I have a 1995 mercury sable ls wagon. It has a 3.8L engine. A few days ago I went to lunch and came out and my car wouldn't start. I assumed it was the battery. I got a jump and it started fine. I drove home. When I went to start my car again nothing happened. I had the battery tested at Les Schwab. They said it was perfect. I had the starter and selinoid checked at NAPA. Perfect. I changed the neutral safety switch and ignition switch. Still nothing. Any ideas of where to go from here?

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My first suspicion is the battery connections may be lose and also the battery may now be run down. If you take the terminal connections off and clean them and the terminal posts so that they are shiny clean and charge the battery you can try again. If the car starts, that was the problem. If it doesn't, then look for the starter solenoid and lose connections there and also look toward the starter next. A tech with a volt meter can run independent checks and narrow it down further but having good connections and a charged battery are necessary to get started with the other tests.

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Hi,
Im new to this site, and i own a 94 merc sable and own the original sable manual. It says that if your engine cranks but does not start you can try to reset the fuel shut off switch. Because if your car has been in a accident or even a minor bump in a parking lot it may have switched itself off. If you have a sedan the switch is on the left side of the trunk, if its a wagon its behind the service panel on the right sid of the cargo area. The fuel pump shutoff switch is the device that automatically stops the flow of fuel to the engine when the car has been in a accident, Bumped by other cars or when you may hit large potholes. needs to be reset by hand.

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mcdevito75 her, My immediate thought is a dead or weak battery, but it could be a bad starter also, here"s what to do, inside the car turn the key 1 notch to the on position, note the dash lights, now turn the key to start and note the dash lights again, do they go dim?? if they do you most likely have a weak battery, if the dash lights do not dim, open the door so the interior light comes on, any interior light, try to start the car, if the interoir light dims, you have a weak battery, if it does not dim with the key all the way to start, check and clean the battery connections, and suspect a bad starter. Any electrical appliance can go bad very quickly. Also if the battery is2 years old, replace it.

Clifford Beard

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• Posted on May 03, 2011

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Check to see if your ground is connected real good where it attaches to the block. Have had this happen to me many times and it always gets me. It sounds like a dead battery or starter but it wasn't. Make sure the cable to the soleinoid is good as well as connections to it as well, they could be loose. As far as the owners manual, email me at [email protected] with your make model and year and I will be happy to email you a copy. No worries no cost. I hope this helps and good luck.

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