Mazda Miata is dead

Asked by pearsal Sep 16, 2015 at 03:26 PM about the 2003 Mazda MX-5 Miata

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

New battery and alternator, car is 100% dead, no radio or anything.  Hook it
up to jumper cables and all is fine.  Run it for a while turn off and 100% dead
again.  I am lost

3 Answers

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Check ground cable coming from negative side of battery to the ground on frame of vehicle.

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70,085

from what you said..trouble has to be at one of the battery posts

My miata when jumped just would not start in general just silence but my miata has has no previous issues

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