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Won’t Start

Bullitt4305

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The other day, ignition took a couple seconds to turn over. Today, ignition wouldn’t turnover, headlights flashed, and got several messages ranging from 4wd and advance trac none op. Tried to jump start, no luck.

Appreciate the help in advance
 

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Sounds like you need a new battery


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The other day, ignition took a couple seconds to turn over. Today, ignition wouldn’t turnover, headlights flashed, and got several messages ranging from 4wd and advance trac none op. Tried to jump start, no luck.

Appreciate the help in advance
So does accessories come on and everything light up?
 

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So does accessories come on and everything light up?
Battery probably has enough juice to turn the accessories on but not enough to crank it.
How old is the battery?
Have it load tested. That will confirm if it is bad or not.


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Battery probably has enough juice to turn the accessories on but not enough to crank it.
How old is the battery?
Have it load tested. That will confirm if it is bad or not.


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Battery was bad, completely dead. Thanks for help
 

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Battery was bad, completely dead. Thanks for help
Glad that was all that it was and you are back up and running.


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It's amazing how much a battery malf can effect modern cars. When I had my 2009 G8 GT I was about to head to work, started it up and the damn thing went nuts. The units on the dash changed from Imperial to Metric, the coolant temp gauge pegged to max within like 30 seconds of it running. It had a CEL and every other light lit up, the info screen on the dash had partially displayed text, like a digital watch with a dying battery.

I was still trying to get to work so I went to Autozone and they wouldn't touch it with their "free battery installation", the battery was behind the trunk interior inside the driver side rear fender. Pain in the ass and made me late enough I just took the day off.
 

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Car is acting up after the battery swap. Door locks not working with key fob, nor the lock buttons.
 



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