I have a 2002 grand am that is totally dead. Nothing comes on. When trying to get a jump from a friend there was no response. My battery is 13 months old.....Why is it totally dead?

Asked by romeo3381 Oct 06, 2014 at 03:35 PM about the 2002 Pontiac Grand Am SE

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

There was nothing left on....no lights or overhead light or anything to drain the battery.

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T_S_T answered 10 years ago

The bad battery may just be bad,even trying to jump a bad battery sometime,s doe,s not work,,go have that battery load tested.

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TransAm77 answered 10 years ago

Try unhooking both battery terminals. Hook up the jumper cables to the terminals. Then try starting the car. If it doesn't work then your battery cables might be corroded, broke or shorting out. If it starts then its the battery

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