# 2005 suzuki forenza - starting?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-suzuki-forenza-starting/24198>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** suzuki, forenza\
**Created:** [January 1, 2009, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-suzuki-forenza-starting/24198 "2009-01-01T21:18:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Fridleymom3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/4da419/32.png) [@Fridleymom3](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Fridleymom3)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2009, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-suzuki-forenza-starting/24198/1 "2009-01-01T21:18:56Z")

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I have a feeling that something simple has happenned to my vehicle. Battery has been tamperred with and now won’t start.Any ideas on something that would be easy to undo and redo ?

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**Author:** ![mshugna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce73a5/32.png) [@mshugna](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mshugna)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2009, 9:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-suzuki-forenza-starting/24198/2 "2009-01-01T21:48:51Z")

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tampered with? battery have charge? lights work? starter turn over? any noise when turning key? dashboard lights? fuses blown? just a few of the questions to ask and to answer…good luck

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2009, 9:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-suzuki-forenza-starting/24198/3 "2009-01-01T21:51:24Z")

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What exactly do you mean the “Battery has been tamperred with?”

When you try to start it, exactly what happens? I turn the key and …

Include exactly what you feel and hear.