Stupid car won't start

teppic · 14 Aug 2013 at 16:21

It was fine yesterday. Today I turned the ignition and nothing happened. The electric windows work though and the radio comes on. Is it probably just a nearly flat battery?

dirtychinchilla · 14 Aug 2013 at 16:22

Could be the started motor. Try hitting it/the alternator with a hammer, or pushing it.

Orch · 14 Aug 2013 at 16:28

Does sound like starter motor to me. Check connections.

jsmoke · 14 Aug 2013 at 16:30

try and start it and listen for a click, that would be the starter solenoid, if no click then could be starter, could also be ignition switch or wiring, fuse etc.

Orch · 14 Aug 2013 at 16:33

Immobiliser not disengaging?

Mat · 14 Aug 2013 at 16:40

Blupid bloroplope

mattyprice4004 · 14 Aug 2013 at 16:41

I'd be more worried about driving with that eyesight - this is GD not Motors!

Suarez7 · 14 Aug 2013 at 16:42

Push it down a hill, jump in and hope for the best.

DanielMMS · 14 Aug 2013 at 16:43

Put it in gear. Take the handbrake off. Give the car a rock back and forth. Try it again!

TheMightyTen · 14 Aug 2013 at 16:43

Reboot it and reinstall Google.

teppic · 14 Aug 2013 at 16:54

I just tried the headlights and they won't work either.

And I didn't see the motors forum

chaparral · 14 Aug 2013 at 18:20

Suarez7 said:
Push it down a hill, jump in and hope for the best.

Sees car going flying past me with no driver and someone running down the road 50ft behind it trying to catch it....

Unicorn · 14 Aug 2013 at 18:30

teppic said:
I just tried the headlights and they won't work either.

And I didn't see the motors forum

Dead battery? :')

CaptainRAVE · 14 Aug 2013 at 18:38

Will get this moved to motors

jamesblade · 14 Aug 2013 at 18:46

OP can't start his car is he stupid ?

Lol makes me laugh when people call inanimate objects stupid

Dis86 · 14 Aug 2013 at 18:58

Nearly 1350 posts and you've not noticed the motors forum?! Gah!

Give the car a sustained blast of the horn, does it tail off or remain sharp?

Symptoms so far point to a duff battery. Check the connections at the terminals, make sure something has worked itself loose. Failing that may be time to give it a bit of a charge. Got a battery charge kit or jumper cables?

Rich1988 · 14 Aug 2013 at 19:03

blat fattery.

MofoKilla · 14 Aug 2013 at 20:39

banana up the exhaust usually works.

Voicon · 14 Aug 2013 at 20:56

MofoKilla said:
banana up the exhaust usually works.

Nope, that only works in the tail pipe.

teppic · 16 Aug 2013 at 02:14

I can't roll it down the road as it's parked on a slope

I haven't got a clue about cars as may be apparent. And my car is definitely stupid for not starting.

I've got AA membership - not sure if it's home start or not, but I guess I'll call them out tomorrow if I do. I haven't needed the car really this week, thankfully!