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I went to the car yesterday and there is absolutly nothing it will not even turn over the only thing i noticed was the dash said gearbox fault but had just driven 20 miles untroubled please help
Re: I went to the car yesterday and there is absolutly...
Check the battery cables and the battery if it is weak or dead this will happen. try jumping the car off with another car. be sure to stand back once you attach the neg. side
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probly need a new batt if over 3 yrs--it has scewed ur computer up--do a tuneup-chec plug wires-clean throttle area-test alternator now cause a bad batt cant ruin it--also inspec trans fluid etc-get a haynes manual at parts place
cud be a bad connection-are cables tite from batt to starter-r they clean--make sure inline fuse is workin-its next to positive cable--inspect wiring on car for flaws--may need new relay etc--get car scanned
It must be having automatic gears. It seems as if the gear teeth have got jammed up and the sensor automatically switched off the engine to prevent further damage. Also check quantity of the gear box. Anyway only a proper mechanic will be able to release the tangle, if any, but my sixth sense seems as if the parking sensor has malfunctioned therefore not releasing the safety feature of driving and thus not responding to the remote starter..........sodeep
Replace transmission and sell quickly. I bought 2001 s-type in October 2008. I have not been able to drive it. 1st thing was gearbox fault message which turned out to be transmission. Ford can rebuild cheaper. Next thing to happen was all seals needed replacing. Then all coils needed to be replaced. Coils keep going out. Needs new computer which has 8 year/80000 mile warranty on, but Jag would not honor ($3000). Needless to say my pretty jag sits in the driveway. Had to get another car. Went with Lincoln LS V8. GREAT car!
your steering switch probly burnt internally, that is the thing that the turn signal and wiper switch is attched too, the steering wheel needs ot be removed to replace it.
this may have done somthing to your relay switch which primes up your fuel pump for starting i have no way to know for sure but i cant raelly think of anything else in the rear that may effect the starting of your car.
Dunno if it is your problem but have had this same 'died without warning' effect from nothing more than a corroded battery clamp or terminal at the starter with the same problem.
A cheap multimeter will tell you if there is any life at all and by measuring at the terminals when having someone turn the key, then doing the same at the clamps themselves will tell you quickly if it is simply failed contact at the battery.
If the battery measures ~ 12.6 volts with no load (nothing turned on) and still the same with the key turned to start, then the terminals are at fault.
Something I have never seen before happened to one of our sons just yesterday; his Optima (costly) battery lost contact INSIDE of the battery!
It measured zilch until we dropped it on the ground (on purpose) then it measured normally 12.6 VDC.
We reinstalled it and again, as soon as he attempted to start the Jeep, even the underhood light went out and didn't come back on and the battery again measured 0 volts.
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