Car won't start
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Car won't start
Tried to start car this morning and it does nothing. Started it yesterday plenty of times while running around, but this morning, nothing. There's no click or anything when you turn the key. It's not the battery, all of the electronics turn on fine and show no signs of dimming.
A few things I noticed was that when I turn the key, it resets the stereo head unit. I put the key in the ignition and turn it to on and the stereo will turn on to start playing, but when you turn the key to start the stereo turns off and restarts when you release the key. There is a faint click you can hear from the engine bay that sounds like it's from around the battery, so I don't know.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
A few things I noticed was that when I turn the key, it resets the stereo head unit. I put the key in the ignition and turn it to on and the stereo will turn on to start playing, but when you turn the key to start the stereo turns off and restarts when you release the key. There is a faint click you can hear from the engine bay that sounds like it's from around the battery, so I don't know.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
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From: Somewhere, No Thieves, United States
Re: Car won't start (fanatic)
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A few things I noticed was that when I turn the key, it resets the stereo head unit. I put the key in the ignition and turn it to on and the stereo will turn on to start playing, but when you turn the key to start the stereo turns off and restarts when you release the key. There is a faint click you can hear from the engine bay that sounds like it's from around the battery, so I don't know.
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Yeah but it should do that anyway, using the starter should use most of your electric current, thats why your lights will flash your headunit turns on and interior lights dim, the turning off of your headunit happens to protect your headunit from damage... what you do want to look for in your headunit if you suspect electrical problems is if the headunit looses all of the saved features like balance, fading, anything stored in the headunits RAM... radio presets is a good thing to look for, if those are gone then it could be a problem with the batt, if the presets are gone, then your battery has problems or you blew a fuse
A few things I noticed was that when I turn the key, it resets the stereo head unit. I put the key in the ignition and turn it to on and the stereo will turn on to start playing, but when you turn the key to start the stereo turns off and restarts when you release the key. There is a faint click you can hear from the engine bay that sounds like it's from around the battery, so I don't know.
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Yeah but it should do that anyway, using the starter should use most of your electric current, thats why your lights will flash your headunit turns on and interior lights dim, the turning off of your headunit happens to protect your headunit from damage... what you do want to look for in your headunit if you suspect electrical problems is if the headunit looses all of the saved features like balance, fading, anything stored in the headunits RAM... radio presets is a good thing to look for, if those are gone then it could be a problem with the batt, if the presets are gone, then your battery has problems or you blew a fuse
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