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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 01:08 PM
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car wont start

hey i was driving my car everything was good and it started fine the whole night when i got home and turned off my car it wouldnt turn back on it just clicks it doesnt try to turn over or anything it has plenty of juice i think i remember this happening to me before if i remember it was a fuse. any guesses? if its a fuse, where is it located?
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 01:18 PM
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do your windows work when you cut the key on? If fuse B2 under the hood blows you cant start the car and the windows wont work and something else doesnt work either but i cant remember. Try that and check all youre connections to the battery and check the connection at the starter. Resent development with mine was that the rubber plug that makes contact with the clutch switch feel out so the car thought the clutch pedal wasnt pushed in, just another to check.
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 01:53 PM
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ill check i looked at all the fuses none of them are bad
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 01:58 PM
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oh yeah and for some reason my tail lights are alway engaged on stop for some reason?
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 03:52 PM
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1) Try a few times to click the key back and forth - if that works you probably have corrosion in the ignition switch itself (theres a write up somewhere about it)

2) Check to make sure no wires got messed up on the starter, I had a rock knock a wire off mine once and it did the same thing

Probably one of those 2 if all fuses are ok
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 05:26 PM
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yeah im just going to inspect all the wires i know its not the battery. it does make a clicking noise it sounds like its coming from the brake area
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 10:18 PM
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Resent development with mine was that the rubber plug that makes contact with the clutch switch feel out so the car thought the clutch pedal wasnt pushed in, just another to check.
I had the same issue with mine, went crazy checking fuses and wires and couldn't find anything, was so frustrated...That night when I was under the dash, I found the plug and started looking for what it could go to, it was one of those humbling moments haha...
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Old Aug 8, 2009 | 01:50 PM
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You could always pull the battery and have it checked at Autozone or another parts store. May have died on you, mine did after work one day, stranding me there till I got a jump. Have you tried jumping the car to see if it would start? I've also had the ground on the battery come loose, which immediately killed the car. There was enough contact for the lights, which were dim, but not enough to crank.
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Old Aug 8, 2009 | 05:12 PM
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check your clutch switch, may have broken
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Old Aug 9, 2009 | 07:20 PM
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that happens to me sometimes i just wiggle the battery cables and my car alarm resets then i start it up.
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Old Aug 9, 2009 | 08:07 PM
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I think I know what's wrong.

First, check your brake pedal lever(not foot pad) and see if you have a hole in it which allows a switch to stick through while your brake pedal is not depressed.
Then, if so, take some tape and a dime, penny or nickel and tape the coin over the hole in the brake pedal lever so that the switch hits it when the brake pedal is not depressed.

At the same time, either recharge your battery or get a new one if necessary. I needed a new one when this happened since my battery was old and the problem kept my brake lights on all the time even when the car was turned off and my battery got toasted.

Good Luck and let me know if this worked.
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