I just got a 2000 v6 as a gift for going to college. Thing is, in the last couple weeks, its been very picky about starting. Some friends of mine who were into cars said the problem was with my starter since my battery was verified as working at autozone. My alternator also works when I tested it by removing the battery while the engine ran.
I had changed the starter for a new one this morning. After the fix, when I turned the key, the car didn't turn over. It did however the second time. I just drove to Walmart to run errands and came back in the Mustang. While driving, my radio was running on low or stopped playing at a red light. The radio ran back up when I accelerated. After I came back home. I decided to check if it would start again. It did not and just made a whir noise for a second and stopped. The theft light was one on my dash if that meant anything.
I cannot tell what the problem is. From what I've read it might be that the car is not recognizing my key with passive anti theft system. Sorry about this question guys, this is my very first car and I have no idea what I am doing.
I had changed the starter for a new one this morning. After the fix, when I turned the key, the car didn't turn over. It did however the second time. I just drove to Walmart to run errands and came back in the Mustang. While driving, my radio was running on low or stopped playing at a red light. The radio ran back up when I accelerated. After I came back home. I decided to check if it would start again. It did not and just made a whir noise for a second and stopped. The theft light was one on my dash if that meant anything.
I cannot tell what the problem is. From what I've read it might be that the car is not recognizing my key with passive anti theft system. Sorry about this question guys, this is my very first car and I have no idea what I am doing.