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    Corroded or loose battery/ground cable.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Triathlete View Post
    Corroded or loose battery/ground cable.
    If this were the case would the other electicals work? Just asking for my own education...
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    Loose or corroded battery terminals would allow a small amount of current through (it's still a conductor, just a very high resistance one)...say, enough to light up the dash. But it wouldn't allow the cranking amps through to turn the starter. So that's one possibility.

    But to go that dead that fast I would agree with the fuse and/or interlock switches.

    Hope you figure it out!

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    Was anyone available to try jump starting it? Maybe a light got left on and the battery just got drained during those hours you were gone?

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    Any noise or clicking sound around the center console when turning the key? If so, it might be the shifter interlock or a bad starter relay in the engine bay fusebox.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ldub View Post
    Loose/corroded batt terminal connections?...
    Quote Originally Posted by Triathlete View Post
    Corroded or loose battery/ground cable.
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    Am I missing something

    Could it just be the starter is just toast?
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