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Old Aug 16, 2014 | 09:02 AM
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I start my 1999 and it ran for 10 second and quite like I had turn off the key and now when you try too start gauges jump and DIC shows low voltage and turns over good but no start. Any help is appreciated.
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Old Aug 16, 2014 | 09:46 AM
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First start by charging your battery. If the battery is old it may be part of your issue. Might consider having it load tested at your local auto store. Needs to be charged first but they can do that too if you don't have a charger.

C5's electronics don't like low voltage. May also be the ignition switch which can cause similar issues.

Pull your DIC codes and post them.
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Old Aug 16, 2014 | 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by dadaroo
First start by charging your battery. If the battery is old it may be part of your issue. Might consider having it load tested at your local auto store. Needs to be charged first but they can do that too if you don't have a charger.

C5's electronics don't like low voltage. May also be the ignition switch which can cause similar issues.

Pull your DIC codes and post them.
New battery can not get code to come up I am clearing secured and will check codes. I have had switch problem before.
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May be a new battery but it may be bad or not charged/charging. Can you use a voltmeter to check the voltage AT the battery?

Does the Security indication go off when you insert the key?
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Old Aug 16, 2014 | 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by dadaroo
May be a new battery but it may be bad or not charged/charging. Can you use a voltmeter to check the voltage AT the battery?

Does the Security indication go off when you insert the key?
No.If I let it set for 10 min. the gauges stop flashing and jumping and it will start but shut it off and you have same problem
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New battery may be bad.
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Old Aug 16, 2014 | 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by duramaxsky
New battery may be bad.
let sit for 10 min. everything went to normal and it started. Could the switch secured be bad.
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A defective battery could have plates that heat up and touch. When it cooks they separate and it works again. Happened to me once.
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Switch could be bad but I would double check grounds first.
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Originally Posted by tcrote5516
Switch could be bad but I would double check grounds first.
Is the a diagram of where the grounds are located?
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Originally Posted by dadaroo
First start by charging your battery. If the battery is old it may be part of your issue. Might consider having it load tested at your local auto store. Needs to be charged first but they can do that too if you don't have a charger.

C5's electronics don't like low voltage. May also be the ignition switch which can cause similar issues.

Pull your DIC codes and post them.
showing 2723 passet lock and oo24 low voltage ?
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OK, update us on whether the issue "went away" or is still there.

Clear your codes so we can see what comes back if anything.
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OK, update us on whether the issue "went away" or is still there.

Clear your codes so we can see what comes back if anything.
charged battery and it started. but when I went to restart the low voltage came back on. clear codes and put on slow charge. started next day drove 20 mile and seems fine but ordered new switch, I think that may have been cause of problem. also left on for 5 min. to reset sercureity code. We will see
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