My Car Won't Start! [3 lines thru "P"]

[Dave Van]

After a month of not being driven due to some surgery I had the battery was dead. I charged the battery per the book, removing the battery terminals. After the battery was fully charged and reconnected I got the 3 bars of death. I went through the shifter thing twice and the car started. I love my little car (both of them!) but not a huge fan of electronics! I am used to working on my 60's and 70's era muscle cars that aren't so picky!

[The Rigger]

Originally Posted by mvukovich

The only other problem i had was the engine light comes on each and every time I add fuel to the car.

Faulty fuel filler cap? It's a closed fuel system, and if there's a leak somewhere (or you don't tighten the cap down all the way - three clicks minimum) you'll get an engine-trouble indicator.

[BalconesTexas]

It wouldn't crank yesterday at on point. It took two or three attempts but then it cranked and started. This morning nothing..........so, I checked and charged the battery ( it was low....i was hoping that a full charge might change something......no dice.) I tried the little maneuver described above with no change. I'm not real sure about the validity of that test. What I did find was that I had left the window down and departed the car yesterday unlocked. After a couple of unsucessfull attempt to crank the Passion I repaired the fault by locking and unlocking the car with the fob. It was an alarm issue. Its all good now.

[curtis]

god, these electronics really suck, they euros should stick to what they know and leave the Tech up to the USA and Japan, my car has a dead battery now and it's about 0 degrees out so I'm not messing with it until it warms up