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Jun 27, 2017
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ByuMba90
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Sounds like symptoms of corrosion in the cables or simply bad cable connection.
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Any CBers in Laramie that can drive a battery out to my wife at a rest stop? I
bag
6/27/17 10:49am
It's not in gear is it? This happened to us once and the car was in "Drive"
Thrill
6/27/17 10:51am
What kind of car? There's some sort of override if the fob is dead.
NarfUte
6/27/17 10:51am
Mine has a little notch in the steering column where you place the corner of the fob before hitting the start button.
foofcoug
6/27/17 10:53am
Others I have seen have that same thing in the center console area.
RaggaeCoug
6/27/17 10:56am
AAA? ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE?
idacoug
6/27/17 10:53am
Pretty sure Key Fob's always have a way to manually start the car. Have your
Truks Opinions
6/27/17 10:56am
Thanks. I've looked online, but can't find anything. I'll keep looking.
bag
6/27/17 10:59am
Nope. My sons toyota corolla had a bad key fob which basically prevented the fuel pump from working
Hank Rearden
6/27/17 11:08am
It's a 2016 Chrysler T&C. It does not have the push button ignition, but it has
bag
6/27/17 10:56am
It's not the fob.
foofcoug
6/27/17 10:59am
OK. Why do you think that?
bag
6/27/17 11:00am
The fob you have isn't related to starting the car.
foofcoug
6/27/17 11:02am
Well, the fob is required to start the car. Do you mean the battery isn't
bag
6/27/17 11:03am
It's a key with a transponder chip that has a locks/horn/lights/whatever fob built into it.
foofcoug
6/27/17 11:05am
OK. So the battery in the fob has nothing to do with starting the car?
bag
6/27/17 11:10am
Not that style of fob.
foofcoug
6/27/17 11:12am
OK. Thanks.
bag
6/27/17 11:12am
Sounds like symptoms of corrosion in the cables or simply bad cable connection.
ByuMba90
6/27/17 10:59am
Yep, seriously have her wiggle the battery cables where the connect to the batt.
monteburns
6/27/17 11:04am
She was able to start the car at first and it died in a few seconds. Then she
bag
6/27/17 11:07am
We had a 2010 Grand Caravan that would do this about every year.
Niiineteeen84
6/27/17 11:12am
Yet its a 2016.
Hank Rearden
6/27/17 11:06am
No kidding! But always check the simpler, cheaper things first. Stranger
ByuMba90
6/27/17 11:09am
Yep
Hank Rearden
6/27/17 11:12am
new car and battery is okay? i bet its something glitchy with the fob.
johnnycarson
6/27/17 11:04am
yep, and if it does, don't turn it off once it gets started.
Hank Rearden
6/27/17 11:09am
i bet there is a lock on the fob and she accidentally locked it somehow.
johnnycarson
6/27/17 11:13am
Gee, and I thought getting stuck in Pocatello due to "poor fuel quality" in my
ByuMba90
6/27/17 11:05am
Could be that your alternator went out
Superman21
6/27/17 11:09am
Yeah, that was one of my initial thoughts. Not too likely with only 25K miles
bag
6/27/17 11:11am
Yes, they would still work but only for a short time.
Superman21
6/27/17 11:17am
Not likely if the battery was showing it was charged. The alternator would drain the battery.
scall
6/27/17 12:26pm
read this:
johnnycarson
6/27/17 11:17am
Sounds like it could be a glitch like this, but it doesn't say what can be done
bag
6/27/17 11:21am
did she get the mechanical key out? see if that starts it
johnnycarson
6/27/17 11:44am
The mechanical key won't start this car
bag
6/27/17 11:45am
See if you can get a dealer service manager on the phone
johnnycarson
6/27/17 11:48am
Update - Someone tried to jump start the car, but nothing happened. My wife was
bag
6/27/17 11:44am
Ugh. That sucks. And stuck in Laramie of all sucky places...
sgriff
6/27/17 11:49am
Update - All is well. A leader from the trek bus was able to get it working.
bag
6/27/17 11:57am
thank goodness the pioneers traveled in covered wagon CARAVANS!!!!!
ByuMba90
6/27/17 12:13pm
This thread ended up in a much different place than I thought. You are now
Coach's Dad
6/27/17 12:38pm
Yeah, no kidding. Crazy that they showed up when they did.
bag
6/27/17 1:58pm
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