Car wont start

99v6stang · February 20th, 2007, 06:30 PM

alright i know ill probally get yelled at for this but my problem is not with a mustang (they are was too bad ass to ever break). My problem is with an 04 impala, and i didnt know where else to find an answer and i figured someone on MM would know the answer as it probally applies to mustangs as well. The car will turn over but it will not start. We try jumpstarting it for over 15 minutes and i dont think the problem is with the battery. Any ideas would be greatly appreaciated. And my friend( owner of the car had just driven the car 15 minutes earlier so it seems really weird)

Also on my 99 mustang my air does not work at all, any ideas on that????

xxrals22xx · February 20th, 2007, 06:32 PM

alternator or starter

GreenFaleen · February 20th, 2007, 06:33 PM

It is a chevy problem solved. No alternator or starter like rals said

scubasteve041186 · February 20th, 2007, 06:35 PM

k when you jump it does it start? if it does its the battery or alternator/ when you turnt he key in the ignition do you still have lights and dash lights coming on? then the battery is fine and it'e the alternator. also check the distributer cap and look for cracks or wear on the contact pads

xxrals22xx · February 20th, 2007, 06:37 PM

no i ment liek what scuba is saying

99v6stang · February 20th, 2007, 06:41 PM

When i jump it it wont start. And when im jumping it from my car and it still wont start wouldnt it mean that it isnt the alternator? and also if it was the starter, it wouldnt do anything when i turned the key would it??? Is there any way to positively find out what the problem is??

99v6stang · February 20th, 2007, 06:42 PM

the lights and everything do come when i turn the key

xxrals22xx · February 20th, 2007, 06:43 PM

if u dont here a click that means its ur starter

97stanger · February 20th, 2007, 06:45 PM

Originally Posted by xxrals22xx

alternator or starter

its not the alternator. if it was a bad alternator, it would start and run for about 10 seconds and then die. if it was the starter, it wouldnt even turn over. Like GF said, its a chevy, problem solved.

xxrals22xx · February 20th, 2007, 06:47 PM

lol

99v6stang · February 20th, 2007, 06:48 PM

okey, i understand that you dont like chevys, but what is wrong with it??? U say its not the starter or alternator so what is it????

xxrals22xx · February 20th, 2007, 06:52 PM

bad wires

crazyjones · February 20th, 2007, 06:53 PM

Was the Gimpala running fine be4?

crazyjones · February 20th, 2007, 06:53 PM

Ya i was gonna say check the wires or the plugs

99v6stang · February 20th, 2007, 06:54 PM

Bad wires???? The car is 2004 and in great condition and she drove it 15 minutes prior to having the problem. It wouldnt be the wires cuz the starter is still turning all the pullies and everything, and it couldnt be the spark plug wires cuz the car would start if just one of them was bad, and there is no way all six wires went bad in 15 mins.

99v6stang · February 20th, 2007, 06:55 PM

p.s. the car was running perfectly fine, she shut off the car and went in the house, came out 15-20 mins later and it wouldnt start,

xxrals22xx · February 20th, 2007, 06:56 PM

i ment like wires that are connected to like ur alternator and starter

99v6stang · February 20th, 2007, 06:58 PM

well the alernator wires wouldnt matter would they because i tried jumpstarting it from my car and it wouldnt even start at all, and the starter is still turning over, it just wont start. My thoughts were possibly the fuel pump???? but i dont that much about cars.

crazyjones · February 20th, 2007, 07:02 PM

Fuel pump is a good thought, maybe fuel filter too? Try starter fluid, i had this problem with a car before and starter fluid did the trick.

99v6stang · February 20th, 2007, 07:08 PM

fo how could i find out for sure if it is the fuel pump or filter, and where do i put the starter fluid? sorry if thats a dumb question

February 20th, 2007, 06:30 PM	#1
99v6stang Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 760 iTrader: 0 reviews	Car wont start alright i know ill probally get yelled at for this but my problem is not with a mustang (they are was too bad ass to ever break). My problem is with an 04 impala, and i didnt know where else to find an answer and i figured someone on MM would know the answer as it probally applies to mustangs as well. The car will turn over but it will not start. We try jumpstarting it for over 15 minutes and i dont think the problem is with the battery. Any ideas would be greatly appreaciated. And my friend( owner of the car had just driven the car 15 minutes earlier so it seems really weird) Also on my 99 mustang my air does not work at all, any ideas on that????

