I drive a 2008 Honda Fit Sport, and I managed to leave the overhead dome light on for a few days when I didn’t drive. Naturally the car died, but when I asked my boyfriend for a jump, he got really skiddish. He drives a 2005 Volvo R-something that has a lot of internal computer parts and he’s …

Doing it correctly will cause no damage. Reversing the jumper cables will likely do great damage to the car being jumped. (It’s possible, but less likely, to do damage to the jumping car too.) Get your boyfriend to buy you a $50 battery charger (and maybe and extension cord) and you can both be h…

As far as old wives tales go I have also heard especially in cases where a battery is stone cold dead some cars can suffer problems when being a good Samaritan. Any real world examples of trouble out there?

While “Volvo” is a make of car, it’s also a state of mind. Is YOUR boyfriend a Volvo?? Maybe you should try a Mustang GT for a ride through the park…

Motorweek did a segment in Goss’s Garage on this. Apparently voltage surges can get through battery system to the ECM or PCM and damage the low voltage components. The segment also included jumper smart cables from Michelin that recognize the polarity and buffer the cars from voltage surges. Sinc…

Hi There: If I were your boy-friend I would tell you the same as he did. You sure can do damage on most of the newer cars. What i have wrote up and attached under my 2006 Honda CRV hood is as follows. Hook up cables the proper way, I’m sure your boy-friend knows the procedure ,leave it sit that way …

“Car Talk” is public radio, so what does that tell you about a public TV car show? Just kidding! “Motorweek” has been produced here in Maryland by MD Public TV like forever and they do an excellent job. Although I don’t always agree with their vehicle tests. Goss’s Garage has been part of the show…

lilacwire… Your boyfriend is wrong. As others have already mentioned, done correctly this is a VERY SIMPLE task, on the level of pumping gas. A quick Google of “How to Jump Start a car” would have yielded, good, safe and reliable, step-by-step-with-pictures info, anyone could follow. Apparently …

“Naturally the car died, but when I asked my boyfriend for a jump, he got really skiddish.” Asking him to jump start your car caused him to go into a skid? Perhaps he needs new tires, or maybe he needs to reduce his caffeine intake. ;-)) Seriously, however, I can understand him becoming a bit sk…

Can jumping a car kill the internal computer?

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tardis June 14, 2010, 10:20pm 4

I have only heard of damage when the cables were reversed. Anyone else?

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Can jumping a car kill the internal computer?

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