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Help! Car will not start


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This is the second time I've tried to sell this car where the day before something bad happens and I have to cancel the sell. Today is the day I was going to drop the car off and finalize the deal, but it won't start!!!!!

It's a 2001 carrera 4. Last night I backed it into my parking spot. I put the mufflers back on, and put the stock stereo back in. That's all I did, and now it will not start at all. All the electrical works. I turn the key and nothing happens. The battery is fine.

It's kinda low on gas, I believe the meter said I could go 20 miles. That's all I can think of.

Any ideas? I can't believe this is happening again.

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It was a blown 7.5 amp fuse.

I checked all the fuses once, then I had tried to bypass the clutch switch and that didn't work. Noticed my stereo was acting weird, it would stay on even after I turned the car off and set the alarm. I then re-checked the fuses and found the one I missed. It was hard to tell it was blown, I had to look very close.

The car sale is now pushed back til tuesday. When will I be free of this car?!

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Yep, it fired right up once I replaced the fuse. So a little 7.5 amp fused caused much stress. But it was my fault, it must have shorted when I was pulling out the stereo and putting the stock one back in.

When will I be free of this car?!

Your car doesn't want to leave you!

Haha, I know, and I don't want to leave it. But it's time to upgrade!! I will miss the hell out of it.

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I experienced symptoms like those you describe a few years ago with my '01 C2 Cab and learned that the problem was due to a faulty ignition fuse located behind the igintion switch. The repair was simple and not very costly and the car has started fine ever since.

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I experienced symptoms like those you describe a few years ago with my '01 C2 Cab and learned that the problem was due to a faulty ignition fuse located behind the igintion switch. The repair was simple and not very costly and the car has started fine ever since.

There's a fuse there too?! Problem with these cars with all the electronics is they are loaded with hidden fuses. Unless that goes for every car....I remember my g35 had a crapload of fuses too.

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All the fuses are in the designated fuse boxes (see owners manual) except 1 fuse on the rear of the radio/PCM and 1 on the rear of the alarm control box, there are no further OEM fuses hanging around in the car.

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