Thread: Car Just died at stop sign and now will barely turn over

I'd make sure both terminals on the battery are bolted down tight first. One of my TGPs would randomly die at one point, and I eventually discovered it's because one of the terminals post bolts wasn't tightening down enough anymore. Changed the bolt, and never had a problem with it again. If that's OK, get the battery tested first to make sure it's even accepting a charge, or swap it with another batter if you have one handy just to test and see if it will take a jump. If the battery checks out, I'd check all the grounds as others have suggested. If any of these things aren't in good order, the jump box won't make a difference.

As far as getting to the back plugs, remove the dog bone motor mounts, and rock the motor forward a bit. Should give you more access to the back.

You really need to take a step back and stop throwing parts at the car until you do a proper diagnosis. You could have easily tested the starter to see if it was faulty before replacing it.

You need to test the battery voltage. Just because you are jumping it does not mean the car will start if the battery is dead enough. Also if the battery is dead enough a jump box won't do jack sh!t.

My bet is teh battery is beyond dead and the alternator is dead as well which is what drained the battery. You can pull the alternator and battery and take them both to a parts store and they can bench test them. If you are lucky you can save the battery, but you may end up replacing both.