Car not starting it wouldn’t make a noise?

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KIT EVANS
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I didn’t drive my car for 3-4 weeks and when I tried to start it, it wouldn’t make a noise. I used a variety of jump boxes as well as buying some jumper cables and hooking up to my friend’s car. When hooked up it will either make a ratata sound and then a lot of beeping or there will be one or two cranks and then beeping. The car needs to be hooked up to another source to lock or use the trunk release inside. When I hooked up to a friend’s car we sat there for about 30 minutes trying, including her putting revvs in. bump starting does not work either even after charging. The battery is about a month old.
Oct 28, 2026 at 2:32 AM
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You might have a defective battery or a drain on the electrical system, I would remove the battery and take i to the auto parts store for charging and load testing. If it comes back as good lets go overt his guide which can help you find the draw:

https://2carpros.com/articles/car-battery-dead-overnight/

Also, do you have aftermarket battery cable ends? These can be a problem as well, if you upload an image for them I can tell for sure what is going on. Let me know.

Oct 28, 2026 at 9:40 AM
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