No crank no start?

2003 FORD TAURUS
130,000 MILES • 3.0L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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MATT MADISON
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The car listed above is a 6 cylinder (hit 4 cyl on accident). All lights come on when you open the door or turn the hl switch on but when you turn the key to crank all the lights go out and don't come back on for a while. It has a new fully charged battery. Bad ground or bad starter??
Feb 24, 2023 at 7:07 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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I'm not sure what you mean by you hit a 4 cylinder. Please explain.

As far as the issue, the symptoms sound like a classic connection issue with the battery. Are the terminals clean and tight? Take a look through this link and let me know if it helps:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/everything-goes-dead-when-engine-is-cranked

Take care,

joe
Feb 24, 2023 at 1:53 PM
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MATT MADISON
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In the tags up by my name when I posted the question, I hit 4 instead of 6 on accident. ...

It was a loose ground. Thank you for your help.
Feb 24, 2023 at 2:20 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi,

Thanks for the update. Also, I'm glad to know you found the issue and were able to resolve it.

Let me know if anything changes, and feel free to come back at any time in the future.

Take care,

Joe
Feb 25, 2023 at 1:41 PM
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