What to do if your Car won't Start
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- čas přidán 8. 02. 2015
- A car that won't start can be caused by many different problems from low fuel pressure to no spark. In this case, I have no clue what the problem is and I go though my methodology to figure out the problem. (Spoiler alert) It ends up being a bad battery which is probably the most common no start problem.
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I like to panic and cry in the drivers seat first
Arsene Ashford Me currently😩
Me right now.
SAME
🤣💀😂😂
@@teddybear97able 🤣🤣🤣
*Car doesn’t start*
First thing I do,
CZcams search: ‘Why doesn’t my car start’
Seyitoju Oluwasakin and try not to panic
Bruh same
Car just stopped on me while on was freeway
@@aleenayoung7856 Or Have ChrisFix Tell You How To Fix It.
Not me,i don't even have a car.
Just change the clock to its normal time and it will start because its confused and traveling through time.
Omg lol
Google thinks its unsafe
xD
It will only travel through time if it is going at 88mph
Hahahaha
I love how every single issue, check, cleaning, replacing etc you have on any of your vehicles is a chance for you to make this channel grow
When crisfix CAR dont starts, he takes His camera and says: HEY guys, crisfix here
Pretty much
This is exactly what I was thinking lol. Like there's no way he drained/bought a dead battery just to do a how-to video.
Lol
Today im gonna show you how to BLA BLA BLA......
When ChrisFix's car doesn't start, he gets his camera, turns it on and says:
Hey guys, ChrisFix here!
There, I fixed it.
They said I was addicted to drinking brake fluid, but I knew I could stop whenever I wanted.
Oh....oh my...😬lolol
I hope you got over your addiction 😂😂
Antifreeze is so much better.
I was addicted to drinking blinker fluid, but it was an on and off thing.
@@yashshah6328 It will reduce the chance of getting brainfreeze!
Note: Make sure you check the manufacture date of the battery. A lot of times batteries sit on the shelf and which decreases their age and you will need to replace the battery a lot sooner.
The dislikes are from people who have cars that run on toothpaste
With the amount of skill ChrisFix has in this field, I wouldn't even be surprised if he can make his car run on toothpaste.
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This made my laugh SOOOOO much
I miss the dislike count
@unionjackamingandvlogs6457🤣🤣please dont say that🤣🤣
This guy takes better care of that mazda than I do with myself....
Not this car, He has a mazda truck, he takes care of it very well.
Play-Doh i just want a girl that will takr care of me as well as chris takes care of his mazda b3000 ford ranger 😍
Jesus got you, don't worry.
DrinkMoWater now I see yo ass on a car starting video ☠️ get off CZcams 😂
Play-Doh it is a ford
Need to top off your blinker fluid.
Damn why didn't I think to do that?
+Will S. Needs new muffler bearings too...
+Owlguy007 really badly needs the battery pistons rotated.
would you recommend high concentration blinker fluid for a pruis
edzgt5 High concentration blinker fluid is recommended for long periods of sustained use. If you use your blinkers frequently for an extended period of time, then yes.
1. Cry
2. Hope for the best
The King Of Norway this is genuinely helpful
3. Buy a new car
Lie down. Try not to cry. Cry a lot.
It's really cool to see how well your videos age. Even though you've come a long way production-wise, the information is still excellent and very easy to understand!
what to do if the car wiĺl not start. hit your head on the steering wheel.
back to the future reference.
lol
ChrisFix hey
Dan F
Instructions unclear, my penis is stuck on steering wheel (don't ask)
Dan F Yes.
Dan F H
Wow almost 300,000 miles on that van. Great video!
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Lmao my landcruiser has 875,000 and still going strong (i wish)
I have always wanted to start a car flipping business. I held back because of my limited technical knowledge. But thanks to your videos I now think I can fix most of the problems myself.. Thank you for boosting my confidence.
How'd that work out for you?