February 20th, 2007, 06:32 PM	#2
xxrals22xx Regular Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: saco, ME Posts: 429 iTrader: 0 reviews	alternator or starter __________________

February 20th, 2007, 06:33 PM	#3
GreenFaleen MM's Resident Ricer 2006 Scion tC 13.001@113 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh/Lenoir, NC Posts: 9,880 Blog Entries: 2 iTrader: 1 reviews	It is a chevy problem solved. No alternator or starter like rals said __________________ Scion Tc Turbo - 9psi 297whp 287wtq 2500lbs :p MM 4 Banger club: Senior Ricer NCMM #9 "Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races." -Carroll Shelby

February 20th, 2007, 06:37 PM	#5
xxrals22xx Regular Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: saco, ME Posts: 429 iTrader: 0 reviews	no i ment liek what scuba is saying __________________

February 20th, 2007, 06:41 PM	#6
99v6stang Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 760 iTrader: 0 reviews	When i jump it it wont start. And when im jumping it from my car and it still wont start wouldnt it mean that it isnt the alternator? and also if it was the starter, it wouldnt do anything when i turned the key would it??? Is there any way to positively find out what the problem is?? __________________ My car ---- (m112 in progress)

February 20th, 2007, 06:35 PM	#4
scubasteve041186 Hardcore Enthusiast 2004 mustang 40th annv. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: kelowna,BC, Canada Posts: 1,382 iTrader: 0 reviews	k when you jump it does it start? if it does its the battery or alternator/ when you turnt he key in the ignition do you still have lights and dash lights coming on? then the battery is fine and it'e the alternator. also check the distributer cap and look for cracks or wear on the contact pads

February 20th, 2007, 06:42 PM	#7
99v6stang Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 760 iTrader: 0 reviews	the lights and everything do come when i turn the key __________________ My car ---- (m112 in progress)

February 20th, 2007, 06:43 PM	#8
xxrals22xx Regular Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: saco, ME Posts: 429 iTrader: 0 reviews	if u dont here a click that means its ur starter __________________

February 20th, 2007, 06:47 PM	#10
xxrals22xx Regular Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: saco, ME Posts: 429 iTrader: 0 reviews	lol __________________

February 20th, 2007, 06:48 PM	#11
99v6stang Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 760 iTrader: 0 reviews	okey, i understand that you dont like chevys, but what is wrong with it??? U say its not the starter or alternator so what is it???? __________________ My car ---- (m112 in progress)

February 20th, 2007, 06:52 PM	#12
xxrals22xx Regular Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: saco, ME Posts: 429 iTrader: 0 reviews	bad wires __________________

February 20th, 2007, 06:53 PM	#13
crazyjones Regular Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 92 iTrader: 0 reviews	Was the Gimpala running fine be4?

February 20th, 2007, 06:54 PM	#15
99v6stang Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 760 iTrader: 0 reviews	Bad wires???? The car is 2004 and in great condition and she drove it 15 minutes prior to having the problem. It wouldnt be the wires cuz the starter is still turning all the pullies and everything, and it couldnt be the spark plug wires cuz the car would start if just one of them was bad, and there is no way all six wires went bad in 15 mins. __________________ My car ---- (m112 in progress)

February 20th, 2007, 06:55 PM	#16
99v6stang Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 760 iTrader: 0 reviews	p.s. the car was running perfectly fine, she shut off the car and went in the house, came out 15-20 mins later and it wouldnt start, __________________ My car ---- (m112 in progress)

February 20th, 2007, 06:56 PM	#17
xxrals22xx Regular Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: saco, ME Posts: 429 iTrader: 0 reviews	i ment like wires that are connected to like ur alternator and starter __________________

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February 20th, 2007, 06:58 PM	#18
99v6stang Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 760 iTrader: 0 reviews	well the alernator wires wouldnt matter would they because i tried jumpstarting it from my car and it wouldnt even start at all, and the starter is still turning over, it just wont start. My thoughts were possibly the fuel pump???? but i dont that much about cars. __________________ My car ---- (m112 in progress)

February 20th, 2007, 07:02 PM	#19
crazyjones Regular Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 92 iTrader: 0 reviews	Fuel pump is a good thought, maybe fuel filter too? Try starter fluid, i had this problem with a car before and starter fluid did the trick.

February 20th, 2007, 07:08 PM	#20
99v6stang Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 760 iTrader: 0 reviews	fo how could i find out for sure if it is the fuel pump or filter, and where do i put the starter fluid? sorry if thats a dumb question __________________ My car ---- (m112 in progress)

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