What happens when you Jump Start your car the WRONG WAY!

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[@TheSteveSquad]

I thought the battery or maybe even the car was supposed to explode if you jump started the car the wrong way

[@MAX-ky2ew]

RAA rescue my car jump start from engine. Expose my Fuse. I cost long time to get it.

[@ImGoingSupersonic]

Glad you just got right into it and not a bunch of nonsense like many people. Talking about a bunch of nonsense and makes a 10 minute video that could be 2 minutes.

[@sherrycrawford4274]

I have a mazda protege. The other day i tried to jump start my car and put the - on the possitive and the negative on +. I wanted to tell you thank you so much for this video because i was able to replace the main fuse and now it starts.

[@CotswoldParagliding]

5* mate! I was calling a friend for a tow then watched this and just changed the fuse and done! Thanks !

[@ExclusiveLM]

Thank you Borat for this tutorial. I'm a big fan of your movies.

[@Juice-jx1pr]

These are the best type of videos and example of what to do with something goes wrong and how to fix the problem. The great thing is you at least you have no idea of how the mechanic will fix the problem if you do not feel comfortable doing it yourself.

[@mcaddicts]

Yeah any mechanic who accidently does this is never touching my car.

[@JenaiHerod_Paws4mercy]

mcaddicts but you won't know until that "any mechanic " has already done it and then it will be too late.

[@alexjohnson7108]

@@JenaiHerod_Paws4mercy got eeeeeem

[@fronzevere5305]

mcaddicts right.. like they are gonna tell you..

[@Nards_1997]

Mistakes happen. I touched them backwards for a second the other day. Nothing bad happened. I hadn't had my coffee that morning and this particular car both the neutral and positive used black wires lol. I service about 3000 cars a year so the fact this has only happened once isnt too bad I would say

[@pastoryoda2789]

mcaddicts who is that cop in your picture

[@tinhorsehi]

Accidentally did this on my Chevy truck and all I got was a glowing jumper cable clamp. No sparks, no blown fuse's, no issue's with starting/running...just a glowing cable. 'murica! lol

[@christopherpittman8054]

Agreed!!

[@christopherpittman8054]

@@singmanlouis do I really need to explain? Just read the original post from Carsrock1999.

[@DarkBykeTwitch]

@@singmanlouis 'murica!

[@benjamin-rn5zn]

Carsrock1999 dick head

[@josh7190]

I did that to on my Chevy Impala I was jumping my sisters car and it was dark so I put them on wrong while the car was running and it just glowed never had an issue yet.

[@birdman1843]

I did that on a S550 , thank God for fuse boxes

[@Mercedes-Kenz]

Mercedes-Benz Accelerate

[@erich9779]

Me on a lamborghini huracan lol

[@MarksTournaments]

@@erich9779 ME on my own ass

[@erich9779]

@@MarksTournaments More like me and your mom

[@wonderbread2764]

I almost did the same thing on the same car

[@SoundsLikeOdie]

If your battery was flat there would be a good chance you blew the rectifier diodes in the Alternator with that demonstration. They will blow way before the fuse does. You will only notice it a few days or weeks from now.

[@Wulfzz]

But the quadlumolator needs retitioning before you fuseflix the metasculator. How does that work out?

[@volt8684]

Most modern cars have polarity protection. Or don’t use jump leads use a power bank that has polarity protection built in

[@camarothorn8939]

Ashamed to say I had done this to my moms 2011 jetta. First things I check all the fuses 1 was blown. Replaced it not the issue. Checked the main fuse right off the battery cables headed to the fuse box under the hood. That was intact. Checked with a test light all my fuses under the hood had power. The fuze box under the steering wheel lost power to about 30% of the fuses had no power. Proceeded to check if the ignition was broken it checked out. I have hotwired one of the 15 amp fuses from the battery and jumped the starter it started no problem. I believe the issue is a fryed contol module. I'll keep you updated with my findings

[@MCFresh13]

As a fellow Jetta owner, I would love to know how this turned out for you.

[@MsMommas-d9x]

Four years later and still no update

[@joshjlmgproductions3313]

My friend did this to our cars. They're both Fords, and run and drive like nothing happened.

[@RM-di6tb]

idk if he yellin or wat

[@ObniMan]

"Is just the way he talks! Haven't you seen any of his movies"

[@faraibotsho8732]

You just saved me money and make me seem like a hero to my wife :-) Thanks a mil, very helpful.

