# Help - Car is completely dead. **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [February 17, 2004, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-car-is-completely-dead/164170 "2004-02-17T16:03:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pinhead240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f14d63/32.png) [@Pinhead240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pinhead240)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-car-is-completely-dead/164170/1 "2004-02-17T16:03:44Z")
My battery died in my car over the winter. I jumped it the other day, let it run for 20 minutes and drove it for a while. I parked it, turned it off and restarted it. The next day I went out to see if the battery held the charge. I turned on the ignition, all the lights came on. I then tried to start it. It cranked for a split second, the I heard a pop and it went completely dead. I bought a new battery today, and it is still DEAD. NOTHING works. No lights, ignition, keyless, radio, NOTHING. I checked the fuses and they all apeared to be good. What could possibly have blown that would make NOTHING work? ---
**Author:** ![Streetnstrip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@Streetnstrip](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Streetnstrip)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 5:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-car-is-completely-dead/164170/2 "2004-02-17T17:02:12Z")
Did the wires going to the starter get to hot and melt. From u cranking it to much u might have melted a wire. ---
**Author:** ![T70\_Tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@T70\_Tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/T70_Tsi)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 5:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-car-is-completely-dead/164170/3 "2004-02-17T17:03:31Z")
once a lead acid battery goes dead it usually wrecks havoc on it, especially in the winter and yu leave it that way…sounds like the pop was just the last ditch effort to release a charge and the battery is dead again, replace it and let us know ---
**Author:** ![Streetnstrip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@Streetnstrip](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Streetnstrip)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-car-is-completely-dead/164170/4 "2004-02-17T17:05:01Z")
> _Originally posted by BlueMeanieTSi_ > **once a lead acid battery goes dead it usually wrecks havoc on it, especially in the winter and yu leave it that way…sounds like the pop was just the last ditch effort to release a charge and the battery is dead again, replace it and let us know** > didnt u read this part he wrote:tounge: I bought a new battery today, and it is still DEAD. NOTHING works. No lights, ignition, keyless, radio, NOTHING. ---
**Author:** ![T70\_Tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@T70\_Tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/T70_Tsi)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-car-is-completely-dead/164170/5 "2004-02-17T17:09:44Z")
yeah i did but until you said something i had to read it 3 times to see that part dunno what my brain was doing… got me there, there would def have to be a fuse or a burnt wire involved at that point, i’;d say alt fuse but when those go the car still starts it just doen’st operate 1/2 the elecrtrical ssytem (most of the time. ---
**Author:** ![Streetnstrip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@Streetnstrip](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Streetnstrip)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 5:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-car-is-completely-dead/164170/6 "2004-02-17T17:11:28Z")
> _Originally posted by BlueMeanieTSi_ > **yeah i did but until you said something i had to read it 3 times to see that part dunno what my brain was doing…** > > > > **got me there, there would def have to be a fuse or a burnt wire involved at that point, i’;d say alt fuse but when those go the car still starts it just doen’st operate 1/2 the elecrtrical ssytem (most of the time.** > hahahaha and u import guys say us domestic guys are stupid:tounge: ---
**Author:** ![T70\_Tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@T70\_Tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/T70_Tsi)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-car-is-completely-dead/164170/7 "2004-02-17T17:13:19Z")
i never said that :finger: ---
**Author:** ![flyinglow57](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/flyinglow57/32/5978_2.png) [@flyinglow57](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/flyinglow57)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 5:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-car-is-completely-dead/164170/8 "2004-02-17T17:22:23Z")
well lets see. my only guess would be get a volt meter and start checking to see if you are getting power to the fuse panel on the drivers side of the dash. and work around the whole fucking car till you find where the power stops. check under the hood at the fuse panel under the hood ---
**Author:** ![Streetnstrip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@Streetnstrip](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Streetnstrip)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-car-is-completely-dead/164170/9 "2004-02-17T17:25:13Z")
did u check the starter relay??? If u can switch it with something else that is the same relay. ---
**Author:** ![Pinhead240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f14d63/32.png) [@Pinhead240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pinhead240)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-car-is-completely-dead/164170/10 "2004-02-17T17:26:36Z")
I switched the ignition relay with the starter relay and also with the fan#1 relay. Still no power. ---
**Author:** ![Quik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/quik/32/5979_2.png) [@Quik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quik)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-car-is-completely-dead/164170/11 "2004-02-17T17:32:10Z")
how about check your ternminals. chould not be making good connection with the new battery ---
**Author:** ![Pinhead240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f14d63/32.png) [@Pinhead240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pinhead240)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-car-is-completely-dead/164170/12 "2004-02-17T17:33:36Z")
> _Originally posted by Quik_ > **how about check your ternminals. chould not be making good connection > with the new battery** That’s not it. Something popped for sure. The circuit is broken somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Streetnstrip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@Streetnstrip](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Streetnstrip)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-car-is-completely-dead/164170/13 "2004-02-17T17:35:42Z")
just call us tomorrow we will get it figured out for ya:cool: ---
**Author:** ![fmfkid250](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fmfkid250/32/5973_2.png) [@fmfkid250](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fmfkid250)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 5:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-car-is-completely-dead/164170/14 "2004-02-17T17:37:45Z")
Get the ohm meter out… and test for resistance start from the battery… ---
**Author:** ![GNocide](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gnocide/32/5947_2.png) [@GNocide](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GNocide)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-car-is-completely-dead/164170/15 "2004-02-17T17:41:55Z")
fusable link on pos cable burnt? no ecm no complete circut. ---
**Author:** ![Pinhead240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f14d63/32.png) [@Pinhead240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pinhead240)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-car-is-completely-dead/164170/16 "2004-02-17T18:50:10Z")
Fixed it. Somehow the rubber casing around the postive terminal melted slightly and the wires pull off of the mounting bolt.