Car won't start after running out of gas
March 15th, 2017, 1:56 PM
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Car won't start after running out of gas
I ran out of gas yesterday in my 2005 Malibu. My husband came and put 2 gallons in it and it started right up. I went to a gas station and was going to fill it up but the pumps were going so slow that I only ended up putting another 2 gallons in (it took almost 10 minutes to put that in). I left today to go to take my daughter to a doctor appointment out of town and when I went to pull in to a gas station not far from my house, my car cut off and I had to coast to a pump. I filled the tank up and when I got back in to start it, it wouldn't turn over or anything. Nothing is working now...the radio, lights, nothing. Is this because I ran out of gas yesterday or is it just a coincidence and I need to get someone to jump the car off?
March 15th, 2017, 2:26 PM
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No electrical anything? That's not because you ran out of gas. Have you noticed any slow cranking when trying to start it? This could be a dead alternator, then running the battery down. It could also be a fuseable link.