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Car won"t start..acts like the battery is dead .

Mother inlaws car. thought her battery was dead , recharged it. after putting it back in , seemed to have some electric activity , then heard a.. tic...tic...tic.. then the system goes completely dead . no lights , nothing, turn the key , and nothing . the car was running real good a couple months ago with a tune up... checked the 2 fuse boxes, all seems okay. Any ideas would help greatly , on a tight buget.. thanks, dave

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We had the same problem, went thru all the fix-it lists and still it wouldnt start. we put an inexpensive push button starter under the dash, turn on the switch and it starts every time!

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Replaced battery with one more suited with the car, works perfect.seemed my old one didn't have the cranking amps needed. everything seems good now

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Possibly the alternator. or even a bad connection on one of the wires

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