Hello ladies and gentlemen.

I have an '02 WRX with a no start condition and I'd like to confirm/deny my diagnosis before I go tearing things apart.

Vehicle ran fine this morning, no previous issues of this nature.

Stopped for coffee, out of car maybe 20 minutes. Ignition off, lights off, no draw.

When I got back in, it acted as if the battery was dead.

(I don't have a multimeter with me)

Tried to jump start it to no avail.

When I put the key in the ignition, everything seems normal, until I turn the key forward, and and the odometer fades to nothing.

Key back, odometer comes back on, but no power to anything else.

I believe I'll replace the battery, first, as it's three years old but, I'm thinking there's an issue with the ignition switch.

Opinions?

Thanks in advance!

 

It was the battery.

 

I would have said the same !!

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Thanks!

It was so weird though, how abruptly it went bad, and that it wouldn't even try to start with a jump.
I mean, I've had Jaguars for years and even with their "particular" ignition systems, this was still very odd.

 

If it drops a cell, it'll die in an hour.