No start / spin issue

**ramairjohnny** · 06-27-2010, 06:53 PM

Have a 2000 WS-6 Formula with an electrical issue. A while back, the car was sitting in the garage and was making a chattering noise like a relay opening and closing. By the time I caught it, the battery was nearly dead so I took off the negative cable and charged the battery. After I got it fully charged, I put the cable back on, cranked the car and thought everything was fine. Since then, I haven't been able to get the car to even spin. I turn the key and all the lights come on like normal, the fuel pump runs but that is all. I have replaced the starter relay and that didn't help. Also, I am not showing any security codes like VATs. Any suggestions would be appreciated. This thing is running me nuts.

**Cutlass** · 06-27-2010, 06:59 PM

You may need to tighten the battery cables up a little bit. first go up and grab a hold of the cables at the battery. If you can rotate them on the battery post at all, the the cable is loose and needs to be tightened. Seen it a million times on side post batteries

**ramairjohnny** · 06-27-2010, 08:39 PM

Originally Posted by Cutlass

You may need to tighten the battery cables up a little bit. first go up and grab a hold of the cables at the battery. If you can rotate them on the battery post at all, the the cable is loose and needs to be tightened. Seen it a million times on side post batteries

Thanks for the idea but the cables and connections seem to be fine all the way to the starter. One of the main things I have wondered about is what was chattering? The key was not even in the switch and I never found anything left on. I'm beginning to wonder if this thing is posessed.

**Smittro** · 06-27-2010, 09:34 PM

Possibly a power lock relay issue imho..

**Cutlass** · 06-28-2010, 02:53 AM

Originally Posted by ramairjohnny

Thanks for the idea but the cables and connections seem to be fine all the way to the starter. One of the main things I have wondered about is what was chattering? The key was not even in the switch and I never found anything left on. I'm beginning to wonder if this thing is posessed.

The electronics in cars can do weird things when a battery is low and dying. A rapidly chattering relay is one thing I've seen before.

**Orcus79** · 06-29-2010, 03:54 PM

Check your fuses and realys for burn out, sounds like tehre may have been a short some where, lookk for any rodent damage or corrsion around the fuse block under the hood and check any connections you can get to under the dash.