The battery is fully charged but I am getting nothing out of the car. No lights, no radio, nothing. I am assuming I blew a main fuse somewhere, but I have no idea where it is located. If anyone has any suggestions please help. Thanks.
Car won't start. Think I blew a fuse, help!
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Midas78
Well-Known LVC Member
mobley81 said:
I'm not an LS guru, but I see no one has responded, yet. When I first had this problem I went straight to the user's guide and checked every fuse that was related to the ignition. You have a fuse box in the trunk by the battery, one in the front cabin, and one under the hood.
MsM8tress
Dedicated LVC Member
Hummm, you have nothing? no power at all? Eliminate connection and/or bad batt first: Check connections to battery...to confirm, swap, test charge... batt or hook up another....confirm that first. Then grab manual...(deff. no guru here!)
Really sorry no one responded yet....must be holiday, if no response try anything goes forum, more views maybe there.
You'll get your Linc purring Hottie!
MsM8
Really sorry no one responded yet....must be holiday, if no response try anything goes forum, more views maybe there.
You'll get your Linc purring Hottie!
MsM8
Define nothing. Do you have interior lights? Does the radio work? Does the PATS light (the red LED front and center on the dash) flash after you try to crank it? When you crank, does it just all go dead, or do you hear noises (like the starter whirring)?mobley81 said:
There's a known problem involving the PATS system, but the PATS light flashes an error code (11, IIRC) when that occurs. I had a similar problem where I'd turn the key, and it looked like everything happened perfectly, but it just didn't even attempt to start the engine. It threw an error (a U-code, IIRC), but it took the dealership a few tries to catch it. My problem was diagnosed as a bad starter relay, which I think is in the power distribution box in the engine compartment. That PDB is mounted on the leading edge of the passenger-side wheel well; you can't miss it.
For what you're seeing, you're probably going to want to check that PDB and the one next to the battery in the well with the spare tire in the trunk. The Owner's Manual will tell you which fuse and relay is what. If you don't have an Owner's Manual, check the Tech Section (pinned to the top of this forum).