So I got home last night, left the sunroof open and left the key in the ignition. I wake up this morning to turn it on and it turns on struggling as it makes a loud noise. I then turned the car of and turned it back on and the car made a loud clicking sound, and the head lights flashed on and off. Also my window on the driver side would roll down an inch, and I used the power window to push it back up, which worked. I then took the key out, and let it sit all day, and then jumped the car off our other family car. Right when the batter was attached to the cables, the inside lights flashed on and the car started. I let it run and drove it for a bit. Now when I turn the car on, there is the ABS button on the dash lit(the yellow traingle with the arrow around it). Every time it goes to start it sounds like its having trouble, and the lights on the speedometer dim high and low a bit then the car gets running. Whats the problem here??HELP ME THANKS!

 

Either, a bad alternator that made the battery drain, or more likely, a bad battery. Cars act really odd with a bad battery I hear.

 

battery is dead... charge it.... or have an auto parts store test it to see if its bad. if it is replace it.

but yeah these things act very funny when the battery is low. as far as the lights on the dash... well... ide say, see if they go out when you get a new battery.

 

yes yes, test the battery at an auto parts store, usually it's free. if the battery is good then get your alternator tested!

 

sup... any luck?

 

+1 Mine did very wierds things as you described when my battery was kicking the bucket.

 

Yup...90% chance the battery has a bad cell, and the car is acting funny because of it!!
To be safe, as mentioned, test it, and replace it!!
It is always a good idea to check & clean the grounding cables when you change the battery!!

 

yup, it was a dead battery.thanks guys