Car wont start
10-09-2007, 10:17 AM
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Car wont start
Ok, so i just got back in town this morning to find my '99 A6 quattro will not crank..
I haven't driven it since Friday, and so i thought maybe the battery was dead or low, but i got a jump, drove it around for about 30min, then parked it.. now its doing the same thing.. just kinda sits there making an ugly noise when i try to start it up.
It wont even give the 'ol "cough, cough, cant do it" starting sound..making a very ugly whirring type noise. Does anyone have a clue what this could be? Im assuming the starter, but maybe something worse(please, no lol)..
I was thinking about getting a jump and driving it to the shop, but should i get it towed instead?
I haven't driven it since Friday, and so i thought maybe the battery was dead or low, but i got a jump, drove it around for about 30min, then parked it.. now its doing the same thing.. just kinda sits there making an ugly noise when i try to start it up.
It wont even give the 'ol "cough, cough, cant do it" starting sound..making a very ugly whirring type noise. Does anyone have a clue what this could be? Im assuming the starter, but maybe something worse(please, no lol)..
I was thinking about getting a jump and driving it to the shop, but should i get it towed instead?
10-09-2007, 10:43 AM
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Sounds like classic battery that won't hold a charge - alternator working so it'll run after a jump.
How old is the battery? If more than 3.5 years and you let it sit often without being driven, then likely it's simply the battery.
10-09-2007, 10:44 AM
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Re: Does the check engine light come on when the key is in the on position?
yeah, but it always does.. all the lights come on up until i start it, then they all turn off
10-09-2007, 10:47 AM
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Re: Sounds like classic battery that won't hold a charge - alternator working so it'll run after a j
yeah, i rarely drive it into work b/c i take the subway(0 parking where i work), but i was running late this morning, so i tried to boot it up and of course nadda
10-09-2007, 10:49 AM
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Re: Most likely a battery.
oh, so even though the exterior and interior lights come on, it could still be my battery? The lights are alot dimmer than usual though
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10-09-2007, 10:57 AM
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Absolutely. The dim comment pretty much seals the deal.
Lights draw milli-amps. The starter draws, oh, 30 amps. If the lights are visibly dim, that says just how dead the battery is.
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