O5 TL won't start, starter?

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Old 04-22-2017, 10:22 AM
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O5 TL won't start, starter?

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I tried to start my car, it turned on briefly, wouldn't kick over, but when I shut it off, I still heard something spinning under the hood, and smelled something burning, like electrical wires. Now it's completely dead, no lights nothing! And I need to get in my trunk, any suggestions or thoughts?
Old 04-22-2017, 10:49 AM
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Battery because no lights.

May also be your starter .That spinning sound you heard may be the starter getting stuck
Old 04-22-2017, 10:52 AM
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Emergency handle in trunk, access through back seat "passthrough".
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What about the burning smell? And my battery is relatively new.
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Don't overlook the + battery cable. At this age it might be corroded and no longer able to handle the juice that the starter requires.
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