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2006 Scion xA Repair Question


Topics covered: Smell, Alternator, Battery.
Mileage: 115,000 miles.

Asked on April 17, 2012

Car smells like an electrical short

My car wont turn on at all it will not turn the lights on nor anything no noise comes out of it or anything its like it has no battery nor alternator or started it also smells like there is electrical short or something what could this be.
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Replied on April 17, 2012

The smell is melted wires somewhere. It needs to be thoroughly inspected.

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