Car update with dragon eggs

[silverthorne]

Well, finally got Ford back out this morning to tow the car from the employee parking lot. Bad news is that I don't know how long it'll take for them to find and fix the problem. The good news is that the first time the tow truck driver tried to start the car, it did the same thing to him that it did to me when I tried to start it Tuesday afternoon, and after he looked under the hood, messed with the battery cable for a minute, and tried again, the car did start, so whatever's wrong is apparently very fixable. They just have to find the actual problem rather than the symptoms. Here's hoping it's easy and cheap...in that good way. ;)

Work is boring today. Basically, my job is to sit here and wait for stuff to trickle in from UPS and FedEx. It's doubtful that the supply trucks will show (I'm hoping they don't, really), so once I take care of the usual suspects, I can get out of dodge and have a semi-extended weekend. And...wait for Ford to call me back.

So that's life in a nutshell. Now I just have to figure out how to get some milk and creamer in the house this weekend, if the car doesn't get fixed. Think I'll skip the milk and just walk to Wally World for powdered creamer once I get off work.

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Comments

[ninjagaijin.livejournal.com]

From what I've heard so far, it's def. a problem with your electrical system. It could be anything as simple as possibly needing new plugs and wires (When was the last time you changed those?) or an improperly grounded wire, to a short battery cable, damaged post, or even your alternator.

[silverthorne.livejournal.com]

I'nm voting for electrical at this point, too. Especially since another problem that may or may not be related (and I asked them to look at that as well while they were at it this time around) is that my interior light doesn't shut off when the door is closed like it's supposed to, so I have to leave it in the 'off' position (which means no light at all).

They changed both the battery and the wires/cables connected to it last time. The towtruck driver said he 'messed with' the cable (but that it was also tightly attached to the battery) when he got it to work, so I'm sure they'll probably recheck all that again. Diagnostics didn't point to the alternator last time, but we'll see. For all I know, the alternator gave up the ghost after 8 months of abuse.

[ninjagaijin.livejournal.com]

Fords are notoriously fickle and poorly engineered, so nothing would surprise me.

Does it have trouble turning over if you've left it sitting for a long time? Say, 12+ hours?

[silverthorne.livejournal.com]

Eh, my car is ten years old, I've been the only owner, and other than eating it's own AC unit a few years back, I haven't had anything really serious go wrong with the car in all the time I've had it. It's been things like flat tires, having to replace the brake pads and belts once--normal wear and tear shit. It's more than likely age catching up with the poor thing.

I've noted this problem usually crops up after a cold night followed by warmer weather immediately after, so that might have something to do with it.

[silverthorne.livejournal.com]

Oh, and to actually answer your question, no, it doesn't. It either works...or it doesn't. There's really no build up 'incidents' to indicate a problem until it does what it's been doing recently. Then they 'fix' it, it works fine, and then I get into the car one day and it's back to the same problem again. :P