KiNgMaRtY
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I had another Odyssey battery crap out on me. I had a new diesel truck Interstate battery in my garage that I've had for a few years now just sitting on the shelf. I managed to get it to fit.
I took the car out on a very cold night, headed to a DSM meet. I get off the freeway and the after a few minutes the car shuts off on me and won't start. It cranks and cranks but it just won't start. I tried checking all connections under the hood and everything appeared to be well connected. I removed the negative battery cable to reset and connected it back and nothing. I was able to push it into a parking spot at the mall where the meet was being held a bit away. I left the car there and walked to the meet location. After about 2 hours I went back to the car and it started right up. I drove it the 1/4 mile to the meet location and I turned it off. 45 minutes later I get into the car and it starts right back up and gets me home after the 20 mile drive.
This past Sunday I went to the store about 2 miles away and shut the car off for about 5 minutes. I get back in start it up and as I am leaving the complex it shuts off on me. Same thing. It won't start and just cranks and cranks. It was late at night and I gave it about an hour to see if I could get it to start and it did not start. I did not want to wait any longer so I towed it home.
Last night I went into my garage to give it a shot and I knew it would was going to start and sure enough it started right up. Turned it off and back on 3 more times.
I don't have a check engine light. I will check my DSMlink over the weekend to see if there is a stored code.
If there is not, I don't want to dive it and wait for it to shut off on me someone randomly so I can trouble shoot it. It appears to happen when the car warms up and after a while. Car gets cold and it will start again. Something appears to be going out. Ignition coil? What could be the possible issues?
I took the car out on a very cold night, headed to a DSM meet. I get off the freeway and the after a few minutes the car shuts off on me and won't start. It cranks and cranks but it just won't start. I tried checking all connections under the hood and everything appeared to be well connected. I removed the negative battery cable to reset and connected it back and nothing. I was able to push it into a parking spot at the mall where the meet was being held a bit away. I left the car there and walked to the meet location. After about 2 hours I went back to the car and it started right up. I drove it the 1/4 mile to the meet location and I turned it off. 45 minutes later I get into the car and it starts right back up and gets me home after the 20 mile drive.
This past Sunday I went to the store about 2 miles away and shut the car off for about 5 minutes. I get back in start it up and as I am leaving the complex it shuts off on me. Same thing. It won't start and just cranks and cranks. It was late at night and I gave it about an hour to see if I could get it to start and it did not start. I did not want to wait any longer so I towed it home.
Last night I went into my garage to give it a shot and I knew it would was going to start and sure enough it started right up. Turned it off and back on 3 more times.
I don't have a check engine light. I will check my DSMlink over the weekend to see if there is a stored code.
If there is not, I don't want to dive it and wait for it to shut off on me someone randomly so I can trouble shoot it. It appears to happen when the car warms up and after a while. Car gets cold and it will start again. Something appears to be going out. Ignition coil? What could be the possible issues?
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