2000 Chrysler Grand voyager 3.0L went to start the van.battery was dead. jumped it .but wouldn't say on for long try again.to jump it wouldn't take the jump just click and die! Whats going on, do I need a new battery?
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I doubt the service person did anything wrong. In today's cars with both engine and body computers, jump starting a car can be risky. You're better off having the battery charged for an hour or so then trying to start it. You may have to have the body computer scanned and possibly flashed to get everything working again. The body computer controls everything you mentioned. It could have lost some of the factory programming when the system was dead.
Look inside the voyager and make sure that everything is turned OFF... Since the battery was completely dead there could be something that was left on and this is creating a big load when you try to connect the jumper cables.
Double check your polarity on the jumper cables and try again.. If you have the same problem, I would suggest disconnecting the voyager battery and trying to charge it with the van disconnected. Batteries can do some strange things.. Best of Luck to you..
This may sound a bit simple but check the starter solenoid function by running an external wire to the thin wire terminal from the positive post on the battery.
If the starter does nothing then the starter is bad.
What your describing is a typical solenoid / starter problem. Given the car is now 10 year old, it is quite possible that either the solenoid or starter has failed.
Sounds like starter selanoid, but first make sure battery connections are clean and tight, if sure they are then turn on headlights and try to start if still clicks and lights dim its starter.
I had a similiar problem recently. The car would not start and no sign of life no lights etc. I jump started it acouple of times but then even this did not work. It would jump start but right after the cables are disconnected it would stop. We checked the battery it was good. Turned out it was the alternator. It was not working properley so the system was not charging itself or even when it starts was not generating enough energy to keep it going. Changed the alternator, never had the same problem again. You can have your battery and alternator checked at an autozone shop for free.
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