Thanks, Bill, that could be it. I have a Battery Tender charger and hooked it up. It has red & green indicators and when the green isn't lit it indicates below 80% battery power. I left it on for about 4 hours before the green started to flash - indicating the battery had reached 80%. A couple more hours and the green was steady indicating a good charge. Car started right up after that.
We've had the car over 4 years and I don't remember ever buying a battery for it so it may be worn out. I'll have it load tested and see if it's capable of retaining a charge. First time this has happened with it so it may be a worn out battery. Hope it's not something in the charging system. Dale _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill Vander Werf Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 9:07 PM To: 'The Chevelle Mailing List' Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] non-Chevelle - 2003 Sable won't start Before you go chasing gremlins, check your connections, especially the ground. A bad ground can make things seem demon possessed. Then have the battery load tested. You could waste a lot of time checking out all manner of weird symptoms when the battery is the culprit. Bill Vander Werf ----- Original Message ----- From: Dale <mailto:[email protected]> To: 'The <mailto:[email protected]> Chevelle Mailing List' Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 3:25 PM Subject: [Chevelle-list] non-Chevelle - 2003 Sable won't start Wife's 2003 Sable doesn't want to start. Turn ignition key and all it does is click several times. All accessories work (radio, power windows, seats, headlights, etc.) She said odd things happening the last few days - with A/C on max the radio would come on by itself, she'd turn it off and a few minutes later it'd come back on - also with A/C on max, driver window wouldn't go down. Not sure if A/C had anything to do with the radio and/or window or not. Checked battery connections, 14-16 volts across the battery terminals, battery level good. Naturally being a holiday weekend, nothing open to day and maybe not tomorrow either. Any thoughts? Starter, solenoid ? Not real bright on anything past the late 60's. LOL Dale
