My battery was bad, so I had it replaced and the car worked fine for a few days. One day while out running errands I went to start the car and nothing happened. No sounds, etc. All of the lights work inside and out, the horn works, the keyless entry works to lock and unlock the doors as well as the truck. The windows dont roll down, none of the gauges come on, the stereo doesn't work, and the car wont move out of park. There is no noise at all when I turn the key. The odometer came on the first time, but now that no longer shows milage either, the only thing up there is the door open icon. I've had the fuses, starter and alternator looked at and all checked out fine. Any ideas?

Sounds like you have a dead battery again. Who install you battery? Did they check out the charging circuit on your auto. If a professional mechanic installed your battery then have him check everything out; such as, cleaned battery terminals, the ground strap is solidly connected the body, charging system is working. If a professional mechanic didn't install you battery.


Remove the battery from the car/truck and have it fully charged. Clean the ground and positive terminals with wire brush until the lead is bright and all the corrosion is gone. Clean the battery terminals until the batter terminals are bright. Get a couple anti-corrosive felt disk---they look like two big felt washers, one red (+) and other is black (-). Insatll the battery and make sure the terminals are tight. Start the car/truck and while the vehicle is running take a voltage test across the battery with multimeter, volt meter, etc. The voltage across the battery while the vehicle is running should be 13.8V to 14.1 volts. If not, Have the alternator check out!

Like you said you have had everything check out. Check it out again. If everything check out again then there is a internal component, wiring shorted which pulling current the battery and could drain the batter of current within a few days.



If you are using your car for a few days to running errands. You car will run on the battery with no charging cycle working. Once the battery voltage falls below a certain voltage point the computer will only limit certain electrical components work, door locks, maybe one window and this is iffy! The reason why you can't get the transmission out of park is the locking solenoid that operates with the brake switch will not function. This function is a safety procedure that is Incorporated within the vehicle design. . GB...stewbison