You start the car, and it cranks sluggishly, like starting a car on a cold morning indicates a weak battery. Upon opening the car doors, you discover the overhead light is either off or dim, and without any chimes going off, a battery is an issue. A weak battery may be due to loose or bad cable connections with visible cable corrosion. If the car starts with jumpstarting, then it definitely may be the battery.
Indicators of a bad alternator may be hesitant engine start and lights growing dimmer. If the car stalls after driving some, it may be due to the alternator not charging the battery enough to keep running. One way to check the alternator is to tune the radio to a low station number on AM with the sound turned down, and if revving the motor creates a whine through the radio, it is a good guess the alternator is failing. If the car is jumpstarted and immediately dies, it is indicative of a bad alternator. In one of these scenarios plays out, it may be time to bring your car to Superstitious Springs Lexus to have it checked out.
Electric starters are very reliable, but they can still fail. When the ignition is turned on and you hear a clicking sound without the engine starting, you may point to the starter. The bad starter may have a damaged drive gear and should be checked out by a professional mechanic.
If your car simply out of gas, it happens. We, at times, may push the low fuel warning and squeeze a few more miles out of the gas tank. Remember, fuel consumption at the time of the warning is based upon current driving speed. If the speed changes, the warning may be invalidated. Then you start the car and know the warning said 5 miles to empty but guess what, it is out of gas and will not start. Check and be attentive to your fuel gauge.
These are some primary reasons a car may not start, but any number of other issues can prevent a vehicle from starting. It is always a good idea to bring your vehicle to our maintenance shop in Mesa, AZ, and let our professional technicians check your vehicle out.
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