No electrical power after attempted jump start.

[branjf850]

I went to jump start my 2000 ford explorer this morning. When I got in, the vehicle had power, just not enough to start. I hooked up a battery charger to the jump start mode, and tried the ignition. It made one click and now I have zero power at all. No blinking theft light, nothing. I let the charger run for another 10-15 minutes on the highest setting hoping I would see the power return or at least the blinking theft light. Nothing.

This is the first time I have had any trouble. I did go ahead and replace the terminal connectors at the battery as they were corroded heavily, but that did not do the trick. I was wondering if I blew a fuse or something.

Any ideas?

 

[Indispensable Explorer]

Did you jump start it correctly? Positive on Positive Negative on Negative. Either way I would get a new battery, also have that battery checked by someone with a checker to make sure it's dead.

 

[branjf850]

holy crap it was just a dead battery. sorry!