New 2011 Trailblazer 330 won't start.

[Zaephen]

I'm new here so bear with me.

I bought a 2011 Trailblazer 330 three weeks ago. I've put maybe 10 hours or less on it in the last three weeks. Taking it very easy with it of course due to the "break-in" period.
Last night I was out on the mountain behind my house making a new trail. I had been on it maybe 10 minutes putting the park brake on and getting off to cut small trees that were in the way. I got back on it and gave it some gas and it died. I didn't think too much about it so I turned the key off and tried to start it. Nothing. I thought I may have accidentally hit the kill switch so I check it and it was on Run. Tried again, nothing. Then I noticed that the "N" light wasn't on. None of the lights on it were on. Thinking the battery may be dead I tried to pull start it. Nothing. I couldn't get it to start.

Any ideas on what I could check here? Are there fuses I can look at? Remember, this is a three week old, brand new ATV that has been babied for the break-in period. I have no idea what to check.

Thanks,
Zaephen.

[blueline15]

Good news is, you are under warranty! If you are close to your dealer, I would just let warranty cover it, get it logged on the books for potential future problems, and let them take care of it.

If thats not a feasible option right now. There are a few things to check. What elevation are we running at? Its not turning over at all? No lights, no nothing?

I could have been the battery failed. Was this a showroom or sidewalk model, or did they pull it out of the crate when you bought it? If it was already assembled, they may have filled the battery, and having it sit on the showroom floor may have caused it to fail prematurely. Batteries last the longest when they are constantly used, not when they are not used for long periods of time.

A simple load test will check its amperage and tell us the condition the battery is in. Just needs to be fully charged with volts before it can be load tested, at any battery shop or your dealer. It only takes a second to do. I would start with checking out the battery.

[Zaephen]

Thanks for the quick reply Blueline.

Yeah, I'm taking it in the morning to the dealer I just hate to as I have a four-door S-10, you know, with the 4 foot bed LOL so I'm having to borrow a trailer.

Elevation? Not a clue... er, Kentucky hehe. No, it won't turn or do anything with the key. No lights, nothing.

It was a showroom model.

It could be the battery I guess but wouldn't the pull-start start it if the battery was weak or even dead? When I started it to take it out yesterday, it started immediately. I mean not even a couple of cranks. It started like it always does on the very first turn of the engine.

[blueline15]

There could be other things going on, but it would be very unlikely. The CDI may be bad, you may have blown a fuse somewhere, etc. All of these are pretty rare. It may be a combination of things going on. The battery may be toast, the spark plug my be fouled, and or there is a fuel deliverly problem, either by a flooded carb, a starved carb, or plugged up fuel line/filter.

Its probably just a very minor "maintenance" issues since it was uncrated, they probably activated the battery, and I can promise fuel had been through the machine, which means it may have started to turn into "gunk" inside the carb or lines.

I have seen many a batteries fail like this too before.

[Zaephen]

I'll give it one more quick look-over when I get home this evening and if I can't get it running, it's going to the dealer tomorrow.

Thanks for all the help/advice .

[blueline15]

Get a partner, and when/if you pull start it, put the parking brake on, and put it in neutral, and check it is in neutral by rocking it back and forth. Have the extra person hold the throttle wide open as you pull start it. These 330s are very stubborn and cold blooded when brand new. As the break in, they run a lot better. It isnt uncommon to see these things fill their float bowl up with fuel, and then the AF is too rich to start. Holding the throttle open will allow the most air to get in there, bring the AF ratio back closer to normal, and it should evenutally start, if the bowl is full of fuel.

There is also a screw on the side of the bowl, that you can loosen, and any fuel in the bowl will drain out. May be worth it to just check that to see if the bowl is full.

Good luck, let us know what you end up doing and how everything turns out.

[Zaephen]

Originally Posted by blueline15

Good luck, let us know what you end up doing and how everything turns out.

Will do!

[Zaephen]

I finally found the fuses on it yesterday evening when I got home. Sure enough the blue "15" one was black and when I took it out and looked at it, it was blown.
Luckily, they gave me a blue "15" and red "10" with the owners manual so I replaced it. Turned the key and poof, blew it immediately.
I loaded it up and took it to the dealer this morning. I told the guy what I had found and he said there must be a wire touching somewhere. They are supposed to look it over after lunch and call me back. I'll post whatever they find.

I have to say I'm a little pissed to be having such problems with a brand new machine .

[blueline15]

I know it sucks, but this is why they give a 6 month warranty. Cause not every machine will be perfect. They will get this fixed and behind you.

[Zaephen]

Originally Posted by blueline15

They will get this fixed and behind you.

Yeah, I'm sure they will. I'm not worried or anything, just impatient .