Hi, this is generally caused by either a dead battery or a bad starter, although you should check these steps to make sure it's not an operator error.
If car is automatic, check that transmission is in park and your foot is on brake.
If car is stick shift, check that clutch pedal is fully depressed. Check neutral safety switch behind clutch pedal (small button that prevents engine from starting when transmission is in gear). If clutch pedal doesn't fully engage neutral safety switch, engine will not crank.
Check that driver's seat belt is fastened (some cars will not start with seat belt unlatched).
Make sure you've properly inserted key. Turn it to On position and give steering wheel quarter turn in either direction.
Make sure alarm system is not activated, preventing car from starting (see owner's manual for car alarm).
Check for dead battery. Test wipers, radio, headlights and heater fan. If all work normally, battery is probablycharged and you may have bad starter. If they don't work, move on to next step.
Check connection at battery and at starter. If battery connections are good and all accessories work, consider jumpstarting car.
Open hood and check battery connections at terminals. If either connector is loose enough to move, problem may be bad connection. Jiggle or tighten cable end. Corrosion at battery terminal will also prevent car from starting. Clean terminal with wire brush or water and rag and tighten battery cable connectors.
Check connection at starter. Follow battery cable from positive battery terminal to starter. Make sure connection isn't loose. Lightly tap outside of starter with hammer. Sometimes this will free stuck components inside so car can start.
Consider push-starting car (transmission only) if battery or starter is at fault.
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NO ENGINE TOLD THE BATTER ICON NOT GLOWING IN THE CLUSTER TELLS YOU ALTERNATOR IS OK if at idle normal the battery reads 13v to 15vdc the alternator is AOK..<< a voltmeter test easy as pie. THE { BOLT } ICON IS THE ERROR MEANS TBW errors, Throttle by wire due to skipping last step here.
They shouldn't be. If the alarm went off it wouldnt have a "blown fuse". That would cut the power to the alarm. You may have low refrigerant keeping the AC from running and a blown fuse for the cigarette lighter.
If you are thinking you have a blown fuse, this will help you find it in seconds. Remove each fuse 1 by 1 and immediatly replace it with same one if its good so you won't mix them all up. Keep going 1 by 1 and and put them each back untill you find the blown fuse. If you don't find any that are blown, then you have another problem. If you don't know what a blown fuse looks like, here is a picture so you can tell the difference.
If you have a volt meter, first check voltage on the big wire (stud), on the back of the alternator, do this check with engine running, and no jumper cable on, should have no less then 13 volts, if you do, now we know alternator is good, if you don't sorry but alternator is no good, now with test light, follow wire from alternator, to something that looks like a juction box, the cable will bolt on to a stud, there will also be a small retanguler fuse, that bolts up to both stud's, check voltage with test light on both studs, if you only have voltage on only one stud, replace that retanguler fuse, hope this was very helpful.
Follow the wire from the alternator, it will hook up to a stud, that's the fuse to the alternator, the other end will also hood up to a stud, the fuse if redtaguler looking flat and black, get a test light and check for voltage at each stud, if only voltage at one end, blown fuse, replace it, most auto parts have this fuse.
If the wipers were buried under snow/ice or frozen to the windshield, you may have blown the red 10 amp fuse located in cavity 9 in the fuse block located on the bottom left side of the instrument panel near the parking brake pedal. In order of easiest to check: 1) ensure wipers not frozen to windshield. 2) ensure wiper arms are not loose on the pivot stud, 3) check the red 10 amp fuse. You stated that "you can hear the motor". Which motor do you hear? The engine or the wiper motor? If you hear the wiper motor, then the fuse is alright. Try 1) and 2) above. PT Stanley
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