Car won't start (no power): PROBLEM SOLVED

superH · #1 01-01-2006, 05:01 PM

After driving over to a friends house, I went to leave and the X5 wouldn't start. It clicked maybe one time and then nothing. None of the lights etc. have any power. The only thing that seems to have power is the airbag light on the dash; it lights up when I try to turn the key. I replaced the battery about 2 months ago so I don't think that's it. I checked a couple of fuses and everything seems ago. I'm kinda lost as to what to try. Should I try and jump it off? Anybody got any suggestions please? Thanks in advance!

imaznumkay · #2 01-01-2006, 05:13 PM

erm i think its the battery....
same thing happened to me when i was working on the car at night and the battery went out

yea, try to jump it off

SANguru · #3 01-01-2006, 05:26 PM

it's your battery.. jump it..

Quote:

Originally Posted by superH

After driving over to a friends house, I went to leave and the X5 wouldn't start. It clicked maybe one time and then nothing. None of the lights etc. have any power. The only thing that seems to have power is the airbag light on the dash; it lights up when I try to turn the key. I replaced the battery about 2 months ago so I don't think that's it. I checked a couple of fuses and everything seems ago. I'm kinda lost as to what to try. Should I try and jump it off? Anybody got any suggestions please? Thanks in advance!

superH · #4 01-01-2006, 08:59 PM

Thanks for the replies. I haven't had a chance to try jumping it off yet, but if this works then why has my 2 month old battery died so fast? Can some batteries die this quick or just be defective?

EDIT: All electronics are 100% stocks

UCrewX5 · #5 01-01-2006, 09:05 PM

Batteries can be defective. If you lose a cell then you won't have enough juice to get you going.

I'm sure you checked this, but the vehicle is in Park, correct?

kidcapri50 · #6 01-01-2006, 09:49 PM

The same thing happend to me! It's probably not the battery. There's is a fusable link type connection behind the dash that is known to go bad. I had to replace a small wiring harness and some lobor time. They had 9 hours in locating this problem for me and they first replased the DME and found that that was not the problem. I bet if you heck for power at fuse box, there's nothing (no power). If you encounter these promlems, e-mail me and I'll check my bill and the description of repair so you can save on any BS labortimes they try to give you.

d4tdt · #7 03-31-2006, 01:20 PM

hi . i've been having the same problem. bmw said battery was fine, got a new one any way,that was faulty, but its happening again it seems at random.can u help. thanks

superH · #8 03-31-2006, 02:23 PM

Sounds like your problem has a different cause than the one I had. When I replaced my battery, I didn't tighten the positive cable down properly, and it eventually lost the connection. Maybe double check and make sure the cables are secure on the terminals.

superH · #9 01-02-2006, 01:59 PM

Ok, tried jumping the car off using an 05 chevy tahoe. All of the dash lights, etc. came back on but the car won't turn over. It clicks a couple of times but won't crank. Could my starter be bad? What now? Any thoughts or suggestions welcome. Thanks!

imaznumkay · #10 01-02-2006, 02:06 PM

when u jumped it...did u wait a while before you tried starting it?
because battery might need some time to charge before u jump it