My daughter has a 2000 Chevy Tracker. It was running just fine until she left the ignition in the on but not started position over night. We have attempted to jump the engine...replaced the battery and the connectors to the battery...it's a dead shell. No light, no interior warning bells, nothing. Is there a main electrical fuse that may be causing the issue???
There are fusible links, usually located near the battery attached to the big red cable, or near the starter motor and again attached to the big main battery wire.
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I'm not familiar enough with your car to say for sure, but there is usually one that feeds the ignition switch, and another that feeds the lighting circuits. Leaving ignition on all night could blow more than one I think. You can use a needlepointed test lamp to check each, by having battery hot and hooked up, ground the wire from the test lamp, then probe beyond the the link to see if it is passing current.
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Did you check fuses for voltage, in the fuse box? Use a test light. Some fuses are hot all the time. Some go hot with the key on. Pick any component that is fuse protected, that doesn't work, then check that fuse circuit for voltage.
Sometimes when battery voltage is lost, some modules may have to be reprogrammed, I hope that isn't your problem.
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I found this, part of starter circuit.I don't know engine size. Anything that comes off positive battery post is hot all the time. Of course ground is important, also.
So could it be the 80A fuse???
Yes, it could be problem with 80 amp bat fuse. The diagram I looked at showed no fusible links.
I'd use a test light and check for voltage on that fuse circuit. Usually, the fuse has a bare spot over each leg where you can check for voltage. Even if the fuse is good, if no voltage, the circuit is still dead.
The 80A worked. It was obvious when we bought the new one the old one had been blown...thank you!!!
Glad you got it going your way.
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