What are you seeing?
Match the message or behaviour on screen. This is a routing aid, not a diagnosis of every possible bug.
The ignition says the battery is dead
Check the battery branch rather than adding fuel. Demo players describe using a charging kit or fitting a spare. Those reports do not give a fixed charge time or prove that a part’s condition percentage is its charge level.[3]
The ignition says there is no fuel
The HUD identifies fuel separately from the battery and engine. Check the fuel state shown by the game. Replacing a battery does not address an empty-fuel warning; this guide does not specify a universal fuel quantity or filling key.[1]
The engine is missing or broken
Follow the engine warning and inspect that component. The developer added a specific engine-fault message; Early Access 1.0.1 also fixes translations of the broken-engine limp-mode warning.[1][2]
The engine runs, but the vehicle will not move
Check whether the HUD shows the handbrake engaged. In multiplayer, a non-host vehicle that tipped and was stood upright could also suffer a documented movement bug. The 1.0.1 notes say to leave the seat and sit down again to repair an already affected vehicle. For a physically stuck vehicle, use the road-recovery guide.[1][2]
Work through the checks
Use this list to keep your place while switching back to the game. A tick records your check; it does not detect the game state.
Still stuck after the matching check?
Record your game version, the warning text, whether you are the host, and what you changed. If possible, capture the prompt rather than only a wide photo of the vehicle. That separates a component failure from a placement or multiplayer problem.
The 1.0.1 update adds connection details to reports sent with F8. Use that route for a persistent bug. We do not recommend deleting a save or replacing every component as a universal fix.[2]