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fatmike · 06-25-2011, 06:16 AM

#2 After like a week and half of this, one day I left work to go to lunch. Car started fine. Stopped at kfc, walked in, (had left my wallet at home ), walked out, sat down, turn key and nothing. Windows move and lights on in interior but will not start, and of course the key is stuck! No dash lights, no food, no start. Googled and saw the battery might be dead. ???? I'm sure it just cant die like that. When AAA comes, I do the front trunk trick (fun for first time), and open the front trunk, unclamp, and now the lights are on in the dash. WITHOUT jumping the battery, i just got the thought, and I try and start the car. It starts!

I'd look at the ignition switch which can do odd things. Maybe its not turning off your electronics and draining the battery. Or, maybe, it's not allowing you to start the car when you think it is.

Either way, I'd dump that battery.

06-25-2011, 06:16 AM	#3
fatmike Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 691	#2 After like a week and half of this, one day I left work to go to lunch. Car started fine. Stopped at kfc, walked in, (had left my wallet at home ), walked out, sat down, turn key and nothing. Windows move and lights on in interior but will not start, and of course the key is stuck! No dash lights, no food, no start. Googled and saw the battery might be dead. ???? I'm sure it just cant die like that. When AAA comes, I do the front trunk trick (fun for first time), and open the front trunk, unclamp, and now the lights are on in the dash. WITHOUT jumping the battery, i just got the thought, and I try and start the car. It starts! I'd look at the ignition switch which can do odd things. Maybe its not turning off your electronics and draining the battery. Or, maybe, it's not allowing you to start the car when you think it is. Either way, I'd dump that battery. __________________ SOLD - 2002 Boxster S - PSM, Litronics, De-ambered, Bird Bike Rack, Hardtop, RMS leak...