@@Issicra he s filthy rich now and doesnt even care about youtube anymore
@rayven6704 I can confirm, hes my wife's boyfriend's cousin's brother and he's worth $69 quadrillion and owns his own dealership and 5 houses
I’m gonna be starting van life soon so that means I need to educate myself on cars... your videos are soooo educational, I’ve learned so much from you already in just a week :)
how’s van life
@@Dustman1256 ikr how is that van life doing
@@Dustman1256 he ended up getting hit while he was turning and rolled down a mountain
@@htx_screwston7137 🌮🌮
How is Van life Treating you? Give us an Update Bro!
Just beautiful. You're always So thorough and detailed about what you're doing. Love how you ask the viewers to think about the problem before saying exactly what it is and doing it yourself; helps ppl bring out the mechanic in them. Great Work Chris!
Jorge Marcial I am glad you liked that! I wanted to change up the video a little bit and show my thought process and have the viewers try to think though the problem as well! I am super happy with the feedback! Thanks Jorge!
This really helped me out. My car was doing the same thing and you showed me some cool tips just to make sure it's the battery that's the problem and nothing else. Been binge watching all your vids, keep it up! Subscribed 👍🏽
"Your local garage will test your battery for free"
My local garage: *Laughs in Mechanic*
They ll test it,but not for free
I know this video is old but I would like to say I was an hour away from my house and this was the first video I clicked out and I got my car working again, thanks Chris!!!
Hmm, let's see. Judging by how many times I've seen this video. I'm gonna' say it's a bad battery.
Hahaha
+ChrisFix you still have the Windstar
Me too
Wait no! It's the spark transmission,(joking)
I've watched 8 other videos and yours is the only one who laid it out and made it simple and went through these steps and actually described things! Thank you!
+Marissa Greenidge I try to make every job simple with all of my videos! Glad it was helpful!
I usually check the air in the tires!
It's amazing how far you've come good job!
Love you videos.
You don't need to write the purchase date on your battery as you already have this video on CZcams lol.... Love this channel!! Good job..
It is a huge subject to tackle, looks like you did really good.
Most drivers don't want to have knowledge of how every little thing on the car works. This is info everyone should have.
James Fenton Thanks James! Yea, there can be 1000000 things wrong. I figured I would just show everoyne my thought process and go though the steps for this particular situation.
This video is a Godsend. My friend was teaching me how to drive stick-shift. Next thing we know the car didn't turn on. I troubleshooted as instructed in this video, and realized that the clutch safety switch was not working properly. I just pressed on the clutch really hard, turned the key, and the car turned on. We're replacing the safety switch tomorrow. Thank you! You saved us hundreds of dollars in repairs... for free!
I have owned my 01 ranger for 10 years now. Chrisfix has helped me with almost every maintenance repair on it. I love the fact that he teaches the technical dynamics of the most simple repairs and still makes the technical repairs seem easy.
This is a very useful video. I had exactly the same problem and I followed all the steps as detailed by Chris and helped me identify and resolve the issue. Thanks much!!
Awesome! I am glad the video was helpful!
When i went to bring my 95 ford taurus to the scrap 5yrs ago (due to a cracked chasis), i took out the battery from the engine bay a quarter mile before arriving and it ran the rest of the way just on the alternator xD
Loooooooooooooool
My 1985 F250 6.9 IDI I just bought today that has been sitting since 1995 is making the wanting to start sound like in the beginning of the video. It have two 2007 batteries in my truck. I was told if I charge it up and put the batteries back in it should start. I knew the batteries were bad. I planned on replacing them right away. It started RIGHT UP! Now I have brakes and other stuff to do on the truck. So excited. Helpful video!
THIS VIDEO WAS SO HELPFUL. THANK YOU!
Hey chris, just wanted to let you know that since watching a few of your videos, you've inspired me to take more time and initiative for my own car when I get one. I am planning to buy my first car in the next few months and stumbled across your channel while researching manual cars and specs and I find your videos quite entertaining to watch, even if my interest in cars is minimal. My interest has been growing since watching your channel, though.
