car wont crank

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Asked by jb84 Jan 16, 2014 at 09:15 PM about the 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis GS

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 2000 grand marquis i had my battery changed and ends i went to crank it today
and everything went out and the car didnt make a sound so i unplugged the cable for
about 10 seconds tighten my ends and all my lights came bk on so i waited 30min an
tried to crank it an it cranked right up but on my way home i saw my headlights flicker but
once i got home i turned the car off and tried to crank it again and it did the samething
what do you think is wrong?

2 Answers

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Bad battery connections. Tighten and clean the connections. Inspect the cable ends. If they are old they might be cracked and not tightening all the way down.

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Start where the work was just done. They may have left something loose or cracked a battery terminal. Check the ground where it bolts to the frame or body for loose corroded connections.

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