Clearly I went to the gas station to get more gas to put in the car. I put the gas in and now it still won't start. It may have been stupid to let the gas even get that low, but lets be honest, times are tough. Had my mechanic look at it and he can't even figure out what it is. He said it's not the ignition control module, power control module, all the fuses are fine... He's stumped. All he knows is that it's an electrical problem. There's no spark to the coils (I believe that's what he said). He said it's none of my major parts, and it could be something as small as a switch or a wire but he just can't find it. Any ideas? Our research has turned up nothing and my poor baby has been sitting in the back for over 2 months.
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If there is no spark from the coil, then the problem has nothing to do with letting your gas get too low. Most likely a sensor of some sort failed, like a crank sensor. Need to get any codes, that will really help as well.
how did it go from running out of gas to no spark? an easy way to see if it is NOT getting gas is...make sure it is completely quiet, turn ignition on, if you hear a humming sound from rear of car, your fuel pump is good. but, it could possibly be a dirty fuel pump screen or fuel filter, running out of gas can pick up trash from bottom of tank and clogg fuel pump screen and fuel filter. also the other answer said get codes, he means diagnostic codes, you know when your check engine light is on, your vehicle has a diagnostic code to help guide you to your problem. email or call for further assistance. charlyboy_979@yahoo.com 336-712-5285 sam...
We found out what was wrong, I took it to a new mechanic. It was a wiring problem. There was no power to my computer because the wires were so old so I had to have them all replaced. The only thing that still puzzles me is why the car would cut off after no gas if it was just a wiring problem. I'm thinking that the electrical system was trying to pick up some of the slack of the fueling system because of the lack of fuel. Just thought I'd let ya know what it really was.
How do I get codes? Should I just talk to my mechanic about that?