[@slengoslengaw8510]

can you do a video to see what happens when you connect the negative cables to the battery terminals of both cars as well as the red?

[@danknnem8380]

the wires begin to melt

[@tammybryant4671]

Thank you for this information. My boyfriend accidentally done this to my nissan maxima. Now I know what to look for and fix it. Car cranks but horn won't work or radio and seats won't work. Here I go to fix myself.

[@HCkev]

0:14 That's why you plug the positive cable to dead battery first, then positive to live battery second, and THEN proceed with the negative cable. You don't want to accidentally drop energized positive cable on a grounded piece of metal (negative)... Hopefully he didn't drop the red one.

[@BibiTo83]

Mate this bloke is a legend

[@TheRiandragon89]

Thanks for tutorials

[@WorldMechanics]

Thank you for watching!

[@laisjsjs8656]

Thank you made my day it happened to me yesterday hope the Toyota should not charge me too much thank you or if I find it I will do it my self if easy enough

[@collegestudentstoragecss9884]

christ, this video is perfect, this little "mistake" just cost me $2500 on a 2014 Audi!! switching positive and negative. WTF! ECU blew up. $1800 part, 2 tows, rental car, and garage labor! I cant beleive it.

[@Gushers2276]

College Student Storage, CSS Yo brotha im a tech that completed schooling and i STILL read that fucking instrcutinoal tab on my jumper cables everytime im not accidently forgetting that my girlfriend even said didnt yougo to school you should know no fuck no you double check everytime on this shit

[@juniormaldonado6704]

College Student Storage, CSS did it happen instantly??? Because I did that I don’t want it to happen later on

[@hippopotamus86]

You could have gotten a second hand ECU for around $200 - $300 max.

[@Zac19088]

Learn basic life skills before going to college

[@Dvasqz]

Well your first mistake was buying an Audi.

[@mbrang00]

something almost similar almost happend to me once but i caught it in time. on one side of the jumper cables, the manufacturer installed the clamps backwards so one side was reversed. I always check the cables now because of that just to make sure.

[@suk4ed]

what do you mean clamps backwards ?)) jumper + - cables are physically the same

[@afa78djd]

@@suk4ed I'm guessing the indicators on each end? They didn't match up. Like the 2 clamps connected to the battery A were one way and the clamps at the other end were labeled wrong?

[@RobertMOdell]

My dad jump started a completely dead battery the wrong way in his Lexus. Still don't have any ignition lights after replacing all the engine compartment fuses.

[@johnames6430]

Then you probably caused some damage to a chip somewhere. Have lexus scan it.

[@Imdraco_]

Accidentally did this to my honda 8thgen still turns on and runs great

[@joselu90]

This happened to me, need to replace a lot of fuses. Even the alternator big fuse.

[@camprice14]

What do you drive? I drive a Scion xB.

[@oliverguillermo2901]

Good day sir.there issue of computer box if re charge with two battery due to low battery but I got issue I put the jumper positive to negative negative to positive they have any issue with the computer box thanks and more power..

[@jbehzad]

I have 2008 Honda Civic that I have the same problem ,but I was not able to spot the power train fuse . Is that because it's named something else ? Thanks

[@javiaam]

Thank you!!!! Very imformative!!! 👏 👏 👏

[@talbotd27]

I just did this to my car. Hooked up the bad battery correct, the good battery reverse. Noticed after I cranked once and got less power. Switched them and have had no issues. Should I expect any issues to arise?

[@afa78djd]

My old man was once giving me a jump start (to my Camaro) and not only did it spark, it caught fire. After I tried and put the cables correctly, it started without a problem and had no issues after.

[@henryreynolds2657]

Would it cause damage as SOON as you placed the negative on the positive or would you have to place both before it creates damage?

[@mitchflorida]

The big spark is when the damage happens.

[@orion_033]

Yeah we did it last night and now the plug is melted to the battery connector 😭

[@rwaters7799]

my neighbor claims I broke his car... his car wouldn't start so he asked me to give him a jump. I pull my car up, both cars are off, I hooked up cables to my car then started it, i accidentally touched cables together on other end and there were a few sparks. I then hooked them up to my neighbors car. his car still wouldn't start after 15 minutes but claims I damaged his car because the connectors touched. but they weren't even hooked up to his car yet and he won't show proof that he took it to a mechanic that said that would cause his car not to start.

