HELP!! 2001 Olds Aurora just went bloop

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ifnrule@gmail.com - 17 Sep 2006 02:13 GMT

I drove it all day - 2001 olds aurora 4.0 31K miles - mint - I was out
shopping, put the key in the ignition and bloop - it was like all the
power was immediatly sucked out of the car, the interior lights were on
but dim and would not go off, nothing electrical seemed to work etc..
and there wa no turn over...not ticking no clicking nothing. I located
the fuse box in the hood over the positive post on the battery. Could
it be a fuse? If so which one? - a friend gave me a jump but absolutley
nothing.....HELP

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Bob - 17 Sep 2006 20:38 GMT

>I drove it all day - 2001 olds aurora 4.0 31K miles - mint - I was out
> shopping, put the key in the ignition and bloop - it was like all the
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> it be a fuse? If so which one? - a friend gave me a jump but absolutley
> nothing.....HELP

Can't tell from here, but I'd guess it's the battery. My 95 Olds 88 had the
same symptoms with a 4 year old battery - all was fine, parked the car and
tried to start it a few hours later and nothing. Dim interior lights but
everything went out when I hit the key. My thought was a cell within the
battery opened up.

Trying to jump the car with another car didn't work; the guy from the garage
with the tow truck did get the car started, but he used some heavy duty
jumpter cables.

Sounds like you need a new battery; if it's the original battery in the car,
it was getting close to needing a replacement anyway with it being 5 years
old.

Bob.

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