Walked out to the car this morning and...?
11-19-2008, 02:33 PM
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From what I've read the security system on the Mustang is actually pretty good, the key basically makes a connection that disarms the security, I say that would be the most unlikely thing wrong with it but it could happen....
I thought I saw it happen on a friends Purgeot but it turned out to just be out of oil which is why I also suggested that!
I'd guess on your starter being gone - you been suffering from any bad weather recently?? If the temperature suddenly dropped something might have cracked... on one of my first cars the distributors cover cracked, moisture got in and rusted everything up causing the car not to start.....
I thought I saw it happen on a friends Purgeot but it turned out to just be out of oil which is why I also suggested that!
I'd guess on your starter being gone - you been suffering from any bad weather recently?? If the temperature suddenly dropped something might have cracked... on one of my first cars the distributors cover cracked, moisture got in and rusted everything up causing the car not to start.....
.Great suggestion...the weather has definitely changed in the last week. It went from normal temps. around 70s to around mid. 40s, or actually in the 30s this morning. You may be on to something.
11-19-2008, 02:42 PM
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with my roommates car, we all thought it was the starter until we tried it on the incline of the tow truck's ramp just for the hell of it, and it started. then we figured it was the fuel pump or lines having too much sediment in it or something like that. turned out to be right
it was an odd day
it was an odd day
11-19-2008, 02:47 PM
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Sounds like your suffering from the same weather as me.... it dropped to 10 last night and was about 30 when I was driving home last night... it definitely could have damaged something!
11-19-2008, 03:02 PM
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i know its odd, but that is what happened
11-21-2008, 08:44 AM
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UPDATE: The technician from the repair shop called me today and said he went through the cars electrical system and everthing is fine. He said that he believes the problem is with the PCM module (I highly doubt it), which he said is still covered by Ford. So they push started the car and dropped it off at Ford this morning and having them go through the car to figure out what the problem is. He said I should here something back later today.
Man is really sucks being dropped off at work
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Man is really sucks being dropped off at work
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11-21-2008, 09:59 AM
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LOL
Had to do it on my DD civic years ago when the starter finally died. Had a buddy sit in the car while I pushed it down the street. Dumped the clutch in first and boom she started right up haha. Sure beat towing it down to the dealer with a strap and a pickup truck.
Had to do it on my DD civic years ago when the starter finally died. Had a buddy sit in the car while I pushed it down the street. Dumped the clutch in first and boom she started right up haha. Sure beat towing it down to the dealer with a strap and a pickup truck.
11-21-2008, 06:31 PM
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FINAL UPDATE: I picked up the car today and turns out Ford was actually right, the problem was the auto start module. Apparently the cars previous owner had installed a remote start security system on the car and before trading in the car reinstalled the factory car alarm, but didn't unistall the auto start module. So Ford uninstalled the module and installed a new security system in the car for free. Car starts everytime now...so problem solved.