Tarmac8

my car is at the body shop...they disconnected the battery and now the car wont start. what is wrong? i tryed searching but the search function is not working it keeps taking me to another screen that says fatal error ..anyway some help would be great thanks!!

fromWRXtoEVO

iTrader: (18)

It can be 1000 things. If they connnect the battary terminals loose the car wouldn't start.

-I f they did not plug in both set of wire brackets to the positive terminal it wouldn't start.
-i f the battery ws disconneted for a long time and place in the floor it might be discharger
- If they reversed the the polarity it wouldn't start
- They could also accidently reverse the polarity already once and fried the ECU
- Maybe the starter is not crancking
- Maybe the alarma(if you have one) is engage
- Maybe the key is not working
- Maybe the clutch switch is not engaging
- Maybe the key is stuck on the last position(the one you use for cranking)

Can you elaborate more?What is specifically happening when you are sitting in the driver seat and turning the key?, does the engine turns at all? Good luck and let us know

Carlos

RumbleN

iTrader: (2)

maybe they blew a fuse! thats the first thing i would check when dealing with the electrical system.

Tarmac8

fromwrxtoevo thank u!!! it was my alarm that was causing it not to start...when i bought the car it had a aftermarket alarm and i never used it so i didnt think about it when this happened. but thank you very much for the info rumblen thank you also ill make sure to always check my fuses before anything from now on when dealing with the electrical system