car wont START :(

renovation · Post by **renovation** » Tue Aug 16, 2011 11:06 pm

Been starting fine till tonight. turn the car off and 2 hour later go out and turn the key nothing. so needed a jump and started right up. drove it home like 5 miles turn it off and dead-wont start again in my driveway. so to morrow i have to fine out whats the problem . battery /alternator or short . its a 2002 saturn Vue. fun is the batterys in a protected case so it be a bit of extra work pulling it to get it tested. figure i'll have to start there first.

Post by **TonyH** » Wed Aug 17, 2011 2:09 am

The fact that you were able to drive it five miles after a jump would suggest that the alternator is probably doing it's thing. I would start with the battery.

renovation · Post by **renovation** » Wed Aug 17, 2011 7:18 am

thanks tony ~

renovation · Post by **renovation** » Wed Aug 17, 2011 10:38 am

tony you were correct battery. ether the last one who tighten the positive post down over did it and it broke off the casing or it just snap . the battery was a 6 year warrieny unit but also was 5 years old per. the date stamp.
didn't matter i had to replace it. sure glad it happen close to home and was a easy fix -the alternator to replace it for a rebuilt go's for $200 and then the work of R & R it. the battery was a 15 min job plus drive time getting it to R & R . also to locate a alternator may of been fun to seeing saturns parts can be a pain to locate .