Car battery trouble
 

I wonder if you guys could help me with this. I have a chevy blazer 2 door I think 2003. I parked the car and turned on the hazards. When I came back about two minutes later. I turned off the hazards and tried to turn the car on again. Nothing but a clicking. The lights were dim and that radio didn't work. I got the car jumped but the radio said LOC on it and didn't work after it was jumped or when the car went dead. We did positive to positive and neg to neg. It turned on fine but what happened to the radio? Is it possible I fried it? Or could the battery dying ruin it?

Any thoughts?

PS-the battery is not that old, and there has been no other trouble with the blazer at all.

Re: Car battery trouble
 

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"I have a chevy blazer 2 door I think 2003."

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You're not sure?

Re: Car battery trouble
 

Okay it's a 2003. I've had it for two years it isn't something I always think about. It's relatively new, thats all I care, but now it's f'd and I just want to know why.

Re: Car battery trouble
 

I've got a Honda, but I suspect it's an anti-theft thing on the radio. Similar thing happened to me after a battery failure. Go by the dealer and they can unlock it for you.
Should be a no charge item.

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could you explain to me what you mean by anti theft thing? I'm slightly car retarted.

Re: Car battery trouble
 

In my VW the stereo system is set to disable itself if the power to it is totally disconnected. This is to deter thieves, as no one would want to steal a radio that is useless once removed from the car (assuming the thieves know enough about the cars to know this).

Even when my battery died once though, it didn't kill the stereo. I'm guessing the dealer is the one to fix it.

Re: Car battery trouble
 

thanks man.

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You got it. Disconnect the power and the thing locks up. You need a code from the dealer that is serial number dependent. Take it in and they should be able to unlock it in about 5 minutes. Happens all the time.

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We did positive to positive and neg to neg.

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This is wrong. It should be neg to ground (part of the metal frame), not to the negative terminal of the battery.

Melch

Re: Car battery trouble
 

Now maybe you've learned to get a seperate battery for that kinky stuff.