Whats up guys. My cars electrical system has really been acting up the past couple of weeks, and yesterday it really took a dump on me. The past two weeks or so, it seems like every time I drove, I would hear a thump through the speakers and my head unit would turn off. Just totally lose power. This would only be for an instant, and then would have power again. But I know the power was being cut off because all my settings reset (bass, treble, presets, etc). Then for the past week, every other time or so that I would drive the entire car would just die when it was stopped. One time at a red light, it just totally died out. I cranked the key, and the check engine light came on, but that was it. Horn wouldnt work or anything. But I jumped put really quick, fiddled with the battery cables and luckily it started up again.
Another time I was waiting to pull out onto a street and it just died on me. Luckily though it just started right back up, not having to fiddle with the cables connected to the battery.
Now yesterday it happened again. I drove to the store uneventfully, after I got what I needed I drove across the street to get gas. Pulling in the car died again. I started it right back up though, and pulled up and to get next to the pump to fill up. After I filled up I paid the guy and went to start the car and nothing. No cranking, no clicking from the starter or anything. I tried fiddling with the battery cables....nothing. Got a jump box from the gas attendant....nothing. Eventually I just called AAA and had it towed to my house, since my windows were down and didnt want to have anything stolen at being at my mechanics.
Well I last night I went to grab something out of it and was pushing the lock button on the passanger side a bunch of times and all of a sudden I heard what sounded like a click from the back of the car and the dim interior lights got bright to where they should have been and the door chime came on . Then I hopped in and the car started right up. It was late though and I figured Id just try to figure it out today.
Well today, got in the car, started right up. Had it idle while me and my friend were taking my door apart since I got the window off the track from slamming the door yesterday from being so mad . After about 15 minutes I didnt feel like smelling exhaust anymore (no cats) so I shut it up.
Then it happened again. I was putting the driver's side window up and the electical system took a dump again. Windows barely work, horn doesnt at all. Starter barely clicks when you turn the ignition. That happened about an hour ago, and Im stumped.
Does anyone have the slightest clue as to what could cause this? I had a problem just like this a little over a year ago. With teh car just dying, but it ended up being the battery cable terminals were all rusty, and after I cleaned them off it started right up. I did that a few days ago, and it didnt do anything this time.
Like I said, Im really stumped. And the car runs fine except for this BS . Any help is greatly appeciated. Thanks a lot.
Another time I was waiting to pull out onto a street and it just died on me. Luckily though it just started right back up, not having to fiddle with the cables connected to the battery.
Now yesterday it happened again. I drove to the store uneventfully, after I got what I needed I drove across the street to get gas. Pulling in the car died again. I started it right back up though, and pulled up and to get next to the pump to fill up. After I filled up I paid the guy and went to start the car and nothing. No cranking, no clicking from the starter or anything. I tried fiddling with the battery cables....nothing. Got a jump box from the gas attendant....nothing. Eventually I just called AAA and had it towed to my house, since my windows were down and didnt want to have anything stolen at being at my mechanics.
Well I last night I went to grab something out of it and was pushing the lock button on the passanger side a bunch of times and all of a sudden I heard what sounded like a click from the back of the car and the dim interior lights got bright to where they should have been and the door chime came on . Then I hopped in and the car started right up. It was late though and I figured Id just try to figure it out today.
Well today, got in the car, started right up. Had it idle while me and my friend were taking my door apart since I got the window off the track from slamming the door yesterday from being so mad . After about 15 minutes I didnt feel like smelling exhaust anymore (no cats) so I shut it up.
Then it happened again. I was putting the driver's side window up and the electical system took a dump again. Windows barely work, horn doesnt at all. Starter barely clicks when you turn the ignition. That happened about an hour ago, and Im stumped.
Does anyone have the slightest clue as to what could cause this? I had a problem just like this a little over a year ago. With teh car just dying, but it ended up being the battery cable terminals were all rusty, and after I cleaned them off it started right up. I did that a few days ago, and it didnt do anything this time.
Like I said, Im really stumped. And the car runs fine except for this BS . Any help is greatly appeciated. Thanks a lot.
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I give up...
