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2000 Ford Taurus Completely Frozen: Won't Start. Please help!
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Billa-B
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Jan 7, 2009, 10:41 AM
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2000 Ford Taurus Completely Frozen: Won't Start. Please help!
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Hi Everyone.
First time poster here on the forums. Here's my story.
I was away from school for three weeks for my christmas break and I left my car outside. I just got back two days ago to find that my car was completely frozen. When I say completely frozen, I mean it. My floormats are entirely frozen and there is ice forming on the ceiling. Once I managed to get in, the car wouldn't start. Nothing happened at all when I turned the ignition. I tried getting a boost from a friend yesterday, but nothing happened as well. His car was much smaller than mine, so it is possible that it just wasn't getting enough power from it. I just got my battery last year so it is still under warranty. What should I do? I am probably going to have to get it towed, but the car is in my parking lot facing forward, so I don't even know how a tow-truck would be able to access it. I can't get the car in neutral either to push it out. Other then the battery, is it likely that other components are toasted? I am very worried that EVERYTHING in the car is completely frozen. Any help would be greatly appreciated as I am a broke student who cannot afford another major repair.
Thanks in advance for the help.
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dmac0923
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Jan 7, 2009, 11:02 AM
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im kinda thrown for a loop here.............in order to make ice.......you need water and freezing temps......
freezing temps - no water = only freezing temps.
so in order for your floor mats to be frozen solid they had to be sitting in water. i would check to make sure while you were away there weren't any heavy rains causing flooding to the area your car was parked.
sounds to me your car was under water then froze.
if thats the case you have a whole sort of electrical issues your going to have to sort out such as solenoids, computers etc.
do your accessories have power when you turn the key on???
if you put the key in acc and step on the brake why cant you put it in neutral????
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Billa-B
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Jan 7, 2009, 11:50 AM
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I was talking to my dad about it and he said the mats were probably just wet from people getting in and out of the car and since the humidity in the car had no way to escape, it froze. Sounds about right to me and I can offer no other explanation for why they would be frozen. It wasn't soaking wet in there, but I guess the humidity had no where to go. Do you still think I am going to have a lot of computer and electrical problems?
None of the electronics come on when I put the key in. Its as if the car has no power whatsoever.
Im not sure why i can't put it in neutral. The button on my shifter won't go in, which is preventing me from shifting to neutral.
This seems really weird to me.
Any more help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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dmac0923
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Jan 7, 2009, 2:06 PM
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i dunno, i would just check around with the locals about the recent weather..... im from the northeast as well and ive had my share of snow and ice on the floor mats and didnt have a problem..
sometimes the shifter wont engage if the steering wheel is locked
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Tom Greenleaf
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Jan 7, 2009, 3:48 PM
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I'm with dmac also: What really happened?
Either way, car won't shift if battery is totally dead but might with a better jump and might even start. Try that and warm it up,
T
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jayeffel
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Jan 7, 2009, 4:28 PM
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The size of the jumping vehicle should not matter, it is a good strong battery you need regardless of what size vehicle. Good luck
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Loren Champlain Sr
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Jan 7, 2009, 4:55 PM
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Just had to add my .02 cents worth; Not a good idea trying to jump start a frozen battery. You really should take the battery out of the vehicle and have it charged slowly once up to normal temperature. I've read, here in the forum, that batteries can freeze (which I didn't know) and can damage themselves internally if that happens.
Loren
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Tom Greenleaf
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Jan 7, 2009, 5:22 PM
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Make it .04 cents now Loren!
Thanks for bringing it up. Dead batteries will freeze and really shouldn't be jumped but rather removed to see if it's any good at all. They absolutely can and will crack wide open sometimes - game over for the battery! Not always but a maybe.
Also - true - size of vehicle boosting isn't the issue but the quality of the cables used can be. Sometimes a VERY dead battery will take either a longer time to wait before starting or very high end (EXPENSIVE!) jumper cables. My own $100 set from ions ago will start a vehicle without a battery in it at all - every time if that's the issue.
?? How cold is cold? I think a dead battery will slush up inside unseen in the 20sF or so. They definately can crack at 10F or so as I store dead batteries outside for recycle and goofed once - acid all over the place, cracked case!
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Loren Champlain Sr
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Jan 7, 2009, 5:42 PM
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Tom; I have no cents. So I'm told.
Loren
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Feb 13, 2009, 1:24 AM
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i am a flatbed tow operator, size DOES matter....you are going to need a vehicle w/ 2000 CCA's of power to even think about a possible start, or a heavy duty jump starter. your car requires about 300 CCA's and to make matters worse, its frozen...as far as what happened in the first place, the movie "risky bussiness" and the duck ponded porche comes to mind and dad is not gonna say...
new battery, new plugs, and a new set of locks and keys, with a 2000 CCA vehicle for a jump...
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way2old
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Feb 13, 2009, 4:46 AM
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So answer this tow truck driver---How can a 650 CCA battery jump start a vehicle that has a 1000 CCA battery in it?? All you need to jump a vehicle is another vehicle that has enough current to allow the dead vehicle's starter to spin over at a normal speed.
Being way2old is why I need help from younger minds
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