Keep up the great work :)
How is life treating you Young Man? What was your 1st new car?! Give us an Update Brother! Hope all is well!
@@DIXIEMAFIA251 Interesting to see if he's still answering
Hey, Chris! Turning on headlights and dimming of the control board indicators is not a necessary the checkmark for bad battery. Some wehicles have this dimming functionality! Also as you mentioned the specialized tester shows the correct status only if the battery is fully charged. You brought a discharged battery to the store to test - which means that te tester has more than 70% chance to wrongly detect a dead battery. As an electritian I must stress out this missing checkmark: Before you get to the store to test the battery, do charge it! If the charged battery show a decreased value of CCA and other tested parameters, than the battery needs to be replaced.
Thank You, for your contribution to expanding public knowledge.
My car stopped at a red light....it was so embarrassing
+Bill Gates dang that happens to many by hopefully you fixed the problem!
i thought you are suppose you stop at a red light
But*
Kahoobb he meant it stopped working at a red light. Get ur facts straight
Whayo AjRed YT i stop at green and go at red?
Wow 7 years is a long time for a car battery. I will have to pick up one of those Walmart batteries next time I need one. Another great video Chris!
Travis Judd Thanks a lot Travis! Yea, they dont use that type of battery anymore. The new battery I got was from walmart. Hopefully it will last just as long!
Just a few KISS methods I've seen in my line of work. Check the battery cables to see if they are clean and tight. Have had a few occasions where that happens. Even had a woman whose husband used zip ties to hold the negative cable on.
Also had an incident where a woman had her steering wheel locked. Simply turn the key and steering wheel at the same time.
Lastly, I had a customer that hit something in the road and broke the bushing loose on her transmission shifter.
Plenty more stuff but just some other things to consider.
You just help me fix my no started issue. It was battery acid on the positive terminal. I just forgot that could be a cause. It wasn’t even that bad but that was the issue. Thank you.
THANX 4 THIS VIDEO. THIS MAY BE THE REASON THAT MY CAR IS NOT STARTING. TOP MARKS CHRIS👍👍👍👍👍
Bro you take good care of your cars
I try!
Great video. However I think it misses the possibility of a flooded engine. Try turning on the ignition while flooring the accelerator. Sometimes this will get it started, especially on cold days.
I just did this and it worked …
What might cause the flood situation over night cold start first thing strong crank no start but if I do clutch and pedal to the floor it starts??😮
This vid helped me help my brother start his chevy van he went out and rented the fuel pump tester when it was the batt .. well go from there now also were cleaning the throttle and sensors thanks for making this vid very helpful
That is so cool. Thank you for the videos that you made.
Love your videos! Could you do a video on how to replace a flux capacitor? Thx!
Stay tuned lol
At the time that your folks purchased that ford, there was a lot of press saying it was the safest minivan. That is the reason my wife and I purchased one.
That makes sense, my parents always looked at that before buying any car!
Hey Chris, thanks for the GETSOME 1000 Supreme Lubricant tip, I just ordered my from Walmart with free shipping :)
Chris, you are an amazing mechanic.
excellent and informative
Quentyn73 Glad the video was helpful!
0:12 I thought that was him cursing
ethan frohlich 😂
LOL!
Do I have a weird sense of humor? I was laughing at this.
Old Ford vehicles always had that seat alert chime
Sound like a lock LOL 😂 🔒
Your explanations are so wonderful in fact I always look at your video as a school ,,thank u man
Nice. Logical. Easy to follow too. Thank you.
The battery jumper looked like a sad guy
+Kostakis Sporidis so does ur icon
+Kostakis Sporidis Maybe it doesn't like it's job.
he's a shy person, an introvert by nature. he's reluctant to be on the Internet.
self projections
Kostakis Sporidis mooo
Starter sounds like a saw cutting wood. Very clear video tho, once again, thanks Chris, I'm your most attentive student, good job!
