1998 Pontiac Sunfire Car not cranking

1998 PONTIAC SUNFIRE
160,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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SIPEA
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I foolishly left my headlights on all day in 20-30 degree weather, and when i got out of work my car would not start, it would not crank at all, and none of the instrument panel lights would illuminate. I tried a portable battery charger for about 10 minutes, and that did not seem to help, so i used a set of jumper cables and a 70's volvo to try to jump the car. The car barely cranked after being on the cables for another 10 minutes and only 2 instrument lights came on. When i did try to start the sunfire, the volvo sounded like it was going to stall out.
Jan 10, 2009 at 11:45 PM
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BLUELIGHTNIN6
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May have a faulty alternator. That plus a drained battery will make it very difficult to start by jumping it with another vehicle. You should have the battery and alternator both tested at a local part store such as AutoZone for free of charge.


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Jan 10, 2009 at 11:58 PM
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THIS IS MIKE
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Replied on January 11, 2009

you need to put a new battery on the sunfire .. getting so drained has probably killed off the battery altogether .. let me know

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Jun 5, 2013 at 2:35 PM
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