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The car won't start, the trunk won't open, and the gas cap won't open either. what is the problem?

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Is your battery dead? Do you have lights, horn? If so, you may have a blown fuse that controls those circuits.

  • zoomie27 Dec 24, 2010

    battery is fine, horn works, just those things aren't working

  • mike mountain Dec 24, 2010

    In that case I'd look for a blown fuse (probably one under the hood in the power control center) or possible a relay is bad (same location)-you can swap relays from other non-necessary locations like a horn relay to see if that gets it going. Also, consider removing the battery and taking it to some place that will load-test it for free (Advance, Auto Zone, etc.)

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Dead battery? The car is 10 years old, most batteries last 4-5 years tops.

  • zoomie27 Dec 24, 2010

    battery is fine, just those things are working

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