Love how easy you demonstrate it..👏🏻👏🏻
You Are A Genius! GREAT VID! Thanks for sending that video because my mom has 2011 Lancer but does not start and it was making weird sounds in the engine
ChrisFix this was a really helpful video! Thank you!
Chris Fix's your vidz
👀📹 are sooooo addicting!
I just did this yesterday
with my pop's,WEIRD!🤔
Awesome!
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TO MY COMMENT!
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I only mistake is not watching one of your videos before I try to fix things on my own... Great video bro very helpful
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My moms 01’ Grand Prix se wouldn’t start this morning. It would crank and soon, the starter wouldn’t even go. The problem was a phone charger that does not shut off with the car, and so I unplugged it. few hours pass by and we jump it with the f150. Turns on and it’s all good. It still takes a little more cranking to turn over but after a little bit of idling, she’s all good.
I'm glad you were able got it started!
Hey Chris! One month update, new battery is in the car, alternator is all good. Emissions control is also fixed. She starts like a dream and everything from clogged windshield washer lines to air conditioning has been properly repaired. Now all that’s left is a “Service engine soon” light. I’m so happy with this car and it’s in its final stages of being a perfect, healthy, maintained vehicle for us! We are looking at a 2007 Cadillac Escalade with 173k miles and there are problems with the manifold bolts (common problem on these trucks) but when I check under the vehicle, I’m telling you this was the most clean anti-rust frame I’ve seen in a while. My dads 09’ suburban can’t say the same. I hope we get it, it’s only $11,500 with minor fixes to be done to it. And lastly, I want to thank you for all your help with car repair, care, and diagnostic videos. I apologize in advance if I shortened your time on anything, and I wish you the best of luck in future projects!
Hey Chris, it is exactly 5 years today. Is that battery still in there?
The Most Informative Car Channel on CZcams right now. i dont even have a Car yet i learned shit ton from watching your video.
This is great, Chris. Keep it tight.
Hey man- I enjoy watching your car videos, I think you're providing a real public service. keep up the good work, Mario.
+mario v thanks Mario!
had this problem with my 07 Honda accord, replaced the battery no problem
Thank you, your videos look so simple, GOD Bless you 😊
Happened to me a couple of weeks ago (what you experienced in the first thirty seconds of your video). Obviously, it was time to replace the battery (on a Tuesday). Come Thursday and the alternator went out, so I head to get that replaced on my 2003 Honda Civic EX Coupe. On Friday, the battery light began flickering on my dash panel after lunch, and over the weekend it was getting worse, so I likely had encountered a problem with the charging system. Took it back to the mechanic on Monday and it took them a couple of days to troubleshoot the problem. It ended up being a faulty alternator from O'Reilly's that had been installed the previous Thursday, so likely the voltage regulator was the faulty part within the alternator. Sometimes it pays to do research and consult with a mechanic to diagnose serious issues (thought it may just be something as simple as a faulty alternator). Need to change out my air filter and cabin air filter this week before I forget. Also learned how to jack up my daughter and will change her oil in 2k miles after watching ChrisFix's tutorial on that. :)
Omg I'm dying after watching that ad who is from Firestone it says "it doesn't matter the performance of your car when your car won't start" 😂😂😂
thanks to this i was able to start my 2001 tahoe that i bought for 700, at least i know the engine is good
My car 🚗won't start.. This video 📹 was so helpful. Thank you 🙏🙌
You are a perfect teacher !
0:07 Me when I try to get up in the morning for school 0:07
Bro knew the problem just by looking at the clock
Dude you teach me so much!!! I love your videos
Very useful knowledge from Chris, I like to come to this Channel.
Damn! A Never Start lasting 7 years?! That's a damn good run!
My wife left me for a mechanic here's why I'm here🤦😭
Seven years, dang. Mine lasted a decade (2011 model Actyon Sports, the only pickup truck made by South Korean car manufacturer) and it still manages to start the engine in -20C (negative four degrees in Fahrenheit or something after a week after last engine running). I already flushed break fluid, engine oils like 8 times, power steering fluid, differential oil (Koreans call it axle oil tho) and even blinker fluid (lmao) thanks to you. It's time to swap out the battery now.
