{"id":58378,"date":"2019-11-03T06:54:43","date_gmt":"2019-11-03T14:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/?p=58378"},"modified":"2019-11-03T06:54:50","modified_gmt":"2019-11-03T14:54:50","slug":"attached-cables-and-it-started-2007-cadillac-dts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2019\/11\/attached-cables-and-it-started-2007-cadillac-dts","title":{"rendered":"Attached cables and it started 2007 Cadillac DTS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54274\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2006-cadillac-cts.jpg\" alt=\"Cadillac CTS\" width=\"554\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2006-cadillac-cts.jpg 554w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2006-cadillac-cts-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My car was running perfect. I went out from work and zero power to anything. Thought it would be battery so a friend attached cables and it started up. As soon as he removed the cables from his car, it died completely again. I\u2019m thinking distributor but not sure if it could be something else before I remove the distributor and replace. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><!-- In-Article --><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5950293074584657\" data-ad-slot=\"3814845838\"><\/ins> <script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>First off, your car does not have a distributor so I think it is safe to say that the distributor is not the problem. Your car is equipped with what is called a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/dis-ignition-system.html\">distributor-less ignition<\/a> system. But none of that is relevant to your issue.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/alternator.html\"><strong>How to test an alternator<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lets get to the fix. Most likely the alternator has failed or the connections from the alternator to the battery have failed. In either case the alternator can be tested. Also if the voltage in the battery is to low the vehicle will not stay running as the ECM requires a minimum voltage to operate correctly. So installing a NEW <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/battery.html\">battery<\/a> and and testing the alternator would be what is needed to fix the problem you are having.<\/p>\n<p>Not so common is the power cable and not the battery or alternator. See video.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<div class=\"lyte-wrapper fourthree\" title=\"2005 Cadillac CTS repair fix service charging system problem power cable not alternator or battery\" style=\"width:420px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_ZzMYbP7PEcY\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FZzMYbP7PEcY%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZzMYbP7PEcY\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT7M28S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-01-28T22:04:50Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_ZzMYbP7PEcY\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FZzMYbP7PEcY%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">2005 Cadillac CTS repair fix service charging system problem power cable not alternator or battery<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZzMYbP7PEcY\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FZzMYbP7PEcY%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"2005 Cadillac CTS repair fix service charging system problem power cable not alternator or battery\" width=\"420\" height=\"295\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Service charging system. Fusible link wire. How to fix or repair a 2005 Cadillac CTS when you get the msg service charging system and the problem isn\u2019t your battery or alternator, this could be the problem. Check the red power cable that comes from the alternator, it has a fusible link and that could be the problem. This video will show you how to repair that power wire for about &#36;12.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:420px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My car was running perfect. I went out from work and zero power to anything. Thought it would be battery so a friend attached cables and it started up. As soon as he removed the cables from his car, it died completely again. 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