[@Mazxlol]

RainPebble Waters - is your neighbor stupid or trying to scam you? i would tell him to kiss my ass

[@rwaters7799]

Mazxlol I forgot to mention this happened almost a year ago and he's still angry. Even took a swing at my husband when he told him I didn't break his car. we avoid each other now lol his car is collecting dust parked on the street.

[@markvickroy6725]

he is full of crap. there is NO POSSIBLE WAY ON EARTH that shorting the cables while only hooked to YOUR vehicle, BEFORE trying to jump a DEAD CAR would cause ANY damage to said DEAD CAR. Damn... you want to be a good neighbor - but sometimes your neighbor is a crack head

[@benjamingrimes3304]

Mrs. Waters Wow, that is unfortunate. No good deed goes unpunished, I guess.

[@soldatheero]

lol what a psycho

[@jagowu8887]

0:41 to 0:56.= my brain when I wake up too fast from sleeping.

[@Chris-hn2md]

lmfao me at school

[@deodog7135]

sometimes it happens.. when we smoke weed Muahaha

[@CrucialTech1]

Bro I'm literally in this situation for exactly this rn lollllll

[@revit4909]

Exactly bro 😂

[@benwise8015]

No, not when + is + and - is - 🤣🤣 💨 💨

[@rickramey5572]

I blew a battery up one time like that on an older car! It got acid all over my engine, paint job and my Coca Cola Shirt! Thank goodness that it did not get on me except for loosing half of a mustache!

[@TheTechCguy]

Also, make sure the running car is turned off BEFORE you connect the cables! This will prevent arcing, as seen in this video, fire, injury, and death. I see that as a rookie mistake when I see people do that.

[@GuerthysGrowlers]

You've seen actual deaths from this ?

[@TheTechCguy]

@@GuerthysGrowlers No, but I've heard that it can cause it. That explosion it produces can be enough for the person to sustain injuries that could be fatal.

[@RAYTHEONGAMING]

You got lucky 90% of the time it fries the ECU when you do that the main ones that do are BMW,Mercedes and Audi Don't ask me why but for some reason they are very sensitive to that

[@yuhongliu9099]

planned obsolescence

[@BmwMe-uh9sy]

i accidently jumpstarted the wrong way on my 03 530i and it still started up fine i guess

[@TheArmedNurse]

German cars in general are sensitive. I own an E39 and I love the car a bunch but omg the dash lights come on for the smallest issues! It's an amazing car though otherwise which is why I don't mind fixing it often. Would much rather have this car than a mundane Japanese car.

[@elixier33]

very poorly built only need include a diode

[@soldatheero]

hey what about if you only hook up the negative to the positive by mistake? I went to pickup a new car and i had to use my audi to boost it. I connected the cables to the second car (acura) first and it was dark and the hood wouldn't stay up so i fucked up at just lightly touched the black to my positive but i didn't hook them both up. I was able to drive my car fine later but recently it started stalling and was getting EPS message i think, i forget ECU or ESP or something but I think there were signs of this problem before this event.

[@scan2nyc698]

good watch. don't plan to ever having it happen but good to know

[@disasterduck13]

Thanks for the video

[@farbrorjosn]

On my first car a few years ago I was experimenting with batteries, So I added 1 extra battery and connected negative on positive. I got 24 volt. Car started but the ignition couldn't keep up as good.

[@vvs982]

7 years later first time seeing June 15 2023

[@R2L_Kash]

0:54 when you ask her what's wrong

[@nywanderer223]

thank you

[@supercruiser4925]

I subsribed because you got straight to the point. 👍

[@Juice-jx1pr]

A great example

[@s.m2153]

Hallo it's really great video thank you very much to share it with us , I have Mercedes E klasse W211 kompi T Modell, I did today the same mistake then I got the error: - Stop Reduced braking power! Depress brake pedal fully! -battery/Alternator stop vehicle -ESP defective! Visit workshop (ESP error I got it before but when I was restarting the car the error was always disappearing ) I can start the engine but I can not change the gear and drive the gear . I replaced 3 fuses was damaged And there is one part (Trailer-Tow-Module TTM) part number 5DS 008493-10 is burned so I disconnected Thank you for any comment in advance. Michael

[@manoyjentvusa1976]

Very helpful video thanks sir

[@yoma8705]

Thank you subtitles

[@JohnSmith-zw6tr]

NOT TRUE for a Dodge, it catches the alternator on fire, fries the PCM, TCM, melts the wiring harness, ask me how I know.

