Thank you! Unfortunately I can't take it anywhere to be tested since it won't start at all, and tried having my mom jump it today too. I understand you're saying it may be the battery, but is there a reason the car wouldn't say anything about the battery and is listing the reasons I put in the original post? You'd think it would flash "Check battery" or something :/ I'm going to see about a tow tomorrow, because I'm unfortunately beyond broke today and for whatever reason I don't have the complimentary roadside assistance that I thought I had.. Thank you again though, really.

 

Sorry if my "thank you though" remark sounded sarcastic, or insincere. Because I was being genuine.

 

Ok, sorry - my fault - I misread your info and tone - I hate this communication on the internet - LOL - my appologies.

 

Hey - I gather you jump-started it from under the hood. Have you tried jump starting it directly on the car's battery? Ya gotta be careful tho' not to short anything out.

 

I did not. My mom was kinda not in the mood to do it because she had just gotten home from an overnight shift so she was tired and whatnot. With my luck I would short something out, so I'll have to wait, or see if my sister will let me try with her car again.. I really hope it is just the battery and not something more serious. All those blinking lights scared me because it ran perfectly fine on Friday, and I didnt leave lights on or anything.

 

You don't have a voltmeter to measure the voltage at the battery itself? It might save a lot of time if you had one and checked to see if the battery has 12.4 volts or so. Measuring on the battery itself would give the best results.

If you had a battery charger and hooked it up directly to the battery, that would help as well. Most chargers have an indicator which shows how many amps are being pushed to the battery - it can give you a very rough idea of the state of the battery. Ie: if it is a 6 amp charger and it is pumping in 5-6 amps, you can bet the battery is way down on charge.

 

Sorry for the delay, I FINALLY got my car fixed yesterday. Just a dead, and I mean DEAD, battery. So crazy!

 

COOL!!!! Glad you got it fixed. Sometimes things seem so much more complicated than they really are. These cars act pretty darned strange when the battery goes.

Keep an eye on it for the next short while - in case the underlying cause is due to the charging system letting the battery go dead. Not likely, but hey ya gotta have something to do eh?

That donbrew nailed it right off the bat. Good on ya don!!!

 

"That donbrew nailed it right off the bat. Good on ya don!!!"

whopper. What about me and Mike? Don't we at least get a "honorable mention" or something?

 

That's why I keep a battery jump start in my HHR and a digital voltmeter $20.00 at sears and Harbor Freight has the jump-start for $35.00 I use them mostly for other folks that are stuck in a parking lot, I wont leave home without them as well as my Scanner.