My car will not start

Tiny
MEJIJESS
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  • 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 100,000 MILES
I drove to the store and the car was fine and then I tried to crank it up to leave and it wouldn’t crank but it was trying to crank. My car has been in my yard for about two weeks and now the battery is dead, so when I got a jump it won’t start and I have to have the cables hooked up on both ends (to one car and then mine) for it to even turn on. I just want to know what is the problem. It won’t even try to start now because the battery is to dead.
Thursday, June 20th, 2019 AT 11:18 AM

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Tiny
JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Welcome to 2CarPros.

First, we need to get a good battery so the starter will engage. Here is a link explaining how to charge a battery:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-charge-your-car-battery

Once that is done, there are primarily two things that can cause a crank / no start condition, ignition spark and fuel.

Take a look through this link. It discusses the crank / no start condition and explains the most common causes, how to check, and how to fix. Do this first and let me know what you find.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-cranks-but-wont-start

Since this happened all at once, chances are you have a fuel related issue. However, to confirm, you will need to check pressure. Here are two additional links that explain how to check for spark and fuel to the engine:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-fuel-system-pressure-and-regulator

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-an-ignition-system

Here are links that will explain how to use the basic tooling needed to check for spark:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-use-a-test-light-circuit-tester

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-use-a-voltmeter

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-wiring

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If you don't want to go through all the testing, an easy way to test for spark and fuel is to simply see if the engine will start for a couple seconds using starting fluid. If it does, then the problem is fuel related. If it doesn't, it is most likely ignition related.

Let me know if you have other questions or need help.

Take care,
Joe
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Thursday, June 20th, 2019 AT 9:02 PM
Tiny
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Thank you, I found out what the problem was. Thank you though !
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Friday, June 21st, 2019 AT 1:03 AM
Tiny
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Welcome back:

You are very welcome. You can't leave me in the dark, though. LOL What was the cause?

Joe
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Friday, June 21st, 2019 AT 9:27 PM

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