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My girlfriend has a four door, automatic 2002 Focus hatchback. We went away on vacation for a week and half, leaving the car to sit. After returning, we got in the Focus, and it started easily and on the first crank. We drove it about 2.5 miles and parked it at my house, where it sat in the driveway while it rained moderately during the day.
7 hours later, we went to try and take it to the store and it wouldn't start. No clicking, not starter whine, nothing. The headlights and high beams also don't come on, although the other dash lights and the parking lights will. I thought dead battery caused by some kind of drain, so she called AAA and they came out with a battery jumper and battery tester. The guy tested the battery and said it registered fully charged (just replaced a year ago) and said that he thought it was the starter. However, even hooked up to the battery jumper, the headlights still wouldn't come on, although with the hood up we could hear a slight click sometimes when she turned the key. The AAA guy said its your starter and left.
That seems odd to me, because the lights won't turn on I presume it was an electrical issue. I checked the major fuses and didn't see anything blown, but I would have guessed it was a relay or fuse that took everything out. Has anybody had a similar problem? The only other piece of information that I can add that may be relevant is that about 2 weeks before this happened, we could periodically hear the doorlock solenoids clicking sometimes, both driving and while parked, although the door locks were never engaged during this sporadic clicking, and continued to function normally when pressed with the switch or the key fob.
Any advice or suggestions about what may be wrong is appreciated.
7 hours later, we went to try and take it to the store and it wouldn't start. No clicking, not starter whine, nothing. The headlights and high beams also don't come on, although the other dash lights and the parking lights will. I thought dead battery caused by some kind of drain, so she called AAA and they came out with a battery jumper and battery tester. The guy tested the battery and said it registered fully charged (just replaced a year ago) and said that he thought it was the starter. However, even hooked up to the battery jumper, the headlights still wouldn't come on, although with the hood up we could hear a slight click sometimes when she turned the key. The AAA guy said its your starter and left.
That seems odd to me, because the lights won't turn on I presume it was an electrical issue. I checked the major fuses and didn't see anything blown, but I would have guessed it was a relay or fuse that took everything out. Has anybody had a similar problem? The only other piece of information that I can add that may be relevant is that about 2 weeks before this happened, we could periodically hear the doorlock solenoids clicking sometimes, both driving and while parked, although the door locks were never engaged during this sporadic clicking, and continued to function normally when pressed with the switch or the key fob.
Any advice or suggestions about what may be wrong is appreciated.
