If a car does not turn over, what causes can you think of?

[coloradodem2005]

Starter (got replaced)
Battery (got replaced four years ago, but may need to be replaced again because car has not been driven for a long time)
Connections (replaced)

Anything else?

[johnnie]

1. Does it do anything?

Lights come on?

[coloradodem2005]

7. No.

Electronics are dead.

[johnnie]

8. Clean the battery connections

See if one or both are loose.

[coloradodem2005]

13. I don't think they are loose.

[DelawareValleyDem]

14. If you have a voltmeter

see if the battery is completely dead. If you not getting ANY electronics, that's the most likely cause if you're sure the connections and wiring is OK.

[johnnie]

15. Well, if you haven't driven it for a long time

The battery can be dead. And sometimes the battery terminals will build up corrosion.

[rockymountaindem]

2. Why, is it on its roof?

[StopTheMorans]

6. it's just sleeping

[skygazer]

29. It's pining for the fjords n/t

[madinmaryland]

3. Probably battery.

Can it be jumpstarted?

[DelawareValleyDem]

4. Neutral start switch

some auto chains will test battery for free.

[Salviati]

5. Could be a problem with the solonoid...

is it making a "click-click-click" noise when you try to start it? If not then the solonoid may be the problem...

[coloradodem2005]

9. No.

But I got the starter replaced last year and I haven't driven the car for a long time. I don't think it's the solonoid.

[SmokingJacket]

10. Dirty spark plugs.

That's always my problem.

However, sometimes batteries run out quickly because there's some kind of electrical problem.

On edit: guess it's not your plugs if there's no electricity at all!

Alternator??

[sui generis]

11. alternator fashizzled

but your battery is probably drained, especially if the car had a LED/LCD clock or car alarm or anything else that drains a trickle from the battery.

Also, if it chugs and coughs but won't catch - you may have vapor in the gas line. Try getting a neighbor to jump you first and drive around for at least ten minutes, preferably 15 or 20 without shutting off the engine to allow the battery to recharge.

[napi21]

12. Bad ground.

Can you turn the engine over by hand? Scary thought, but ou said ht hasn't been driven for a long time. Could moisture and condensation have caused the engine to seize? (Been there!)

First, I would make sure you have a good ground. Then I would pull a battery from another running car and try it. If you are sure the + and - terminal connections are clean and making good contact, it almost has to be the battery or the ground.

[Speck Tater]

16. Check your fuse panel.

This happened to me once and it just a blown fuse.

[Joe Power]

17. Gravity

Or maybe Super Glue.

[MercutioATC]

19. Beat me by 8 minutes...

:)

[johnnie]

20. Hey MercutioATC

You coming to the Cleveland meetup?

[MercutioATC]

22. Can't...I'm working :(

[BigMcLargehuge]

18. ignition points

ignition coil
clogged fuel filter
clogged fuel line
broken fuel pump
engine taken out and replaced with cheese
car is crushed into cube...

[Midlodemocrat]

21. alternator? (nt)

[Seabiscuit]

23. It's a Hummer.

[ContraBass Black]

24. A Hummer shouldn't be all that hard to overturn.

[Seabiscuit]

25. Yeah... I think my little Corolla could knock one on its ass.

[LiberallyInclined]

26. dead battery.

how long is "(car has not been driven) for a long time"?

[Enraged_Ape]

27. Sounds like battery to me

That's usually the weakest link. If you haven't run it in a while, and it's about four years old, that would be the first suspect. Can someone jump it for you?

[Rabrrrrrr]

28. I would think first dead battery

especially if no overhead lights or buzzing or anything happens when you open the doors.

if it's been sitting a long time, the battery has probably gone dead.

Just recharge it. You shouldn't need to replace it.

[Xithras]

30. Add another vote for battery.

Most cars today have lots of small electronics that never turn off and are always slowly draining the batteries. Typically if you're going to park a car for more than a month or two, you'll want to disconnect the battery to avoid this sort of thing.

A quick jumpstart should solve your problem.

[Misunderestimator]

31. I just got my car fixed, after a rat had eaten through the wiring.

:shrug: I vote for RAT.

:puke:

[Maddy McCall]

32. Coil wire.

I bet it's the coil wire. Or the battery.

[Maine-ah]

33. if not battery, check alternator.