Hey guys,
Like a week ago I was driving and suddenly the car just cut out on me and all power was lost. So I pull over, take the key out, check under the hood, everything looked fine. I get back in and put the key in and it starts up just like normal except my clock and stereo had been reset like the battery was disconnected. I drove it a few more times after that and it was totally fine. Then I goto start it the other morning and I put the key in, turn it to start and the power totally dims and the starter doesn't turn at all. If I turn the key to the accessory position the stereo and interior lights work fine. But when its in the on position I can only very faintly see the instrument panel lights and the interior light is on but very dim.
This is the weird part now, if I leave the car for a few hours and come back to it, put the key in, turn it to the on position without trying to start it, all the power works fine. As soon as I try to start it, the on position is stuck in the very low power mode.
I tried jumping it and that didn't matter, I checked all the fuses and starter relays under the and they seem fine. Something else thats weird is I noticed if I leave the car in the on position I get a bunch of sporadic relay clicks coming from the coolant computer next to the radiator fluid reservoir. I took it out and took the cover off but everything seems fine inside of it. I figure its clicking because their isn't enough juice to keep the relays closed continuously. I wouldn't think this little box would cause this kind of problem anyway.
Sorry for the long read, just wanted to give as much info as I could.
So anyone have any ideas what to start trying to replace? Could a bad battery wire cause this? The car has 125K on it and this is the first problem like this that I know of. Also FYI the check engine light was not on before this but the airbag light was.
Thanks
Like a week ago I was driving and suddenly the car just cut out on me and all power was lost. So I pull over, take the key out, check under the hood, everything looked fine. I get back in and put the key in and it starts up just like normal except my clock and stereo had been reset like the battery was disconnected. I drove it a few more times after that and it was totally fine. Then I goto start it the other morning and I put the key in, turn it to start and the power totally dims and the starter doesn't turn at all. If I turn the key to the accessory position the stereo and interior lights work fine. But when its in the on position I can only very faintly see the instrument panel lights and the interior light is on but very dim.
This is the weird part now, if I leave the car for a few hours and come back to it, put the key in, turn it to the on position without trying to start it, all the power works fine. As soon as I try to start it, the on position is stuck in the very low power mode.
I tried jumping it and that didn't matter, I checked all the fuses and starter relays under the and they seem fine. Something else thats weird is I noticed if I leave the car in the on position I get a bunch of sporadic relay clicks coming from the coolant computer next to the radiator fluid reservoir. I took it out and took the cover off but everything seems fine inside of it. I figure its clicking because their isn't enough juice to keep the relays closed continuously. I wouldn't think this little box would cause this kind of problem anyway.
Sorry for the long read, just wanted to give as much info as I could.
So anyone have any ideas what to start trying to replace? Could a bad battery wire cause this? The car has 125K on it and this is the first problem like this that I know of. Also FYI the check engine light was not on before this but the airbag light was.
Thanks