Solid Engine Light & Trouble Starting
#1
02-10-2008, 10:08 PM
Solid Engine Light & Trouble Starting
Last week, when I was trying to go home @ about 10 PM, my car wouldn't start.
It was mad cold, so I figured that it must be a factor, but basically I got somebody to help me jump start it. It wouldn't just start after it was hooked up though. I had to gas it like crazy and basically force it to start after trying for about 20 minutes. Anyhow it worked then.
Last night, we had a really cold night too.
This time I went out at about 8 PM and was just gonna move my car.
The car started fine, and then the engine light started to flash.
I was scared shitless so I turned off the car.
I looked online to see if I could find anything without any luck.
So I head back out and try to start the car.
It starts, but now the engine light is solid.
I was like...crap.... it's a saturday night which means no mechanic's around till monday.
So I shut off the car again.
Sunday (today) morning I get out there and try to start the car again and this time, it won't even start. I try multiple times and it seems like the battery is dying on me. The sound is all faint and crap.
I finally do that jumpstart thing that I did last week and finally got it started, but this time, the engine light is still solid.
What the heck am I supposed to do??? What could be wrong??? Somebody mentioned an ignition switch, but it hasn't even been a year since I've replaced mine..... and I've replaced the transmission switch as well. Oh, one last thing... I'll get the codes checked out tomorrow, but engine was smoking a little bit???
Please HELP...
It was mad cold, so I figured that it must be a factor, but basically I got somebody to help me jump start it. It wouldn't just start after it was hooked up though. I had to gas it like crazy and basically force it to start after trying for about 20 minutes. Anyhow it worked then.
Last night, we had a really cold night too.
This time I went out at about 8 PM and was just gonna move my car.
The car started fine, and then the engine light started to flash.
I was scared shitless so I turned off the car.
I looked online to see if I could find anything without any luck.
So I head back out and try to start the car.
It starts, but now the engine light is solid.
I was like...crap.... it's a saturday night which means no mechanic's around till monday.
So I shut off the car again.
Sunday (today) morning I get out there and try to start the car again and this time, it won't even start. I try multiple times and it seems like the battery is dying on me. The sound is all faint and crap.
I finally do that jumpstart thing that I did last week and finally got it started, but this time, the engine light is still solid.
What the heck am I supposed to do??? What could be wrong??? Somebody mentioned an ignition switch, but it hasn't even been a year since I've replaced mine..... and I've replaced the transmission switch as well. Oh, one last thing... I'll get the codes checked out tomorrow, but engine was smoking a little bit???
Please HELP...
#3
02-11-2008, 05:12 PM
RE: Solid Engine Light & Trouble Starting
Okay, so I leave the car in a garage overnight, hoping this will help the tissue of things freezing (if that really is an issue.).
I get in the car this morning and start driving and VOILA! the engine light is gone.
The car seems to be driving fine.
But I'm still freaked out from yesterday so this afternoon I go to autozone and get my battery checked out.
Battery checks out fine.
Alternator checks out fine.
Scheduled a oil change and spark plug change (ngk) on wednesday.
But I don't really know what I should be doing now...
Is there something wrong with my car or not....?
I get in the car this morning and start driving and VOILA! the engine light is gone.
The car seems to be driving fine.
But I'm still freaked out from yesterday so this afternoon I go to autozone and get my battery checked out.
Battery checks out fine.
Alternator checks out fine.
Scheduled a oil change and spark plug change (ngk) on wednesday.
But I don't really know what I should be doing now...
Is there something wrong with my car or not....?
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