Mazda Miata is dead

Asked by pearsal Sep 16, 2015 at 03:26 PM about the 2003 Mazda MX-5 Miata

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

New battery and alternator, car is 100% dead, no radio or anything.  Hook it
up to jumper cables and all is fine.  Run it for a while turn off and 100% dead
again.  I am lost

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firebird338 answered 9 years ago

Check ground cable coming from negative side of battery to the ground on frame of vehicle.

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Kelly answered 9 years ago

from what you said..trouble has to be at one of the battery posts

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Alexander answered 6 years ago

My miata when jumped just would not start in general just silence but my miata has has no previous issues

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