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Originally Posted by m3power13
Not necessarily. I have had cars that had the exact symptoms as the OP and the battery developed a bad cell. All cars are different and if some don't get any current from the battery they will not start, even with a jump. Batteries are fickle bitches and will cause all kinds of problems.
Recently helped a friend with a Scion TC that wouldn't start after sitting for about 4 months. First time managed to get it started with a jump. Drove it to the store and back. Turned it off and it would not restart. Tried jumping it again and it was dead as a door nail, interior lights would not even come on or the gauges. Put a new battery in it and it fired right up.
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I won't rule anything out at this point, but the car initially started up without hesitation, like I had just turned it off and back on again. No weak or excessive cranking. I drove it around all day, restarting it 8-10 times. I didn't have any symptoms until the very end of the day, when I had a weak crank, and then nothing... one click and no attempt to turn the engine over.