uh oh! for the first time ever my vibe almost left me stranded

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vibedrivermatt
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uh oh! for the first time ever my vibe almost left me stranded

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I have a bunch of lights on the dash and my battery is dead. I lost power steering and then needed to get jumped at a gas station.
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I think the car needs a new ECM
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I had pics here before but theyre not necessary.
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I probably should have just wrote those all down and pasted them but you get my drift.
Caretaker

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Well, if you have the Maxx Ever Start battery from Walmart, it was rated one of the best just a few years ago.
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Caretaker wrote: Mon Sep 27, 2021 2:43 pm Well, if you have the Maxx Ever Start battery from Walmart, it was rated one of the best just a few years ago.
well, I hope its fixable. im going to recharge the battery.
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Could be any number of things without actually knowing what's going on.

Battery, alternator, seized engine, etc.
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2004 Pontiac vibe GT 6-speed manual transmission. I just bought this car. It's on jack stands front tires are up, front wheel drive. Scenario: without touching the clutch pedal I can go from reverse to first through 4th. In any of those gears I can get the RPMs up to 7,000 rpm then I have to engage the clutch to get into 5th and 6th gear. TIA for any information.
UPDATE: While it's running I can shift in any gear but 5th and 6th without the clutch depressed inside however underneath I can shift into gear only if the shifter is in neutral inside. Any advice is welcome
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