SPONSORED LINKS

Slammed on the brakes, drove home, next day car is completely dead?

Tiny
SHELLY A
  • MEMBER
  • 2017 NISSAN SENTRA
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 20,000 MILES
My mother had to slam on the brakes to avoid someone cutting her off. She was still able to drive home, no problem. The next day the car is completely dead. No noise at all from battery etc, headlights and brake lights come on, but the dash icons only come on for a second and don't stay on. It's a push-button start. She says the pedal is hard to push.
SPONSORED LINKS
Sunday, January 21st, 2024 AT 9:00 AM

3 Replies

Tiny
KEN L
  • MASTER CERTIFIED MECHANIC
  • 42,959 POSTS
Yep, it sounds like the julot caused the battery to short our internally or you have a bad connection at the battery either way here are guides to help us fix the problem and directions for your car in the images below.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/everything-goes-dead-when-engine-is-cranked

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-a-car-battery

To be sure you can remove the battery and take it to an auto parts store for testing. Check out the images (below). Please upload pictures or videos in your response of the problem so we can see what's going on.

Images (Click to make bigger)
Thumb
Thumb
Thumb
SPONSORED LINKS
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Sunday, January 21st, 2024 AT 12:18 PM
Tiny
SHELLY A
  • MEMBER
  • 2 POSTS
Yes. It ended up being the battery, mechanic said it was probably the extreme cold weather we were having and it wasn't that weak but the battery is 7 years old so it was just replaced. Thank you for quick response.
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Monday, January 22nd, 2024 AT 8:27 AM
Tiny
KEN L
  • MASTER CERTIFIED MECHANIC
  • 42,959 POSTS
Glad you could get it fixed, thanks for letting us know. Please use 2CarPros anytime we are here to help.
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Monday, January 22nd, 2024 AT 10:28 AM

Please login or register to post a reply.

Related Brake Stuck On Content

VIEW MORE

Sponsored links