Went dead won't crank

2002 KIA SPORTAGE
180,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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THERESA FARLEY
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My Sportage was running fine i slowed down to park and it went dead. Had New timing belt 2 years ago.got fire at plugs still won't crank. Tried ether just turned over would not crank. What now?
Apr 20, 2019 at 9:23 PM
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Hello,

It sounds like the battery shorted out. To confirm lets use this guide to test it, also lets check the battery cables. Here are two guides to help get us started:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-battery-load-test

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/everything-goes-dead-when-engine-is-cranked

Please run down these guides and report back.
Apr 25, 2019 at 2:13 PM