Engine Won't Crank - Battery or Worse - Sanity Check

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by StrangeLove4791

Well, turns out it wasn't a battery or an alternator or anything else you might expect. In fact it was a mother !@#$!^& rodent, which had nested in my engine and chewed through the wiring harness. Unfortunately, when I discovered the car wouldn't start, I was leaving the country the next day. So I took no further action. I was gone for two weeks, and went out to deal with it the day after I got back.

Here's what I found...

Well technically it is indeed a battery issue since no power could get out of it!
That really sucks but you aren't the first nor will you be the last to have rodents destroy wiring. Last winter I opened my hood and found a pile of peanuts on my block. I was lucky they were just using it as warehousing and not apartments. Yet!

[gramicci101]

Originally Posted by StrangeLove4791

Yes, thank goodness...estimate is ~$5000.

Holy shit. I hope it isn't totaled.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by StrangeLove4791

Yes, thank goodness...estimate is ~$5000.

Fuck me to tears.