. With the new battery measuring at 14.6v, I jumped it and it started. I let it idle for 20min to let it charge up, turned the car off then tried firing it again and it did start, but it seemed really weak to crank. I called it a day thinking it was fixed. Today, I tried to start it again, same thing, cranks but doesn't start. I checked for any parasitic drain and I'm getting the correct amps .01-.04 . So parasitic drain doesn't seem to be the issue. What's strange is that, as soon as I put my key in the ignition, the horns blare so I have to disconnect it. I have the alarm siren deleted ever since I got the car so I can cross that out. I cleaned out the terminals on the battery. The negative cable on the battery looks like it has seen better days, but don't know if that could be the issue.

Something tells me either my alternator is shot and not charging my battery or supplying the extra 2 volts or I have a bad ground cable. I have a new negative cable coming in so hopefully that will fix this, but I'm not going to hold my breath.

Thoughts on this issue?