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Does the car have a factory anti-theft system? If so, does the car use a key for the ignition? If so, there might be a "pellet" on the side of the key, that makes contact in the steering column. The pellet can develop a film on it, causing a "no contact" situation, which causes a "no start".......
No key, but a key fob and a push button start? Check the battery in the fob. They do die, and if the fob is dead, it won't trigger the car's sensor, so "no start".....
Yes, it wouldn't hurt to actually get the battery tested - the mechanic should do that to rule out a weak battery, but if it appears that there's plenty of "juice", but the starter motor doesn't crank all all - it could well be the starter solenoid. If so, the repair shouldn't be too expensive - the part is probably roughly $100 and it shouldn't be a lot of work to replace.
Does the car have a factory anti-theft system? If so, does the car use a key for the ignition? If so, there might be a "pellet" on the side of the key, that makes contact in the steering column. The pellet can develop a film on it, causing a "no contact" situation, which causes a "no start".......
No key, but a key fob and a push button start? Check the battery in the fob. They do die, and if the fob is dead, it won't trigger the car's sensor, so "no start".....
I turn off the alarm and unlock the door with a button on the key holder and then once in use the key to turn on the ignition if that is what you mean?
Yes, it wouldn't hurt to actually get the battery tested - the mechanic should do that to rule out a weak battery, but if it appears that there's plenty of "juice", but the starter motor doesn't crank all all - it could well be the starter solenoid. If so, the repair shouldn't be too expensive - the part is probably roughly $100 and it shouldn't be a lot of work to replace.
Yes, I hope so. The starter solenoid is a fairly small electrical part that's normally mounted on the outside of the starter motor for each access. When you close the ignition switch, that sends current through a low current circuit to the starter solenoid, and when it's working properly, a magnetic pole in that closes a second switch on the starter, allowing electricity to flow through the high current circuit in the starter motor windings and the starter motor begins rapidly turning. If that solenoid fails though, then no current actually goes to the starter motor windings and the starter doesn't do anything.
Is the car paid for? If not, and if the loan holder thinks you are missing payments, there is a modern way that some cars can be diabled wirelessly by the loan holder.
Hope that’s not the case. But it is an interesting bit of technology.
I am going to have to pay to have it towed to a garage that will not be open until Monday!
I know nothing about cars and a few people who know more than me have tried things and nothing works
If you don't know anything about cars the best thing to do is tow it to somebody who can fix it.
It could be a better it could be a starter my guess is it's probably the battery would depend on how old your battery is if the cell goes dead in there it still has enough energy to run the radio and headlights and whatnot but you'll never get it started.
What's another thing you can do if you have this issue is look at the battery and see if there's a lot of Gunk built up the mint green looking stuff on the battery terminal if you have that you can get a little bit of vinegar or even Coke cola and pour on it to dissolve it. But if you don't have that take it somebody I wouldn't even try to attempt to fix it without knowing what or how to.
I am going to have to pay to have it towed to a garage that will not be open until Monday!
I know nothing about cars and a few people who know more than me have tried things and nothing works
It doesn't have to be expensive, although labor-hours can be. Now, not knowing "anything" about cars systems and how they operate can be a problem. Just because the lights and the horn operate, it does not mean that the battery has enough capacity left to start the engine. But at least you should be able to hear a rattling sound (clicking) from the starter solenoid. Did any of the people who know about cars try to jump-start your car?
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