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Old 07-25-2014, 09:54 PM
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What was the exact cause?
The cable in the picture above not being connected...
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Old 07-25-2014, 10:31 PM
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The cable in the picture above not being connected...
That would do it.
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Old 07-25-2014, 10:07 PM
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Hey guys,

So my sister's car hasn't left the garage in over a year, as she has been out of the country. She's coming back soon so we started taking all the cobwebs off and tried to start it and obviously the battery was dead. We tried to jump it (both from the terminal under the hood and directly to the battery) and there was nothing! Even the interior lights wouldn't come on when the cables were attached.

So, I went to the dealer and got a new battery and put it in and there is still nothing. Again, even the interior lights do not come on. It seems like there is some master fuse/relay that is fried and thus there is no electrical connection/power throughout the entire vehicle.

Does anyone know what this could be?! Thanks for the help guys
How did your sister know to disconnect the power cable to the fuse box? To get to the battery you'd have to know a few things about the car to pull that off.
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How did your sister know to disconnect the power cable to the fuse box? To get to the battery you'd have to know a few things about the car to pull that off.
Virginia... sister overseas over a year... probably in military service... knows a bit or two about cars... disconnected the cables... never told anyone back home how to revive the car... the brother came to the right place for help... car is up and running now...

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How did your sister know to disconnect the power cable to the fuse box? To get to the battery you'd have to know a few things about the car to pull that off.
Sounds like a sexist remark. I know of women in the Lotus and Porsche club that wrench on their own cars more then some guys in the clubs.
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Sounds like a sexist remark. I know of women in the Lotus and Porsche club that wrench on their own cars more then some guys in the clubs.
That was not my intent, stop reading between the lines!
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That was not my intent, stop reading between the lines!
It may not be your intent, but would you have made the comment if the X belong to the brother and he disconnected the cable before going over sea?
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