Fiesta ST wont turn over
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Bought a lightly used 2014 Fiesta ST the other week it's been running fine with no problems up until now. Haven't driven it for a few days and when I went to try it this morning turning it to start nothing happens. Interior lights, radio, wipers etc all seem to work.
I tried to jump start it but again on turning over there was still nothing, maybe I should've got someone to rev the other car a bit. Scratching my head with this one as im not the most mechanically minded! It only has 4000 miles on it and less than a year old!
I'm wondering if there's some key or immobilizer issue im overlooking, or maybe something was left on in the car I don't know of and I just need to try and jump it again.
Bought a lightly used 2014 Fiesta ST the other week it's been running fine with no problems up until now. Haven't driven it for a few days and when I went to try it this morning turning it to start nothing happens. Interior lights, radio, wipers etc all seem to work.
I tried to jump start it but again on turning over there was still nothing, maybe I should've got someone to rev the other car a bit. Scratching my head with this one as im not the most mechanically minded! It only has 4000 miles on it and less than a year old!
I'm wondering if there's some key or immobilizer issue im overlooking, or maybe something was left on in the car I don't know of and I just need to try and jump it again.
Swanny87 said:
scarble said:
Could be a fuse or relay, it does happen.
Consult user manual for what fuses and relays are for what, check if they're busted.
Could also be a switch though I guess.
Try it with bonnet open and listen for a slight click-click-click though, some starters will fire the pinion out first before it tries to crank and once the pinion has fired that makes the connection for the round roundy bit. The pinion inny-outty bit is low current draw so it won't dim the lights and if it doesn't complete the starter won't do the roundy roundy bit and it won't make the whirry engine turny noise.
If that's not too technical
Consult user manual for what fuses and relays are for what, check if they're busted.
Could also be a switch though I guess.
Try it with bonnet open and listen for a slight click-click-click though, some starters will fire the pinion out first before it tries to crank and once the pinion has fired that makes the connection for the round roundy bit. The pinion inny-outty bit is low current draw so it won't dim the lights and if it doesn't complete the starter won't do the roundy roundy bit and it won't make the whirry engine turny noise.
If that's not too technical
There's 'laymans terms' and then there's this....
I'll check the fuses when I get home too.
Well I got home and gave it a check over, tried locking door with key etc.
Then checked the fuse box in the engine compartment starter relay fuse was fine but I gave the starter relay a bit of a wiggle about lifted it up and pressed it in again, car started no problem after that!
Don't quite understand what happened there but I'll keep an eye on it and if it does it again I'll drop by a Ford dealer with it.
Cheers for all your suggestions guys.
Then checked the fuse box in the engine compartment starter relay fuse was fine but I gave the starter relay a bit of a wiggle about lifted it up and pressed it in again, car started no problem after that!
Don't quite understand what happened there but I'll keep an eye on it and if it does it again I'll drop by a Ford dealer with it.
Cheers for all your suggestions guys.
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