So this all started to happen yesterday when I turned into a driveway and deadlocked the steering wheel a little hard. Some weird stuff happened almost as if the car restarted but the security light stayed on. So I shut the car off and restarted it. No problems no lights all was normal and continued that was for the remainder of the day. So this morning I go to start the car and nothing and I mean absolutely nothing no dome lights no odometer reading no buzz nothing. So I figure the batt is dead somehow and just hop in my truck. Once I realized I forgot my book bag I went back in and saw that the odometer was on along with the dome lights so I push in the clutch and all is lost again and couldn't get it back. Also I had bought a cheap splitter for the cigarette outlet that is suppose to read the voltage output of the car and when I plugged that in about a week ago it would never read above 12v I chocked that up to 1.a cheap unit and 2. Possibly regulated voltage to the outlet. So with all this happening I'm beginning to wonder if the alt has failed and I have been running on battery voltage for the past week (which is hard to believe because I drive about 80 miles a day 5 days a week) Can anyone enlighten me ?

 

Have your battery load tested, it sounds like it has gone south and won't be coming back!

 

I keep thinking the worse like a keypass issue or am I just overthinking this? Also is there a way to open the trunk w/o power or do I have to put power to the front hookups and do it that way

 

How to open the rear hatch with a dead battery is covered in detail in your Owners Manual.
Or a Search here should bring up an old thread about it.

 

Cig lighters not regulated. Why would you think passkey before battery? Psskey is passive, it doesn't break. The security light will come on with a dead battery & lock your key in the ignition.

Link to Owner Manual in my sig.

 

It's my first car with a chipped key. And coupled with the fact I'm a pessimist doesn't help haha. I have some piece of mind now so thank you for that. I'll have to jump it and test my batt and alt

 

0Please READ the Owner Manual BEFORE you jump start!!! It is not a 65 Buick.

 

I'm aware of how to do it. Front post labeled positive by the fuse box (not the power steering lead) and negative on the strut tower. I read it before I even had this issue. Somethings are better to know in advance instead of on the side of the road

 

BTW, that's also the easy way to open the liftgate with a dead battery.

 

I figured. I'm surprised there isn't a way to do it with just a key. I don't remember seeing a way to open it manually