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hyundai won't start

  • 24-02-2013 1:35pm
    #1
    nino1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 829 ✭✭✭


    I have a hyundai i30. Drove it about an hour ago. Went to drive it again there and it won't start. won't even attempt to start, no lights on dashboard, just completely dead. I didn't have any lights on either so don't know how the battery could have died.
    Any ideas?


Comments

  • #2
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Does the horn work?


    Is it a diesel?


  • #3
    nino1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 829 ✭✭✭nino1


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    Does the horn work?


    Is it a diesel?

    Yeah, its a diesel.

    it gets weirder.
    tried to get it started with jump leads. again, nothing, didn't even make an attempt.
    Then 5 minutes later it started somehow.
    Is there any chance that even though it didn't start with the jump leads that it managed to kick some life into it and thats why it started up again?


  • #4
    Esel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,079 ✭✭✭✭Esel
    Not Your Ornery Onager


    Possibly a loose battery connection or bad earth strap?

    Not your ornery onager



  • #5
    nino1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 829 ✭✭✭nino1


    Esel wrote: »
    Possibly a loose battery connection or bad earth strap?

    Thanks for the suggestion. I know feck all about cars!
    Would that be unusual on a 2 year old car?


  • #6
    Esel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,079 ✭✭✭✭Esel
    Not Your Ornery Onager


    nino1 wrote: »
    Would that be unusual on a 2 year old car?
    Somewhat, but it could happen.

    Not your ornery onager



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