hey guys my car won't start. When i try to start it it doesn't even click. The lights on the dash come on and dim when you try to start it. The same thing happens when i try to jump start it. Do you guys have any ideas? The radio comes on too and so does the ac.......this is sad....

 

Alternater... you need a new one.

 

Mine did that same shit... all you need is have a local shop check the voltage or whatever, and I bet its your alternater.

 

i just changed the alternator so i hope its not the alternator cuz that was a pain in the ass for me to fix. Could it be the battery?

 

Check the condition of your cable from the battery to the starter. If at all corroded it will need replacing. If cable looks good then check the connection at the starter. Next would be battery.

 

I changed my alternator about 2 months ago. also the battery light turned on in the dash and was definately the alternator. did your battery light come on?

 

i changed my starter and it works for like a week and then it stops working. Could this be covered in the ignition recall?

 

nope, it would not be covered under the ignition recall i dont htink

but i would check the alternator maybe a coil is bad in the sucker, maybe it was poorly built

check it out or take the part to autozone or kregans and have the alternator tested to see if it works

 

yeah, i think autozone and advanced auto parts will do a free battery/alternator test. Saved me money last week when I went and realized I just had a loose connection on one of my battery cables. Stuck a piece of metal in between the battery post and the terminal, and it tightened up around it. Saved me from buying a new starter. Definitely a different issue, but it helped deduce the problem.

 

I am going to say starter. If it was the alternator I would think that you would get it to crank over with the battery alone, and it would run for a short time. And I think the ignition rrecall was for the switch itself not anything under the hood. Best of luck to you! I get to go change my battery and it is snowing like an 1" an hour here and I'm parked out in it.

 

i have the same problem as you too...first i change the alternator then a month later i found the battery give up on me too so i have to replaced that too....hope from now on nothing it happen.....yeah i think you might check in to your battery again bro!.....

 

check the spark plug distributer...something like this happened to my old mazda...the main plug that goes to the distributer was disconnected, and i just plugged it back in...good as new

 

i bet its the ground coming from the battery to the car chassy. they are so small that if they get alittle bit corroded ur car wont have enough ground to start

 

check the fuses, the spark plugs... also, try to smell the engine area.. but most likely its the starter.. cause like someone said earlier, if your alternator is working the radio wont be turning on..