Major Electical Issues 2000 9-3 Convertible

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nlemberger@gmail.com - 07 Oct 2005 20:36 GMT

I have a 2000 9-3 Convertible. I stalled (manual transmission) the
other day. I turned off the car and when I tried to restart it nothing
happened.

The car does not 'turn over'. When I put the key in the radio seems to
start working and the antenna goes up. When I move the key to the 'On'
(or further to start the car) everything goes out. No console lights,
no SID, no radio, totally dark.

Does this car even turn over if there isn't the required voltage at the
starter? Could a batter just up and die like that? I had no power or
starting issues prior to this in any way.

Any ideas at all?

Regards,
Nicholas Lemberger

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Lars Saab - 08 Oct 2005 00:13 GMT

My 1999 9-3 conv POS did pretty much the same thing one day. In the
left turn lane of the busiest intersection in town. (They will roll
pretty well once you get them started). Anyway, the problem was the
alternater. Cost me three times as much as any other car alternater
would.

>I have a 2000 9-3 Convertible. I stalled (manual transmission) the
>other day. I turned off the car and when I tried to restart it nothing
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>Regards,
>Nicholas Lemberger

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Lars Saab - 08 Oct 2005 00:14 GMT

Sorry,

ALTERNATOR

>My 1999 9-3 conv POS did pretty much the same thing one day. In the
>left turn lane of the busiest intersection in town. (They will roll
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Jon Nadelberg - 08 Oct 2005 05:11 GMT

> I have a 2000 9-3 Convertible. I stalled (manual transmission) the
> other day. I turned off the car and when I tried to restart it nothing
[quoted text clipped - 13 lines]
> Regards,
> Nicholas Lemberger

It sounds like your alternator died, and stopped charging the battery,
and it was no longer able to provide electricity to the spark plugs to
keep the engine going. It still has enough power to keep the radio
running, though.

At least this is what happened to one car I had.

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MH - 08 Oct 2005 10:55 GMT

> The car does not 'turn over'. ... When I move the key to the 'On' (or
> further to start the car) everything goes out.

This same thing happened in my Sonett once... after a long search it turned out
that the terminal from the ign. switch to the starter motor solenoid slipped off
the contact at the solenoid. After I put it back on it was all OK.

It could also be a bad starter motor solenoid.

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