Car wont start
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From: Stn Mtn GA
Car wont start
Went outside to go to the movies, and my car wont start.
It cranks, but it wont fire.
Battery Voltage is at 12.1v
Everything else seems normal
The only C code i have is a P0161
The others are all H:
B2723
U1160
U1096
U1064
U1016
Any suggestions?
I have to take it to the Dealership Monday to have the rear 1/4 repaired from where some moron backed into it, i could have it towed, but they might have a problem working on it if it wont start.
It cranks, but it wont fire.
Battery Voltage is at 12.1v
Everything else seems normal
The only C code i have is a P0161
The others are all H:
B2723
U1160
U1096
U1064
U1016
Any suggestions?
I have to take it to the Dealership Monday to have the rear 1/4 repaired from where some moron backed into it, i could have it towed, but they might have a problem working on it if it wont start.
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From: Stn Mtn GA
It drove perfect yesterday, the only problems i've been having lately are bad idle and off idle hesitation. Could that be a ground problem?
EDIT:
I checked the one ground that i had problems with when i first got the car (TCS, AH, etc) and its still clean, i'll try the other ones.
EDIT:
I checked the one ground that i had problems with when i first got the car (TCS, AH, etc) and its still clean, i'll try the other ones.
Last edited by bigleman; Feb 24, 2007 at 09:09 PM.
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From: bolckow missouri
Went outside to go to the movies, and my car wont start.
It cranks, but it wont fire.
Battery Voltage is at 12.1v
Everything else seems normal
The only C code i have is a P0161
The others are all H:
B2723
U1160
U1096
U1064
U1016
Any suggestions?
I have to take it to the Dealership Monday to have the rear 1/4 repaired from where some moron backed into it, i could have it towed, but they might have a problem working on it if it wont start.
It cranks, but it wont fire.
Battery Voltage is at 12.1v
Everything else seems normal
The only C code i have is a P0161
The others are all H:
B2723
U1160
U1096
U1064
U1016
Any suggestions?
I have to take it to the Dealership Monday to have the rear 1/4 repaired from where some moron backed into it, i could have it towed, but they might have a problem working on it if it wont start.
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From: Stn Mtn GA
could it be possible that my fuel pump is going/gone bad? When i start my car, it makes a loud hum in the rear that doesnt turn off after a few seconds. I thought it was a problem with my stereo system. My car is falling apart!
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Sounds as if the fuel pump is not pumping!
Check the pressure at the rail to see if you have pressure!
Car needs air, fuel, spark to run! So one or two are not working, just need to find which it is.
Thanks,Matt
Check the pressure at the rail to see if you have pressure!
Car needs air, fuel, spark to run! So one or two are not working, just need to find which it is.
Thanks,Matt
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From: FL
Had you been hearing the noise in the rear before the car had this non starting problem? If so I'd say it is your stereo system, and you should be able to unplug the stereo to narrow it down.
Like Matt said and I'd like to just add to his quote. Car needs correct air/fuel ratio, spark/timing, compression to run!
So we know it's not your starter or battery since you said it's cranking over just fine. The spark plugs shouldn't die all of the sudden and even one coil out should still start it. I'd guess it's the fuel pump still.
There's a part at the end of the fuel rail where you can have a fuel pressure gauge hooked up...Let us know if you need anything else.
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Have you tried cranking it SEVERAL times? I had a problem last spring with my C5 in which it didn't want to crank. We checked the battery cables and found out they were loose. Once tightened it did crank, but it would still intermittently fail to crank. Took it to the dealer where my father works and they found out that the anti-theft system had lost its settings due to the loose battery cables. It took them a couple times, but they managed to reprogram it and its been fine since. Free fix since my father works there 
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From: FL
Like mentioned above you may want to check the battery terminals to see if they're loose. I've seen it before where the battery was fine and we had to tap the terminal with a hammer otherwise it would just crank away and never start
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