# 2006 Ford Focus not starting please help!

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-focus-not-starting-please-help/187725>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** focus, ford\
**Created:** [December 3, 2022, 11:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-focus-not-starting-please-help/187725 "2022-12-03T23:43:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![brandosh607\_183208](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@brandosh607\_183208](https://community.cartalk.com/u/brandosh607_183208)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2022, 11:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-focus-not-starting-please-help/187725/1 "2022-12-03T23:43:53Z")

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I had someone jump the car and a couple miles later it stalled again…when i tried to jump it again it kept making a typewriter sound from the dash and not starting i think it’s the alternator but i’m not sure it was working perfectly fine that whole day then when i came back out to start it nothing was working. please help.

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2022, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-focus-not-starting-please-help/187725/2 "2022-12-03T23:46:17Z")

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First step , have the battery checked.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2022, 11:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-focus-not-starting-please-help/187725/3 "2022-12-03T23:50:22Z")

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> [@brandosh607\_183208](#):
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> i think it’s the alternator

A faulty alternator wouldn’t prevent cranking, except if the alternator was so dysfunctional it didn’t charge the battery. Basic battery/alternator shop test would tell you for sure.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2022, 12:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-focus-not-starting-please-help/187725/4 "2022-12-04T00:06:30Z")

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How many red or yellow lights were on before the car died?

This sounds like a bad alternator based on how you answer my question.

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**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-focus-not-starting-please-help/187725/5 "2022-12-04T16:06:48Z")

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I wouldn’t think that the alternator would affect the ability to jump-start the car, so I suspect either a short within the battery or bad battery cable connections. Having the battery tested would be a good start.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-focus-not-starting-please-help/187725/6 "2022-12-04T22:50:50Z")

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It seems unlikely, but I suppose a faulty alternator could cause that symptom. I wonder if it would cause unintended problems if OP just disconnected the alternator temporarily, to see if the engine jump-starts successfully in that configuration? Seems like it would be an easy way to prove or disprove the faulty alternator theory.