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Originally Posted by watson6505
about an hour ago, I decided to disconnect the positive battery cable and clean off the terminal...no dice
then I disconnected the negative and tried to touch different pieces of metal to see if I got any life and no dice.
As a last resort I figured, why not jump start it since thats usually the most obvious problem.
As I went to the rear lift gate to get the jumper cables, the electronic latch for the rear gate apparently woke something up and the dome light went on inside.
Tried to start the car and it turned over and started....stalled right away the first time, but after that I was able to start it up about 5 times without issue.
Does the waking up of the electrical from trying to open the lift gate latch trigger any thoughts or possibilities?
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Usually issues like this are a bad ground.
If you say you shook the harness and it started working again that’s a clue. We used to diagnose this by having the car running and shaking gently the harnesses and wires around the car.
Electrical issues can be frustrating and difficult to diagnose. But when you find the culprit it is often a simple thing like a worn wire touching the frame.
Good luck!
