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Won't start, turns over, new battery & alternator, is it hooked up wrong?

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If it was hooked up wrong you'd know it . You would have fried something .
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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Aug 16, 2009

SOURCE: I remplace a new alternator and battery on a BMW x5 2001 it won'

theres an anti-theft system. take positive terminal off battery, have someone holding the key on like trying to start it, then put the terminal back on and that should start it right up (had same problem in my dodge ram) if not, check all you're connections

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Justin Desrosiers

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  • Posted on May 20, 2011

SOURCE: My truck won't start, it makes a ticking noise

Check all the grounds....especially the ground from the battery to the frame.

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David Burbee

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  • Posted on Sep 29, 2011

SOURCE: car won't start has new starter, alternator,

Hello! Check the engine compartment junction block (driers side)...Your vehicle is noted for this problem...Disconnect the (+) battery terminal; Make sure you have the radio code....Visually inspect the block for loose connections...Remove the block from the chassis and look underneath the block for poor connections...Follow the negative (small)l battery lead...It heads to a bolt through the inner fender...Many Sonata's are coming from the factory with that ground bolted to a painted surface...Remove, wire brush to bare metal and re connect...This is a common problem and should solve your starting problem...If this not the fault send a comment...Guru...Saailer

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Boundless Company Limited

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  • Posted on Nov 18, 2011

SOURCE: My '99 saturn sl won't start. the battery has a charge, and the alternator is good, but it won't turn over.

Hi Vernon, There could be a number of different reasons why your vehicle is failing to start. The battery voltage could be dropping during start and become unable to engage the starter motor to turn the engine. You can check this by trying the key with the head lights switched on. If the lights become very dim, you'll need to check the battery, meaning clean the terminals and then try to start with a jump from another battery. If you achieve start up and it fails again the following morning, you will probably need to replace the battery. There could be a problem with the starter relay or a loose contact for the starter motor, most lik3ely the one connecting to the soliniod. It would be good to know some additional information, such as does a clicking sound come from the starter when engaged? Is there a perceptible drop in voltage output when the starter is engaged? does the enine turn at all? Try what I've suggested and if that does not solve the problem answer the questions and let me know anything else which you may think is relevant. Regards John

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 18, 2012

SOURCE: 2004 envoy won't start, not the battery, new alternator, replaced CAN sensor.

fuel pump bad

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We have a 1999 chrysler 300m and long story short my husband hooked up a new battery wrong and started sparking, he did unhook the battery then hooked it back up the correct way and the car did start, but...

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I CHECK BATTERY,STARTER AND ALTERNATOR 95 CADILLAC DEVILLE STILL WON'T START WHAT'S WRONG

Check connections to the battery to make sure they are tight and clean at the contact points.

A fresh battery should start a car if the starter is good.

If you have an ammeter, hook it up to see how much amperage is being drawn when attempting to crank the engine.

If it's above 100 amps or even above 75 amps and does not turn, you have a bad starter.

Sometimes tapping the outside of the starter from below with a ball peen hammer while cranking the engine (need a helper) can start the car if the starter has a bad spot on it.

The alternator comes in to play if the battery is discharged and isn't getting charged by the alternator. The alternator is probably not the problem if you have a new battery and can't turn over the car, at least for that part of the diagnosis.

So, I wouldn't worry about the alternator until the starter and battery are eliminated as being the problem.



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