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Mazda 6 - won't start

  • 11-02-2009 6:15am
    #1
    Derek Zoolander
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 434 ✭✭


    any ideas on whats wrong..

    Car won't start at all, turn the key and just here a clicking sound from under the bonnet, had AA out yesterday and with jump kit the car started first time, let it run for 30 minutes with no lights, radio on etc to charge the battery then drove for another 30, then let it run for another 20 with nothing drawing from the battery.

    Switch off and then straight away try to switch on and nothing at all....is it simply the battery is gone, car is 3 years old and wouldn't expect battery to go....any ideas


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  • #2
    Tech3
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,010 ✭✭✭Tech3


    I had to replace the starter in my 3 yr old mazda 3 there last month. It usually started for me by push starting it.

    I take gater that its not turning over at all. Probably the battery or starter motor would be the obvious problems but shoudnt wont be too major.


  • #3
    Táck
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,744 ✭✭✭Táck


    Derek Zoolander wrote: »
    car is 3 years old


    under warranty.

    battery is dead imo, on newer mazda's, running the car doesnt charge the battery.


  • #4
    Scruff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,225 ✭✭✭Scruff


    really? that is a bit of shocker if it doesnt. How is the battery charged so?


  • #5
    Táck
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,744 ✭✭✭Táck


    well its not as black and white as that. if its been lying up for a while, and goes dead, driving around wont charge it successfully.

    presuming the OP has a 3year old car i cant imagine its been lying up for too long.

    if its the starter, its under warranty.


  • #6
    Derek Zoolander
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 434 ✭✭Derek Zoolander


    garage had a look at it and apparently its the battery...

    doesn't really make sense to me as lights etc were working but they've put a new battery in it and it is sorted apparently...


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  • #7
    Esel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,083 ✭✭✭✭Esel
    Not Your Ornery Onager


    Táck wrote: »
    ...on newer mazda's, running the car doesnt charge the battery.
    You a mate of S.I.R's?

    Not your ornery onager



  • #8
    Táck
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,744 ✭✭✭Táck


    no


  • #9
    Topper Harley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,698 ✭✭✭Topper Harley


    You've probably got it sorted by now but I had a similar problem and it was caused by a problem with the alternator which wasn't charging the battery. The battery was fine but once started up but every time the engine was turned off the battery died as it hadn't been recharging at all. Even while the car was running with no radio/lights etc on the engine was struggling slightly cause it didn't have the power it would have had the alternator charged the battery at all.


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