Sporadic no start

KATHIGENE1961

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2002 HYUNDAI XG350
126,000 MILES

Car works great, all of a sudden it won’t go. Everything is not working, ie windows, radio etc. Give it a jump. Perfect. I took the cables off immediately after it started. Turned the car off and it started right back up again. Worked again for days. It is completely sporadic. Already replaced battery.

Saturday, January 12th, 2019 AT 12:50 PM

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KEN L

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So when you say it wont start do you mean it wont run or the starter is not working? Please let us know.

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Sunday, January 13th, 2019 AT 11:22 AM

KATHIGENE1961

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It won’t turn over. It is completely dead no lights no radio no nothing.

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Monday, January 14th, 2019 AT 4:24 AM

KEN L

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Okay, thanks. this sounds like you have a bad battery that has an intermittent short or the battery cables needs to be cleaned and tightened. here are two guide to help us see what is going on:

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

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-battery-load-test

Please run down these guides and report back.

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Monday, January 14th, 2019 AT 10:11 AM