alex0o85

My 06 V6 Auto won't start! It was really cold last night and today an i haen't driven it in about a week, but it was never outside. I had parked it head first into the garage and it won't start! It's clear the battery died, bcause everything's off. We tried to put it into neutral and push it out but the shifter won't budge. It's an Automatic. Any ideas? Right now I wanna figure out a way to set it into neutral so I can push it out. Please help!

samv1368

my 05 did that 2 weekd after i bought it, the same thing and scenario i just replaced the battery and it ran fine!

alex0o85

Nah, I figured it out. In case anyone is curious, to the right of the shifter on the silver part is what looks like a removable small cover. I used a small flat head to pop it off and then pushed the button down. This alowed me to move it into neutral. And yeah, the battery died somehow.

VictoriaRR

I was about to tell you that's how you move the shifter.

Anyway, that's similar to what happened to my auto a few months ago. Thing completely died on me. I'd gotten a 'Check Charging System' message shortly before everything gradually started shutting down as I was driving it; from stereo, to power windows, to turn signals, to turning the car on. I had it towed in to the dealership immediately. It turned out to be the alternator. I don't know the specifics, but apparently they had to replace it in addition to a belt.

You should probably call roadside assistance to get it towed in. It won't be a pretty sight seeing your car up on that tow trailer, but if it's completely dead the dealership is probably going to need to look at it.

UK PONY

My battery died one time due to the Shaker 500 not shutting down fully. My S197 is my fun car so there was nearly a week (due to bad weather) between drives. By all means have the dealer take a look but it could be that simple.

samv1368

Ya wasnt that a big topic a while back about the 05's a the shaker 500 not working or not turning off, When i got my mustang i had had it about a month and the s500 went haywire, on off on off and then sometimes it wouldnt turn on and sometimes it wouldnt turn off. Did anyone else do this?

mustangman02232

never mind, head first in the garage, know anyone wiht a battery pack or charger and just take it out?

petepete

I went through 2 motorcraft batteries (the stock ones) I think they have 540 CA? My new battery i got one with 780 Cranking amps and have not had the dead battery problem