1999? buick regal
Dear KK:
My husband borrowed this car from his dad. It had been having some
problems before, and while he was using it the car just shut off while he
was driving. he was able to restart it several times after it kept
shutting down, and oddly it seemed to be every time he would use the
blinkers. Now it won't even start, and everytime he tries, the whole car makes
a terrible noise and all the lights inside start blinking and flashing
wildly, and it won't start. What would cause this, and how would it be
fixed?
KK:
Well, with that many things going on, it leads me to believe they may all be related.
Sounds like an elctrical problem for sure.
The basics- check the battery connections carefully. Make sure they are clean and
tight. Make sure the positive or negative lug is not about to fall out of the battery by
grabbing hold of the cable at the battery and try to pull it out. The lug may also twist out
when trying to tighten the bolt, or you may notice acid leaking.
Could also have a ground problem. Follow the negative cable down to the lower front
portion of the engine block and make sure the bolt is tight.
Have also seen a few engine wiring harnesses rub through on the bottom of the a/c
accumulator (dr. front of car, next to coolant fan -alluminum tank with 2 a/c lines
attached) causing several different electrical problems. Check these things and let me
know.
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Dear KK:
My husband borrowed this car from his dad. It had been having some
problems before, and while he was using it the car just shut off while he
was driving. he was able to restart it several times after it kept
shutting down, and oddly it seemed to be every time he would use the
blinkers. Now it won't even start, and everytime he tries, the whole car makes
a terrible noise and all the lights inside start blinking and flashing
wildly, and it won't start. What would cause this, and how would it be
fixed?
KK:
Well, with that many things going on, it leads me to believe they may all be related.
Sounds like an elctrical problem for sure.
The basics- check the battery connections carefully. Make sure they are clean and
tight. Make sure the positive or negative lug is not about to fall out of the battery by
grabbing hold of the cable at the battery and try to pull it out. The lug may also twist out
when trying to tighten the bolt, or you may notice acid leaking.
Could also have a ground problem. Follow the negative cable down to the lower front
portion of the engine block and make sure the bolt is tight.
Have also seen a few engine wiring harnesses rub through on the bottom of the a/c
accumulator (dr. front of car, next to coolant fan -alluminum tank with 2 a/c lines
attached) causing several different electrical problems. Check these things and let me
know.
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