wtf, no power???
 

unhooked battery to reset ecu. for about 3 hours. pos and neg

plugged them in again, and only the cabin light turns on.
i put my key in ignition, and it wouldnt start!!!

i leave key in on position for like 2 min and radio lights up. and car has power.

so i turn my headlights on, and the whole car shuts down, back to phase 1. wtf.

am i supposed to wait a certain period of time before restarting car???
what is the process of reseting the ecu. i left my key in there again for about 5 min but nothing else happend.

RE: wtf, no power???
 

Will it not even start?

RE: wtf, no power???
 

sounds like a bad connection on the battery terminal. Check the terminals for corrosion. If they are bad thenjust replace them. Its pretty cheap.

RE: wtf, no power???
 

car wont even start, headlights wont turn on, sunroof doesn't work,

only the door dinger thing, and the cabin light!!!

idk. looks like i went backwards trying to fix my car today!!! this morning it ran like ****, and now it doesn't run at all, lol

RE: wtf, no power???
 

some of those symptoms sound like low battery, but other sound like a short.... is your battery fully charged? and if not, did you check the corrosion like eng said?

RE: wtf, no power???
 

yah it looks fine. i mean the car turned over right before i disconnected the battery, to recet the ecu. there should be no problem with it. but there is.

RE: wtf, no power???
 

take the terminals back off and clean them, then try again

RE: wtf, no power???
 

Check for a blown fuse.. or many blown fuses. I think the main 100A fuse is gone.

The reason for it idling like ****.. is that it needs to learn.

RE: wtf, no power???
 

no it idled like crap before i unplugged the battery, and i still cant figure out what that is. check out the other thread rough idle. im screwed if i dont fix it by tomorrow, i need to get to work. i rented an obd 2 code reader, so im really hoping that will help.

the car sounds like a diesel engine. wtf.

RE: wtf, no power???
 

well almost positive, that my battery just doesnt have enough juice to start my car.