[@alvinbailey6350]

Thanks so much very helpful

[@WorldMechanics]

+Alvin Bailey We are glad to hear that the video was helpful. Thank you for watching and if you ever have any question let us know

[@alvinbailey6350]

+World Mechanics alrighty sure thing

[@WudgiePwnsU]

World Mechanics v

[@robinocampo7366]

Hello sir..same situation,and fix all fuse and reset ecu.then only crank but not start..i hope you can help me:) thank in advance

[@slowandmore2063]

What if you did this and now your electrical system seems to be messed up. My turn signal clicks randomly when used, the music playing will randomly shut off and start again.

[@slowandmore2063]

Anyone got tips on what to do?

[@oneshotkill5204]

@@slowandmore2063following to see

[@volt8684]

Did this myself mechanic diyer for 50 yrs did it in the dark🙈just one blown fuse. Now bought my daughter a power bank which has polarity protection much more convenient than jump leads

[@BurmeseSamosa]

What happened if you hook a positive terminal and a negative terminal to the ground and drive a vehicle a few feets away and hit a bump. Now the positive terminal droped on another ground post and the smoke comes from the jumper box. What I want to know is can that mess up the chip inside a car?

[@hughbunyea9906]

My daughters 2009 Ford Focus does not have any fuses labeled powertrain but it does have a power point fuse and a couple of PCM, could it be these.

[@justgod613]

Is this Borat?

[@ChuckyBeaver]

Justin Goddard yes

[@erickuhn1042]

My sister is number three prostitute in all of Kazakhstan

[@justgod613]

Eric Kuhn Niiiiiice👍

[@ChuckyBeaver]

Eric Kuhn Uh can I have number please?

[@clickslidebang1871]

Just did this when i jumped my moms ford with my hyaundi. Both cars start fine , no problems, . Thank the car gods. Did not want to spend 800$ on a ecu or chase down burnt cables. They are just car at the emd of the day .

[@do_ob1815]

Thank you, worked great!

[@FrostyCoug]

or you can take the car to a shop and pay a couple of grand watching them throw expensive parts at it cluelessly...

[@ericsoto9626]

question i replaced some of the fuses and the car electrical is still acting up windows wont go up no radio no ac and car starts but wont go on drive reverse or anything its automatic but i cant even move the gear nothing ! i checked all fuses and relays all are okay do you think the ecu box fried ?

[@averyalexander2303]

I've also seen ground straps melt in this situation.

[@kingsdaughterFATHERSPIRITSON]

Will it mess up the jumper cables at the least? I felt some earlier today after this was done wrong and they were warm/hot to the touch. I figured they are probably ruined.

[@elpescado522]

yes if you hook them up the wrong way and dont catch it in time they will start smoking or catch on fire , always put pos+{Red) to pos+{Red} and neg-{Black) to ned-(Black) or it can cause fuses to blow or you cam fry you computer which is no good lol

[@beardedbiker333]

Since we are talking about working on the electrical system of the vehicle. When doing so, make sure and remove your rings and fancy watches. You may become part of the electrical connection. I'm talking severe electrical burns.

[@afa78djd]

THIS! Lots of people take this for granted.

[@bobbysmith7101]

He's like, "car is fixed!!" Meanwhile, check engine is on, SRS is on after the car started.. lmfao

[@scientist100]

This is normal, sensors would report a short circuit to ground when they are backyards or shorted which is right lol. I scanned one of the cars that was hooked up reversed polarity and had these reports lol.

[@GusVega1776]

The tow truck guy that was supposed to help me did this. He said, no worries, happens all the time.

[@mehranmoqadam3659]

Same thing happend to my w211 e55 and it shows the sbc brake failure. What should I do and the audio also doesn’t work!? Thanks

[@francisScrnName]

Very helpful video!

[@youtubediscriber6438]

what i wonted to ask is, I Helped someone with my car to turn on his car,my car is 2018 mercedes c class,my question is Does this have any negative effects to your car,if you help someone.Can it weaken something battery or something else ... Please Answer?!

[@coolice8669]

Thanks a million sir!!! 🙃🙃🙃

[@randomyoutubevideos3503]

Always pay attention when you’re jumpstarting a car because if your battery is like leaking fluid or has cracks in it then if it sparks and it could explode or something.

[@xxXxXxGxXxXxx]

It's not that not that bad.

