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HELP!!! NO POWER TO DOORS, TRUNK,WINDOWS OR STARTER????

Steve Lee

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spring hill
My XLR/V(s)
2005
I HAVE POWER TO INTERIOR FLOOR LIGHTS AND UNDER HOOD LIGHT BUT NO STARTER , NO WINDOWS AND WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE!! HAD TO GO INTO THE TRUNK WITH THAT SPECIAL KEY TO OPEN THE DOOR AND THE HOOD!! SOMEBODY PLEASE TELL ME WHAT TO DO!! I WAS WORKING ON THE STORAGE COMPARTMENT BETWEEN THE SEATS AND DID NOT TOUCH ANY SWITCHES!! THEN TRIED TO START THE CAR AND THE COOL/ HEAT LIGHTS WERE ON AND THE PARK LIGHT WAS LIT SHOWING IT WAS IN PARK, WHICH IT WAS IN???? THE START SWITCH WON'T LIGHT WHEN i PUSH THE BRAKE AND THE START SWITCH WON'T WORK??

WILL RESETTING THE BODY CONTROL MODULE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM?? I HAVE THE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO DO THAT. NOW THE SPEEDO IS PEGGED AT 170!! i DID HAVE THE DOOR OPEN FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES WORKING ON THE STORAGE COMPARTMENT LATCH.
 
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Have you checked you battery, our cars do strange things when the battery is dead or very low.
 
NO 'CAUSE IT ALWAYS STARTS INSTANTLY AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT; BUT I JUST CHECKED IT, AND IT WAS DOWN SOME! I PUT MY CHARGER ON IT AND IN 2 MINUTES EVERYTHING IS SEEMINGLY WORKING AGAIN!! THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOU QUICK RESPONSE TO MY POST!!
 
NO 'CAUSE IT ALWAYS STARTS INSTANTLY AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT; BUT I JUST CHECKED IT, AND IT WAS DOWN SOME! I PUT MY CHARGER ON IT AND IN 2 MINUTES EVERYTHING IS SEEMINGLY WORKING AGAIN!! THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOU QUICK RESPONSE TO MY POST!!

It is time for a new battery and invest in a trickle charger also, for those extended non-driving periods.
 
I am getting a new battery, but no trickle charger; This is a daily driver!! Bought the car used,October 2019. No telling how old that battery was; The sticker on it was not marked with date and month of purchase!!
 

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