Battery/starter problem

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Topic: Battery/starter problem

Posted By: jgraham
Subject: Battery/starter problem
Date Posted: May 23, 2003 at 8:37 AM

I have a 99 Saturn SC1, with a remote starter and a sub. The past few weeks my car has been acting funny. I got a new battery in January this year and the remote starter in January last year.

The problem is I go to start the car and it won't turn over, or click, it just loses all power. Before I turn the key there is power to my car (the door dings and my clock is on, dome light comes on). Last time it happened when I would pop the hood or shut the door I would get power again but have trouble getting it to start, like the battery was dead. So I think I have a shorted wire somewhere. Does anyone have any ideas on what it could be?

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Posted By: bberman1
Date Posted: May 23, 2003 at 9:07 AM

Might want to have the cars solenoid looked at.

Posted By: bdl666
Date Posted: May 23, 2003 at 11:20 AM

Did you check the battery conections ? Clean the contacts on the battery and check the wire that goes from the battery to the starter sometimes the wire comes lose and causes the same problem you have. So before buying anything just check that wire. Let us know what you find.

Posted By: deepdisshed
Date Posted: May 23, 2003 at 11:14 PM

Same thing happened to me and it was my starter solenoid

Posted By: speedwayaudio1
Date Posted: May 25, 2003 at 2:56 PM

make sure your batt conections are snugged down. and check your ground to the chassis. i run extra grounds off my batt to the chassis and body.

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Big Dave

Posted By: jgraham
Date Posted: June 11, 2003 at 10:42 AM

Thanks for all of you input. Low and behold... it was my alternator!