[@ryankerry123]

That's right! Lead acid batteries can leak explosive gases

[@quebecredneck666]

My brother has a Nissan Quest . He boosted the car with the jumper cables backwards . Now when he tries to start it up it makes that clicking sound and he says all the power and dash light are going crazy . the fan turns on and the back hatch door opens by itself ( Electric door )I can not figure it out . At first i thought - fusible link or powertrain fuses . I live too far to help him so i am looking around and found nothing

[@CloverInvitesBot]

ECU

[@youngtexasplaya21]

Crazy Fun i had a friend of mine connect my battery i am a insucure person i like doing my things by myself no help needed i feel more professional, so i let him do it he connects the battery reverse. Good thing i drive a nissan sentra and i believe that the fusible link protects my ecu I'm still waiting on the part to come in but i just praise the lord it's only that. Hope to get more updates on your brothers car

[@hardeepb1000]

Crazy Fun mpi

[@uncklefrankmoore4540]

What if there is no power train on the fuse list?

[@itookacanuk]

Great video.

[@petecurran3995]

Nice experiment! 👍

[@450mijaou1]

Would the same thing happened if someone tries to jump start a car with a 24v from a tractor? Or would it blow a different fuse?

[@Penfold8]

Safety is number 1 priority!

[@coachmarcl.a6208]

tnx for ds ..it helped a lot

[@teem5642]

I think i short circuit my volvo c70 2007 whilst jump starting. Now it wint start and im having similar issues where its not even responding. Windows no longer open slightly when i open the door as its a paneless one. Will try check the fuses too

[@frankcomando8440]

Thanks great stuff

[@vincewolf5218]

Very good excellent video

[@SaultiBalldeip]

Does this generally apply to all vehicles? I have a Range Rover that this happened to.

[@kristianmarino368]

Anytime a short is created in your cars electrical system or any electrical equipment. Always check the fuses first.

[@LILbreezy423]

it happen to me to my 1998 toyata 4runner ,,, what do you think i should do ?

[@alfinesam]

Bro i mistakenly put wrong jump cables it was dark i didny see i out negative to positive and positive to negative there was spark i immediately disconnected and put the right way.. i start the car check engine light and vsc light came on on my 2008 toyata rav4.. how can i fix it.. please help

[@jjrodriguez3426]

so did you have to charge the battery still after replacing the fuse

[@vladshcherbakov3112]

Basically what you created is a short circuit with two batteries connected in series, i.e 24 volts.

[@pollydor07]

THANKS

[@JasonTylerRicci]

I did this accidentally on my 2009 Toyota Corolla. The horn sounded. Weird. Then I noticed a few blown fuses. AM1, AM2, and I tbi k a radical fuse. Central locking didn't work, ignition, radio, OBD2, etc. I replaced fuses and the car DID start (roughly) then stopped and blew the AM1 AND AM2 fuses again

[@emolatur]

See, now... if you follow the instructions on *EVERY* set of jumper cables I've ever seen, you're grounding to the frame of the vehicle. You might still somehow not see the color of the cables, but the cover/style of the battery terminal is no longer relevant. If you put cable+ to battery- and cable- to frame, you're shorting the source battery through some long cable, you'll get sparks and heat, but not fry anything electronic or blow any fuses.

[@tylerpuckett7213]

Lucky you man lucky you!

[@soldatheero]

what if only one is hooked up to the second car? I had a dead car and i put the cables on that car first (properly) and then I accidently touched the negative of the first car to the positive on the second car could that fry the computer? they both ran fine for like a 40 minute trip after this event but recently i seem to be having an issue

[@Pingaheimer]

What happened?

[@joselu90]

Happened to me because my friend has an old Opel Corsa with black positive and brown negative wires so I didn't look at the battery, just the colours.

[@joselu90]

I thought the brown was red.

[@schowers]

I did this by accident one time but it didn't burn any fuses luckily

[@Backflipspagetti]

I did that today to my 00 VW Passat. After correcting the connection it still started. I was very fortunate.

[@lindseyfrench5065]

Care worker here....oh blimey i got a guy yesterday to use jump leads on my car,,,he attatched them to mine then his and their were sparks...now it wont start,,got to take to garage but it may be alternater so av heard off R.ac breakdown...or fuses...al electrics are not working

[@backyardautos8584]

did this to my 83 mustang with a booster pack it fired the car right up but killed the booster pack looked cool shooting sparks too regardless the car was fine but i did have to get a new alternator

[@JoeOlimpo]

You saved my life!

[@thehervon]

very helpfull,,,,thx

[@bransno4859]

I did this to my quad what fuse what fuse would it be.

[@brianmarabe1103]

Thank you it help me

[@TapFJ7829]

Always thought it would be done for..