Car won't start
 

Came home fro, a trip and went to start the car, Tick, tick ,tick was all I heard. Went to Walmart and bought a Maxx 48 battery. Had it checked before I left the store. Installed the battery and I get the same thing. Direct replacement battery was selling for $180 at Autozone. I will spend the money if necessary. Any clues as to what the problem may be?

James

Re: Car won't start
 

Check your Relay Control Module.... give it a smack and see if it starts.... Tighed1 has a write up on how to resolder and fix it....;)

Checking your battery and started connections to be sure they are clean and tight is always a good basic first step too.... (some people change the battery and forget to clean the terminals!):(

Re: Car won't start
 

X2 on the Relay Control Module. Grab a soldering iron and give this a try....

https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...-no-start.html

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Thanks for the possible remedy. I went back to the car and turned the key to run. All the warning/ indicator lights were dim and flickering. When I turned the key to start; everything went dead. i removed the RCM and turned the key to run with the module removed. All the lights were bright and the stereo even played. I will be doing the solder thing in the morning and am hoping for the best.

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Drum roll please....................................After doing the solder fix; I plugged everything back in and turned the key! I still had the problem. The car is now on its way to the dealership and I will share with the group what the problem was. Thanks for trying to help a brother in need!

James

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Hi Pat,

I guess you are right. I hope to hear something by tomorrow. I was trying to hold off until I got a few other things done first. No worries though. I'll be smiling again in a few days! (I hope)

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Re: Car won't start
 

Car is fixed!~ YAY!!!!! It was a loose/ corroded ground wire to the chassis from the battery. I would have never thought of that. Cost..................$108.00 Back on the same day! I am smiling because I thought it was something really bad! Besides.............I got the Tighed weld out of the way on the RCM. Now back to bigger and better things! Thanks for everyone's help!

James

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Glad you got it fixed, forgot about that ground wire. Good you fixed the solder points though, still something I have to do. Come up to Burtonsville Sunday and hang out for a bit.

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Great 'heads-up' for the remainder of us when 'car won't start' issues surface. I once had a positive battery cable cause this problem intermittently on a Merkur XR4Ti I owned. Had the car towed 2x back home when the car acted up on errands. Turns out the positive cable had a bad spot develop and it surfaced after driving sometimes. $10.00 part fixed this issue. Some of the simplest things cause the biggest headaches sometimes.