BlackPonyCar00

To start: 2000 mustang GT, 170,000mi. nothing major replaced was running just fine.

Started fine leaving one location, arrived at second location and turned car off. 10 min maybe. Attempted to start the car again and nothing. Managed to get it jumped, and made it home (50mi). When I arrived home I pulled into my parking spot, and went to turn the car off to attempt to restart (just to make sure), and as I was reaching for the key the car just died..... Not sure what to do. The gauge (battery) didnt indicate low power or anything. It was very sudden.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance! Great community here!

BlackPonyCar00

Also, to add to that... no interior lights, no head lights, no electrical power at all, wont turn over at all..... . just confused by the lack of warning and the suddeness of the shutoff.

uberstang1

Have the alternator and batter tested, also check ground connections and the connection to the underhood fuse panel.

BlackPonyCar00

ok.... alternator tested good, replaced the battery. started right up. now i have the battery indicator light on, on the instrument panel????

BlackPonyCar00

Went out to double check everything i did. Everything is tight, and in place. connections are good. any ideas???

Ron505

Maybe pull the battery cables off and hope it resets?

huey_33

Check for corrosion on the battery cables. Sounds like the exact same thing that was happening to me when I first got my car. It kept dying and wouldn't start up at random times and had me confused. So I scrubbed corrosion off, replaced battery terminal clamps and started up just fine.