My car(Hyundai Tiburon,182k miles on it) doesn't start for some reason. It tries to crank, but quickly dies within a second or so. I checked the battery - even tried jump starting it, but no luck. I dont think the battery has any problem since the lights turn up without any issue and they dont fade if I apply brakes. Also I had just driven the car about 150 miles just before parking it(from Delaware to NY) in the morning.
A couple of things to mention:
- When the car refused to crank, out of frustration(it was freezing here today, and yes :spank I tried to crank it too many times and could smell like something either burnt/got superheated.
- It did try to crank over when connected to another car - like after 10 mins of charging it from another car - the starter did engage for a second or so before it stopped(this was after the burning smell)
-My AC compressor is broken and probably the bearing is damaged too. Since the serpentine belt drives the alternator and the compressor - could this cause any issue?the belt still looks good, but makes squeaking noise till the car heats up.
Any pointers will be helpful before I call in the tow and try to get an estimate for the damage.
A couple of things to mention:
- When the car refused to crank, out of frustration(it was freezing here today, and yes :spank I tried to crank it too many times and could smell like something either burnt/got superheated.
- It did try to crank over when connected to another car - like after 10 mins of charging it from another car - the starter did engage for a second or so before it stopped(this was after the burning smell)
-My AC compressor is broken and probably the bearing is damaged too. Since the serpentine belt drives the alternator and the compressor - could this cause any issue?the belt still looks good, but makes squeaking noise till the car heats up.
Any pointers will be helpful before I call in the tow and try to get an estimate for the damage.