Here's the situation.
I own a 2007 Ford Focus. I purchased it used. It has 40,125 miles on it. And I have been driving it for around six months. So far I really, really, like this car.
Today I drive to work and my car starts normally. I did however notice that the battery light was on, but I attributed this to me leaving my cellphone charger and my cellphone in the car charging over night. I do forget to bring it in sometimes.
I drive the 20 miles to work, just fine. Nothing out of the ordinary. Park, work my ten hours, and then get done. I go out, try to start my car, and nothing. The vehicle didn't turn over, and no audible noises or solenoid clicks. The was some power to the dashboard, as the odometer backlighting came on and the instrument panel indicators, such as the battery light, oil, etc all flashed briefly.
I figured this was merely a dead battery, and that I perhaps left my lights on. Which I didn't. My cellphone was off the charger, but my charger was still plugged into the socket. I removed that from the socket, turned the radio off and shut off the fan and AC in the car. Got a jump start from a co-worker. Car started up immediately, and ran perfectly fine all the way home. No stuttering or stalling. I figured that it was just a fluke and I left my door slightly ajar with the interior light on that drained the battery.
Park the car at home. Sits for several hours. I figure on a whim that I better check to see if it still starts before I hit the hay and go out to try starting it again. Again. Nothing. Turn the key all the lights go out in the vehicle and no noise or solenoid clicking.
This time I get a jump start from my roommate. Somehow he got the cables hooked up backwards and almost burns up his cables trying to start my car. I lept out and threw them off my battery as fast as possible. I start going through all the fuses to see if any are blown. None were. All the relays seemed fine. Let the cables cool off, I hook them up, right. Turn the ignition, car starts up immediately.
Take the cables off, and the car stays running. I get in, drivers door open, and notice that it's idling a little on the slow side. I rev it up a little, to about 2000 rpm, and the cabin light starts flickering, all the instrument panel lights start flashing randomly. At this point I shut the car off. Waited a few seconds and attempted a restart. Nothing. Won't turn over, and now there is a funny buzzing noise coming from the area of the fuse box panel on the inside of the car behind the CD holder whenever I turn the ignition switch.
Other than the obvious messup of getting the cables on backwards, does anyone have any ideas what could be the original source of the dead battery, odd behavior?
I own a 2007 Ford Focus. I purchased it used. It has 40,125 miles on it. And I have been driving it for around six months. So far I really, really, like this car.
Today I drive to work and my car starts normally. I did however notice that the battery light was on, but I attributed this to me leaving my cellphone charger and my cellphone in the car charging over night. I do forget to bring it in sometimes.
I drive the 20 miles to work, just fine. Nothing out of the ordinary. Park, work my ten hours, and then get done. I go out, try to start my car, and nothing. The vehicle didn't turn over, and no audible noises or solenoid clicks. The was some power to the dashboard, as the odometer backlighting came on and the instrument panel indicators, such as the battery light, oil, etc all flashed briefly.
I figured this was merely a dead battery, and that I perhaps left my lights on. Which I didn't. My cellphone was off the charger, but my charger was still plugged into the socket. I removed that from the socket, turned the radio off and shut off the fan and AC in the car. Got a jump start from a co-worker. Car started up immediately, and ran perfectly fine all the way home. No stuttering or stalling. I figured that it was just a fluke and I left my door slightly ajar with the interior light on that drained the battery.
Park the car at home. Sits for several hours. I figure on a whim that I better check to see if it still starts before I hit the hay and go out to try starting it again. Again. Nothing. Turn the key all the lights go out in the vehicle and no noise or solenoid clicking.
This time I get a jump start from my roommate. Somehow he got the cables hooked up backwards and almost burns up his cables trying to start my car. I lept out and threw them off my battery as fast as possible. I start going through all the fuses to see if any are blown. None were. All the relays seemed fine. Let the cables cool off, I hook them up, right. Turn the ignition, car starts up immediately.
Take the cables off, and the car stays running. I get in, drivers door open, and notice that it's idling a little on the slow side. I rev it up a little, to about 2000 rpm, and the cabin light starts flickering, all the instrument panel lights start flashing randomly. At this point I shut the car off. Waited a few seconds and attempted a restart. Nothing. Won't turn over, and now there is a funny buzzing noise coming from the area of the fuse box panel on the inside of the car behind the CD holder whenever I turn the ignition switch.
Other than the obvious messup of getting the cables on backwards, does anyone have any ideas what could be the original source of the dead battery, odd behavior?
