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I was driving and the car went dead and I coasted to a stop w/no steering. I tried to restart and it would not make a sound, but I heard like a slow tick from the dash even with the key out the ignition. After 1 hour I went back to try again and it cranked right up, but it is as if the battery has been disc. becasue the cd was ejected, the air was blowing and my check engine light had been on but it reset and now was off.