Won’t start tried jumping car nothing?

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MAXANDMALMOM
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I drove vehicle to store shopped about 30-45 minutes came back out vehicle wouldn’t start; tried jumping car nothing; key fob required in slot before car would attempt to start; trunk won’t open from car neither does radio work
Oct 30, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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Yep, this is either you have a bad connections the battery or the battery has shorted out internally here are 2 guides to help us.

Battery load test

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHTbC73FAgU

and clean the battery terminal ends

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fsi5XUX1eOk

Let me know how it goes.

Oct 31, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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