Lately (since probably 12-30-06), the heep has had real problems starting. At first, it would get dash lights, air, headlights, dome lights, and such, and the starter would click only once. I was able to remove the negative terminal, put it back down, and it would start weak, but start, and after doing that, it would start 2-3 times after that.
I took it into the local shop, where they diagnosed a loose terminal and hot lead to the starter. They fixed it for like under $20, and sent me off. It worked fine for oh, about, 2 days. This morning, I go to start, and it didn't even click. It beeped for half a second, dash flickered, and nothing. Power soon desisted, and the light wouldnt flicker even. I think, oh great, it's probably the battery. I was already late for work, so I got there another way. I came back this afternoon, and tried to jump it with my gf's nissan sentra (it has a duralast car/truck, almost the same one which is in mine). Nothing. So now, I am vehicleless, out $20 from the shop, because they didn't fix it right. I just need the damn thing started, I don't even want to take it back to the shop at this point. Anyone have any idea how to deal with this?
As she stands right now:
no power, jumping wont work, starter has worked all the way up to yesterday evening, havent checked the alternator at all.
God, this makes me actually want to send it to the stealership, of all places, just so I can get these gremlins out.
I took it into the local shop, where they diagnosed a loose terminal and hot lead to the starter. They fixed it for like under $20, and sent me off. It worked fine for oh, about, 2 days. This morning, I go to start, and it didn't even click. It beeped for half a second, dash flickered, and nothing. Power soon desisted, and the light wouldnt flicker even. I think, oh great, it's probably the battery. I was already late for work, so I got there another way. I came back this afternoon, and tried to jump it with my gf's nissan sentra (it has a duralast car/truck, almost the same one which is in mine). Nothing. So now, I am vehicleless, out $20 from the shop, because they didn't fix it right. I just need the damn thing started, I don't even want to take it back to the shop at this point. Anyone have any idea how to deal with this?
As she stands right now:
no power, jumping wont work, starter has worked all the way up to yesterday evening, havent checked the alternator at all.
God, this makes me actually want to send it to the stealership, of all places, just so I can get these gremlins out.
