# STRANDED! Help diagnose
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stranded-help-diagnose/249378
**Category:** Shift518 Off Topic
**Created:** [December 27, 2009, 12:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stranded-help-diagnose/249378 "2009-12-27T12:00:10Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@BlueS14240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlueS14240sx)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2009, 12:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stranded-help-diagnose/249378/1 "2009-12-27T12:00:10Z")
I’m at the car wash and my jeep won’t start. This happened last week and I replaced the terminal end and it was fine. When I turn the key on I have all of my lights and they aren’t dim, when I turn to the on position nothing happens, it doesn’t click buzz or anything
help! And sorry if it’s hard to read I’m posting from my phone
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### Author:  [@ReDevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ReDevil)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2009, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stranded-help-diagnose/249378/2 "2009-12-27T12:02:11Z")
Smack the starter. It might be stuck.
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### Author:  [@BlueS14240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlueS14240sx)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2009, 12:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stranded-help-diagnose/249378/3 "2009-12-27T12:03:07Z")
Tried that got nothing
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### Author:  [@usmc2801](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/usmc2801)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2009, 12:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stranded-help-diagnose/249378/4 "2009-12-27T12:05:30Z")
do you have a screw driver?..jump the starter.
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### Author:  [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2009, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stranded-help-diagnose/249378/5 "2009-12-27T12:08:02Z")
call AAA.
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### Author:  [@ReDevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ReDevil)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2009, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stranded-help-diagnose/249378/6 "2009-12-27T12:08:04Z")
Does the fuel pump prime? No right, you said there was no buzzing… check fuses, under hood, the main ones. Did something get wet?
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### Author:  [@BlueS14240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlueS14240sx)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2009, 12:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stranded-help-diagnose/249378/7 "2009-12-27T12:09:36Z")
> [@lady problems.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lady-problems/27650/153):
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> do you have a screw driver?..jump the starter.
I have a basic tool kit I’ll try that now h/o
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### Author:  [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2009, 12:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stranded-help-diagnose/249378/8 "2009-12-27T12:11:29Z")
hold onto the steel part of the screw driver while doing so.
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### Author:  [@usmc2801](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/usmc2801)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2009, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stranded-help-diagnose/249378/9 "2009-12-27T12:13:10Z")
> [@lady problems.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lady-problems/27650/159):
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> hold onto the steel part of the screw driver while doing so.
lol your such a dick
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### Author:  [@BlueS14240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlueS14240sx)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2009, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stranded-help-diagnose/249378/10 "2009-12-27T12:13:17Z")
> [@lady problems.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lady-problems/27650/153):
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> do you have a screw driver?..jump the starter.
Omg I love you haha it worked…does that mean a bad solenoid?
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### Author:  [@usmc2801](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/usmc2801)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2009, 12:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stranded-help-diagnose/249378/11 "2009-12-27T12:17:36Z")
> [@Give Hybrid a Hand](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/give-hybrid-a-hand/27717/18):
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> Omg I love you haha it worked…does that mean a bad solenoid?
most likely, had that same problem with my old Cherokee I had, the whole starter could be shot or it could be as simple as a loose wire.
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### Author:  [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2009, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stranded-help-diagnose/249378/12 "2009-12-27T12:20:37Z")
ill put my money on a dumpy old starter. if you arc’d the solenoid and it started 9 times out of 10 its the solenoid.
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### Author:  [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2009, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stranded-help-diagnose/249378/13 "2009-12-27T12:36:17Z")
> [@lady problems.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lady-problems/27650/159):
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> hold onto the steel part of the screw driver while doing so.
:rofl
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### Author:  [@OhNoPOPO](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OhNoPOPO)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2009, 12:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stranded-help-diagnose/249378/14 "2009-12-27T12:48:03Z")
> [@lady problems.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lady-problems/27650/155):
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> call AAA.
+rep…:number1
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### Author:  [@usmc2801](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/usmc2801)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2009, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stranded-help-diagnose/249378/15 "2009-12-27T12:50:12Z")
> [@Screw that pussy train horn on car BS.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/screw-that-pussy-train-horn-on-car-bs/27779/6):
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> +rep…:number1
except for the fact that not EVERYONE has AAA…:thumbup
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### Author:  [@OhNoPOPO](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OhNoPOPO)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2009, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stranded-help-diagnose/249378/16 "2009-12-27T12:54:00Z")
> [@Give Hybrid a Hand](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/give-hybrid-a-hand/27717/19):
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> except for the fact that not EVERYONE has AAA…:thumbup
itd be stupid not to have AAA
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### Author:  [@BlueS14240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlueS14240sx)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2009, 1:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stranded-help-diagnose/249378/17 "2009-12-27T13:44:33Z")
well if there is another nice day this week ill get under there and check all the connections cause it works sometimes and after i got home it started 10x fine so idk what the prob is. its prob the negative ground straps thats a common problem. the last thing i want to do is replace the starter haha
thanks for the help to the people that could actually be mature and help me and keep this thread on track
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### Author:  [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2009, 4:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stranded-help-diagnose/249378/18 "2009-12-27T16:30:18Z")
> [@OFFICIAL Buffalo Sabres Thread](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-buffalo-sabres-thread/25170/4356):
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> thanks for the help to the people that could actually be mature and help me and keep this thread on track
silence pup. your thread goes to the trash bin right meow.
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### Author:  [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2009, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stranded-help-diagnose/249378/19 "2009-12-27T16:42:48Z")
:lol
Get your starter rebuilt, probably not the ground strap.
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### Author:  [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2009, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stranded-help-diagnose/249378/20 "2009-12-27T18:44:05Z")
buy new starter , they are cheaper to buy new than to rebuild
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