Sharing my experience with this same issue. Trying to start the car (Honda CR-V 2002 AT), all that happens is there is a single click sound coming from somewhere, and no cranking takes place. Tried multiple times, and the same just happens.
I checked the terminal connections in the battery if they were loose; nope, they were nice and tight. Tried replacing the battery with a new one (since the old one had a history of being totally discharged a couple of months prior); the issue still persists.
The problem all along was a blown fuse for the fuel pump. The fuse box was below the steering column. Good thing there were spare fuses with the correct ampere rating in the fuse box under the hood. Replacing the said fuse fixed my issue.
If you think it's the battery, you should also check the fluid levels in the battery. Low fluid will prevent the battery holding charge. You can top them up with de-mineralised water and then charge them. This will fix them most times.
It’s funny to think that he probably should replace the battery again soon
Very informative! Thanks for the awesome video
Thanks Chris. This was very helpful.
It's 2017 but I still watch video (repeat) ,😘
thanks a lot. my car did the same thing just now.
+solisium Good luck!
Same
Thank you. Your videos are always helpful....
Chris, you may want to put up a small warning about changing the battery. I managed to damage my ECU when changing mine. It meant I had to take the bus for two months whilst I figured out the issue.
Turn the key forward and back 3 times pause then start.worked for me spray mass airflow sensor. $7
0:57 Or you left your lights on (Though that would relate to a battery issue)
Very informative. Thank you
I know the video is old, but thanks so much brother God bless you
2 times my truck did not start. The radio, lights came one but still wouldnt start. Hooked up jumper cables, did not start. I TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS AND IT STARTS. Truck is such a troll
shoebert31 hahaha, did you ever figure out why? That is bizarre!
ChrisFix
nope, only happened twice
ford f150
Hopefully it is nothing. But on the bright side, you can be like Biff in back to the future. Only you can start your car haha.
shoebert31 were your gauges working?
Pretty sure mines a dead battery and I need a new starter but I wanted to make sure. Thanks!
My new flip wouldnt start, so i came straight here. Thanks chris🙏😁
Thank you for this video it’s most certainly helpful
2:00 - I think you may have closed a door poorly, thus keeping the cabin lights on all night?
Batteries actually last longer in the cold. It's the heat that kills them. Cold killing batteries is a myth. You just don't notice them dying until the cold because the cold weather requires more power to start the engine. The colder you keep a battery, the better, unless they freeze. That's another reason that if you charge a battery it is better to do it at a lower amperage as it doesn't heat the battery up as much.
+Call of Drewski thanks a lot! Good to know!
+Call of Drewski Another thing that can kill a battery is not having a charge on it when it's in the cold...I bought a Suzuki Swift a little while back that had sat for 2 years, and the interior light drained the battery. This meant it went through 2 winters with no juice, nothing flowing, and therefore the battery froze rather easily and would not accept a charge when I went to go check it out. To be more specific, we went to charge the battery overnight and pull started it (due to bad starter) and got one weak combustion out of it followed by the lights on the dash all going out, whereas the car immediately started with a replacement battery that they hadn't charged for over a year but still was holding one.
prizedcoffeecup x
I bought 06 mercury mountaineer and car was from up north it had plastic cover on the battery mechanic told me to take it off since we live in Florida it cooks the battery so I took the plastic off it protects battery from the cold well in FL it don't get cold for a day or 2
Call of Drewski I agree. It's more like keeping the batteries cool. I keep my flashlight batteries in the refrigerator to keep it cool so it will stay fresh longer.
My Odlsmobile Toronado 1970 V8 7.2 Wont start you helped me!!! Thanks!!!
Awesome.. good info for the new drivers.
thabks just saved me money!
No problem!
+ChrisFix Hey Chris, I was just curious about how long you have been a certified auto mechanic/technician for?
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