Help Car didnt start this mourning!!!!
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Drifting
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From: Northwest Suburbs of Chicago IL
Help Car didnt start this mourning!!!!
Well went to the car put the key inthe ignition.. all the lights turned beep ect ect... pressed the cluth turned the key NOTHING!!! no turnover no sound NOTHING.... all the lights still on everything works.. At first thought it was battery check the volt... 12.4 so battery is fine... tried couple times.. i turned the key nothing at all...so i took the key out watied couple mins.. nothing... then again finaly started right up... like nothing was wrong? i was hesitant to drive so i left it in the garage... i came home from school went out to start her up and she startd right up with no problem?? This ever happen to anyone? should i be worried? could this be the Opti telling me that its about to go?? :confused:
Instructor
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From: NJ
Re: Help Car didnt start this mourning!!!! (Izover4u)
I've had that happen several times on my 90. I think it's the vats not reading the key right and then it has to sit for a certain amount of time before it will start. Correct me if in wrong guys...
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Re: Help Car didnt start this mourning!!!! (Izover4u)
It might just be a dirty key... thingy. I forget what that little sensor in your key is called, but if the contacts are dirty enough, the car will not start because it will not recognize the key. Since it's already started once, it could be just that the wear in your pockets cleaned it up enough to work. Try cleaning the contacts on that... thingy. Soap and water might do the trick, but you might leave some soap residue if you don't sufficiently rinse it off. I'd recommend some isopropyl alcohol and a small cleaning brush (not a wire brush) to clean it, if you have those handily available.
If you sufficiently clean the key... thingy and it fails to start again soon, let us know; someone here may have other ideas.
And someone PLEASE tell him what the "thingy" is really called. Stupid 31 year old memory. :smash:
Edit: aawil beat me to it :D
[Modified by semvhu, 5:29 PM 11/18/2002]
If you sufficiently clean the key... thingy and it fails to start again soon, let us know; someone here may have other ideas.
And someone PLEASE tell him what the "thingy" is really called. Stupid 31 year old memory. :smash:
Edit: aawil beat me to it :D
[Modified by semvhu, 5:29 PM 11/18/2002]
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Re: Help Car didnt start this mourning!!!! (semvhu)
I think it IS called the "thingy"
If the thingy gets dirty, it can cause problems.
Once you get your thingy cleaned up, be careful where you stick it so it wont get to dirty.
Your thingy is very important to you.. treat it nice. :D
If the thingy gets dirty, it can cause problems.
Once you get your thingy cleaned up, be careful where you stick it so it wont get to dirty.
Your thingy is very important to you.. treat it nice. :D
Burning Brakes
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From: Patterson CA
Re: Help Car didnt start this mourning!!!! (semvhu)
...And someone PLEASE tell him what the "thingy" is really called. Stupid 31 year old memory. :smash:
Now what's that "tumbler thingy" really called? :jester
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Re: Help Car didnt start this mourning!!!! (Izover4u)
I HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN TWICE ON MY LT4 SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW. YOU JUST NEED TO WAIT 10 MINUTES(OR SO???) AND TRY AGAIN. IT SHOULD START. IT IS RELATED TO THE KEY AND IT'S RESISTANCE(?). I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, I THINK I WAS TOLD IT IS OFTEN RELATED TO MOISTURE OR DIRT ON THE KEY. IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE SERVICE PEOPLE THIS IS A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM, WHICH GM VIEWS AS NO BIG DEAL.
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Re: Help Car didnt start this mourning!!!! (C4Cvette)
Look on your instrument cluster. If the SECURITY light is on solid, the VATS doesn't recognize your key. Pull the key, clean it off, and wait three long minutes, then re-insert and jiggle a bit.
Pellet, or resistor. Pick one. Thingy, well, I only have one of those, and it's not in the service manual.
Pellet, or resistor. Pick one. Thingy, well, I only have one of those, and it's not in the service manual.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Spanish Fork Utah
Re: Help Car didnt start this mourning!!!! (Izover4u)
I had that happen on mine, fairly inconsistently for over two months. After a huge search for the problem, it turned out it was that one of the screws on my started had started backing itself out and was almost off. It still made contact however, so whether or not it would turn over was really just luck.
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Re: Help Car didnt start this mourning!!!! (sspackman)
I had the exact same thing happend to me then everything was ok for a few weeks then it happened again. Each time I would get out fiddle with the battery, check connections , then get back in and it would start right up. Well at first I thought maybe I had a loose battery connection but after it happened a couple of times over a 2 or 3 week period I started looking of my extra key. I then started using my extra key that came with the car and everything has been fine since. Now that was about 6 weeks ago so now I am thinking it was my Key that I was using. The pellet must of became bad or its contact within the ignition switch is hampered because of wear from usuage.
BTW: I am knockin on wood as i type because if i don't it will start doing it again. :lol:
BTW: I am knockin on wood as i type because if i don't it will start doing it again. :lol:
