need help...car wont start

orlyr21 · January 13th, 2007, 06:53 PM

i put my key in to start it and when i turned it the electronics went nuts. the engine was about to turn over and stopped..then my rpm needle was clicking between 0 and below 0 and the dome lights were flashing on and off...now when i click the lock button on the remote key it doesnt lock..i got out..tried to start again and now the engine doesnt even make an attempt to start over. whats wrong..
-2005 mustang v6

232stang · January 13th, 2007, 06:55 PM

umm im taking a shot in the dark but check your battery and check your fuel.

Breakout · January 13th, 2007, 06:59 PM

Sounds like electrical. Whether it's the battery or not...dunno. 2005? Should be under warranty. Take it to your dealership and have it fixed for free! If it can't be fixed on the spot, they'll give you a rental. I had a ford taurus when my tranny was being replaced, and I beat the hell outta it.

232stang · January 13th, 2007, 07:01 PM

warranties suck in texas

Breakout · January 13th, 2007, 07:10 PM

texas eh?? maybe it's just your dealership. My service sucked when I took my car in. I contacted ford corporate....and they made my dealership detail my car for free (the fix was alright...but the service people sucked)! I'd do the same if I were you. Just go online at ford.com and look for contact us. If you plead your case and everything was horrible for you, I'd think they'd so somethign for you like they did for me.

232stang · January 13th, 2007, 07:25 PM

Originally Posted by breakout831

texas eh?? maybe it's just your dealership. My service sucked when I took my car in. I contacted ford corporate....and they made my dealership detail my car for free (the fix was alright...but the service people sucked)! I'd do the same if I were you. Just go online at ford.com and look for contact us. If you plead your case and everything was horrible for you, I'd think they'd so somethign for you like they did for me.

good idea. +1

orlyr21 · January 13th, 2007, 07:32 PM

ok heres another clue...when i put the key in and turn it only twice...(which usually turns on the AC and electricals) everything goes spazzo..all the warning lights flash, the speedometer and rpm things flash, and all the lights on the console flash. its really messed up so the dealer is gonna tow it and maybe fix it free.

Breakout · January 13th, 2007, 07:47 PM

maybe???? MAYBE?????? Are you f*ckin kidding me.? They WILL fix it for FREE. They have NO choice! As long as you didn't do any electrical mods (sound system, new stereo head unit, etc.)...then they have to. It's not your fault. I'd be pissed off if they gave me a mabye. I'd tear them a new asshole.

Juggalo_X · January 13th, 2007, 09:17 PM

sounds like ecu has had a brain fart only thing i can thing of unless u had a wire harness melt and cause a short? any funky smells also whats the recalls on the 2005 stangs? maybe bad master harness? i know sunfire had a recall for that mine did

and glad i got rid of it lol u know any one with a obd 2 scanner? maybe its throwing some codes if ur lucky.

January 13th, 2007, 06:53 PM	#1
orlyr21 Regular Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: broward, florida Posts: 171 iTrader: 0 reviews	need help...car wont start i put my key in to start it and when i turned it the electronics went nuts. the engine was about to turn over and stopped..then my rpm needle was clicking between 0 and below 0 and the dome lights were flashing on and off...now when i click the lock button on the remote key it doesnt lock..i got out..tried to start again and now the engine doesnt even make an attempt to start over. whats wrong.. -2005 mustang v6 __________________ cruci dum spiro fido

January 13th, 2007, 07:32 PM	#7
orlyr21 Regular Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: broward, florida Posts: 171 iTrader: 0 reviews	ok heres another clue...when i put the key in and turn it only twice...(which usually turns on the AC and electricals) everything goes spazzo..all the warning lights flash, the speedometer and rpm things flash, and all the lights on the console flash. its really messed up so the dealer is gonna tow it and maybe fix it free. __________________ cruci dum spiro fido

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January 13th, 2007, 06:59 PM	#3
Breakout Tree Fiddy Z 2006 Nissan 350Z Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Florida Posts: 2,031 iTrader: 0 reviews	Sounds like electrical. Whether it's the battery or not...dunno. 2005? Should be under warranty. Take it to your dealership and have it fixed for free! If it can't be fixed on the spot, they'll give you a rental. I had a ford taurus when my tranny was being replaced, and I beat the hell outta it.

January 13th, 2007, 07:10 PM	#5
Breakout Tree Fiddy Z 2006 Nissan 350Z Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Florida Posts: 2,031 iTrader: 0 reviews	texas eh?? maybe it's just your dealership. My service sucked when I took my car in. I contacted ford corporate....and they made my dealership detail my car for free (the fix was alright...but the service people sucked)! I'd do the same if I were you. Just go online at ford.com and look for contact us. If you plead your case and everything was horrible for you, I'd think they'd so somethign for you like they did for me.

January 13th, 2007, 07:47 PM	#8
Breakout Tree Fiddy Z 2006 Nissan 350Z Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Florida Posts: 2,031 iTrader: 0 reviews	maybe???? MAYBE?????? Are you f*ckin kidding me.? They WILL fix it for FREE. They have NO choice! As long as you didn't do any electrical mods (sound system, new stereo head unit, etc.)...then they have to. It's not your fault. I'd be pissed off if they gave me a mabye. I'd tear them a new asshole.

January 13th, 2007, 09:17 PM	#9
Juggalo_X I Post Entirely Way Too Much 2001 Mustang 232/CBR600 14+@Slow Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: South Western Ontario Posts: 6,688 iTrader: 0 reviews	sounds like ecu has had a brain fart only thing i can thing of unless u had a wire harness melt and cause a short? any funky smells also whats the recalls on the 2005 stangs? maybe bad master harness? i know sunfire had a recall for that mine did and glad i got rid of it lol u know any one with a obd 2 scanner? maybe its throwing some codes if ur lucky.

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