Car will no start

Tiny
JOSIAH MORA
  • MEMBER
  • 2003 HYUNDAI XG350
  • 6 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 200,000 MILES
So I got a used car and have been driving it for about a year. Since I have had it I noticed that there was some electrical problem (probably coming from where the car was hit on the front right side). The left blinker has always blinked faster and sometimes I here a weird clicking sound when I am driving that goes away and sounds like the blinker). Now today I got in it and the TCS light, battery light and parking brake light were all on and the radio lights were flickering. After driving it all day with no problems I went back to drive it at night and when I put the keys in it seemed like the battery was really low, and the left blinker was going a million miles an hour! So I started driving at night and then electrical stuff just started shutting off periodically, first the radio, then the odometer and rpm meter, then the dash lights, then all the lights, then the car jutted to a stop in the middle of the road. I pushed a ways and tried putting my key in thirty minutes later and it seemed to have all its power back, but would not turn over, just clicking. I jumped it and it started up, then began to lose power faster than before until it shut off again. Is it electrical or the alternator? Any insights appreciated, thank you.
Monday, August 6th, 2018 AT 2:21 AM

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Tiny
CJ MEDEVAC
  • MECHANIC
  • 11,004 POSTS
It sounds like the battery is not getting charged.

This could be for several reasons.

Connections to the battery may be loose/corroded.

The battery may be bad.

The alternator may be bad.

The alternator may be good, but its electrical path to the battery may be lacking (connection/burned fusible link).

I am sending you a link, it will show you what check, it is pretty basic and should be easy to do. Look for these guides in the electrical section:

Alternator Replacement
Alternator Test
Battery
Battery Cable Clean - Everything Goes Out
Battery Charge

In this link:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles

I could not see an easier way to get all of them to you!

There are a bunch of guides in there that might help you in the future.

Let us know what you find.

The Medic

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