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Intermittent problems such as you are experiencing are often caused by a bad connection. If nothing is working, clean the battery terminals. If some things are working, check wiring connectors and fuses/fusible links for corrosion.

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Originally Posted by SouthArk370Z (Post 3374806)

Got you. Thank you! Funny thing is I pulled the fuse for my steering lock yesterday as well but that doesn't have to do with anything right?

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Originally Posted by kennyz (Post 3375111)

Got you. Thank you! Funny thing is I pulled the fuse for my steering lock yesterday as well but that doesn't have to do with anything right?

Yours doesn't sound like an ESCL (AKA steering lock) problem to me. But it's been a while since I worried about ESCLs. See link in my sig for more info on ESCL problems.

If the ESCL was in the proper position when you pulled the fuse, it shouldn't have anything to do with your problem.

The FSM (link in my sig) has wiring diagrams that should allow you to narrow down the areas that could be the problem. A multimeter will be a big help.

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Originally Posted by kennyz (Post 3374682)

So I went to autozone, they checked my battery. They told me everything is good, alternator and starter as well. So today so far so good no dead battery until one hour ago. I parked somewhere turned car off, then I tried to turn on my dome light, I then realize it was dead again.. As I walked out trying to get a parking ticket. My car worked again, battery came back which is just ******* wierd

First problem: You went to AutoZone.....:icon14:

After you do what SouthArk said to do (clean terminals), did you ever answer the question of how old the battery is? If it is over 2 years old, I don't care that AutoZone said it was okay, replace it. You are on borrowed time. Is the car MT or AT? If it is AT, try putting the selector in "N", if the car starts, you have a bad selector switch on the trans. If the car is MT, then you might have a bad clutch safety switch. The FSM in SouthArk's signature, along with a good multimeter, will help tremendously.