well my car doesnt start...i charged the battery and tried starting it and it still doenst work...when i try and turn on my car, nothing happens...my car doesnt make any sound at all...the radio works, the horn works....but my car doesnt want to start...people are telling me it was the battery or the connections...people also said it could be the starter or the alternator...well i dont know what it is...i dont know what to do...help

 

well you need someone to test out the battery and alternator, if those are ok, then its most likely your starter.

you have an aftermarket alarm on the car? installed some sort of kill switch?

 

i would start with the basics. fuel, air, and spark. sometimes its just something stupid.

 

it may be your starter. check to see if the wires from the battery are connected properly to your starter. also check if you have a good ground from the starter. if your ground looks as if its corroded, try cleaning it with a wire brush.

 

hey thanks peps...sorry but i dont know much about things under the hood...typical girl...my friend is going to check it out...i hope someone can fix it soon...

 

If everything else works, I'm guessing it's your starter.

 

Battery connection, battery cable to starter, main 100amp fuse, It could be so many things.

 

Yup mine went couple of weeks ago. Everything work except being able to start the car. Sucks,

 

so what was wrong with your car?

 

it could prolly be the kill switch . . . or something around there within the starter
and i really don't think it's ure battery or somewhat. . just the wiring = /

 

Try putting it in neutral and starting it. Even jiggle the shift knob a little in Park while keeping the key turned.

 

i did that...and it still didnt work...

 

hmmm

How about banging on the starter while someone turns the key. You can use a big wrench or something like that. It takes 2 people though because you have to hit the starter as you turn the key to start it.

 

If she got a 4 cylinder like I do it kinda hard to do that. There is stuff on top of it. You have a very narrow space. Also whoever is banging on the thing to be careful not to miss or hit too hard. There is a chance that you can damage more than the starter if you do it this way. My starter was damaged so bad that it would start this way but generally this will get u to where you going and that is it.

 

check fuses?

 

check your fuse.. i forgot which one though.. it prevents u from starting the car if its blown.. just pull them all out one by one and replace the ones that are blown..

 

If you show us a pic pf yourself I can help you.

 

Banging on it is not a fix. It's just to verify that the starter is the problem. It can be done from underneath the car if it is too difficult to get to it from above.

 

I'm going with starter on this one...if everything else works except the car starting...it seems like a pretty safe bet to be the starter.

 

check your ignition switch fuse and your fuel pump fuse.

 

check fuses...if those check out must be the starter, can you still lock/unlock the car with the remote?

 

thanks peps for all your help...i found out what the problem was...and it was the starter...i hitted it and it started to work...so someone changed my starter for me today...so now im happy....thanks again people...

 

cool, glad to hear its fixed