HELP car wont start

[JustinGotA1j]

Well as the title says my car wont start. It is COMPLETELY dead. I hit the button on my remote to unlock the doors and it didn't even beep. Unlocked the door with the key and jumped in; starter doesn't click, lights wont turn on. I took a voltage reading off my battery to several different grounding points and all were about 10 volts which is quite low. Is it just that my battery is no good or do I have a bigger issue? I would think with around 10 volts the lights would turn on and be dim at least. My car is a jza70 by the way if that makes a difference. Any help would be great. Thanks!

 

[JustinGotA1j]

Anybody? I really need to get this figured out since I work tomorrow morning and need my car to get to work.

 

[eman2289]

Its low. Have you tried jumping the car?

 

[Big Wang Bandit]

Jump

Try another battery

 

[JustinGotA1j]

Not yet my buddy is on his way over with a set of jumper cables but I'm not sure how long he will take and I can't seem to find the set that I have. could it be the main fuse in the fuse panel causing everything to just not work?

 

[Big Wang Bandit]

When was the last time you drove it?

Check your underhood fuses, but it probably just needs a jump

 

[JustinGotA1j]

Last time I drove it was this afternoon which is why I am leaning away from it being a dead battery cause I've never seen a battery go dead that fast before.

 

[ILikeCarsYesIDo]

Tried push starting?

 

[jetjock]

If the battery measures 10 volts it's discharged. Simple as that. Why it became discharged is another story. I'm also betting there's a ton of shit you've never seen before....

 

[eman2289]

Hook up the jumper cables. And hold the gas a little on the other car for a few minutes to give you battery a better charge.

 

[JustinGotA1j]

I would try push starting it if there wasn't a foot of snow outside and still snowing like crazy. I believe the battery hasn't been replaced in a long time. Its an old lead-acid type that came with the car when it was imported from japan. Any advice on a good battery to run?

EDIT: I'm sure I have yet to see many things. I'm only 19

 

[jetjock]

The point is just because you haven't seen something is no reason to dismiss it.

Charge the battery. Assuming it comes up enough to start the car test the charging system. If that's OK you might have a bad door switch or maybe you didn't close the door all the way and left the lights on. Or maybe the battery has simply gone tango uniform. With that voltage it could have a dead cell. It's called "battery" for a reason you know

Only way to know for sure is to charge and then test but based on what you said about it's age I'd be getting a new one...

 

[Guyana00]

Any news on this? If your buddy is there try thr jumpers and let him give u a hand with the pushing if that doesn't work.

 

[BlackMKIII]

Put a damn Interstate MTP battery in there and call it done. Never had an issue with mine after 2 years. Always starts damn strong, even after a week and a half of sitting.

 

[JustinGotA1j]

So my buddy came and jumped me so I drove it around a bit, we went and grabbed coffee, came out and nothing again. So tomorrow I'll go buy an Interstate MTP and see how that goes. Thanks everybody!

 

[blackturbona]

yea id bet 50 bucks on the battery beign ur only issue

 

[JustinGotA1j]

Well it looks like you just made 50 bucks. Bought an Optima red top today and tossed her in and shes golden again. Only problem I have now is that my e-fans don't always want to turn off...any ideas on that?