so when i try to start my car it wont cranck... its like if it has no battery but i checked the grounds and tightend the battery terminals. when i turn the key the fuel pump, dash lights, or anything wont turn on like if it had no battery connected. Please HELP!!!

 

did u try jumping it to try to see if you get power? check your fuses

 

Measure the battry voltage first. Should be at least 12 volts.

Maybe an open battery cable. (Use a jumper cable between the (-) post and a good ground.)

Might be a bad ignition switch.

 

check fuses, and try another battery... sounds like your batterys shot...

 

perfectionist again with the winning bid of ignition switch

 

I thought of a few more things to check...

If the battery has sufficient voltage, do the headlights come on at normal brightness? If so, your connections are "probably" OK.

As mentioned previously, check all ignition related fuses.

If it's a manual trans, there is an ignition interlock switch at the clutch pedal. An auto trans uses a Park/Neutral switch in the console. Try it in neutral and see what happens.

 

we actualy the my car does have a broken ignition.. might that have somethin to do wit it? because the person i bought it from bought it from boutgh it at an auction n he it was stolen so he sold it to me as a shell n i just swaped the motor in and it started up fine for the first couple of days but i started it with the little white switch so could what have anythin to do? i might neeed to fix the ignition

 

Hmmm... broken ignition... "little white switch???"" (What little white switch?)

Yes, that COULD have something to do with the problem.

 

the ignition is broken becasue it got stolen befor and i am just bringing this baby back to life.. so i havnt fixed the ignition

 

if thats the case, id fix the ignition and go from there... thats mostly likely your problem...

 

check your terminals on your battery. and ur main ground wire off the battery. i was working on a car about a month ago and it wouldnt crank either. battery had full 12v, it turned out theat it needed new terminals and the ground wire off the battery had so much corrosion on the inside of it, that it wasnt even lettin the circuit complete itself. also take a look at ur neutral safety switch.