Hey so I left my crx overnight and when I came back to drive it it wouldn't crank. The dash lights don't come on and nothing electronic seems to work. I'd guess it's the grounds but can they really stop working overnight like that? I tried to bump start it too but no luck. I checked the connections on the battery, and I'm pretty sure it's not the main relay.

Any help is appreciated!

I want to add that I daily this car and this is the first time it's having problems.

 

Everything has to quit working sometime. Check voltage at your Battery and then start using a DMM on your ignition wires.

 

Could the battery be shot? I'm a complete novice , but had a certain dilema as this with my 98 astra and it was the bat, although my dash lights did work, I charged the bat over night but its completely screwed.

Save you going through the head ache of checking the igi wiring v's, i'd first just check the bat terminals are giving out

All the best of luck

 

Correct me if I'm wrong but even if the battery didn't have enough charge to crank the car it should still have enough to light up the dash lights at least. So it can't be my battery. Also the ignition wires are brand new and so is the dizzy.

 

Thanks man.

I don't have the tool to resurface the battery terminals unfortunately. But I checked the battery terminals and they looked ok. I still think it's a ground issue, but I have a hard time believing they would go bad overnight...

 

Ignition "wires" are brand new but what about your ignition switch. Also, don't discount any part just because it's new. If you arent even getting dash light or ANYTHING and your battery has sufficient voltage you need to look at either the wiring to your ignition switch or the switch itself.

 

Also, since the car was left overnight and had a "parasitic draw" on a circuit it could drain the battery enough that it wouldnt even have enough charge to light up your dash lights. Have you even tried hooking jumper cables up to the car if you don't have a DMM?

 

Assuming it was the ignition switch or the ignition wires, wouldn't my headlights and dome light etc still work? Because nothing electrical works on my car right now.

Weird that I caught your post immediately lol

I've left the car standing for longer in the past. Maybe it is the battery if I left the door open a bit or something. I'll try to jump it.

 

Well then if your headlights don't even come on then my guess is there is some circuit that was either left on or has developed a "parasitic draw" like I stated. Check your battery.

 

If your car has made it to the point it does have Anthony electrical on. Then chances are you have killed a cell in your battery also. So jumping it will do no good. Take it somewhere and have it tested,and charged.