Bill Curlee, help, help, help!
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Bill Curlee, help, help, help!
I've got a friend in our Corvette club with a '99 coupe that has an electrical problem. Symptoms are:
1. Twist the key to start, some relay inside the passenger compartment (I was listening over the phone) clicks, otherwise nothing.
2. Turn the key, pausing in each detent (Off, Acc, On, Start), and it starts each time.
No DTCs for the PCM, BCM, or IPC.
I'm thinking it's the ignition switch, but could it be something else?
TIA, and have a good one,
Mike
1. Twist the key to start, some relay inside the passenger compartment (I was listening over the phone) clicks, otherwise nothing.
2. Turn the key, pausing in each detent (Off, Acc, On, Start), and it starts each time.
No DTCs for the PCM, BCM, or IPC.
I'm thinking it's the ignition switch, but could it be something else?
TIA, and have a good one,
Mike
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here is Bill's steps for ignition switch diagnosis
https://redirect.viglink.com/?format...03-post64.html
it only takes about 1/2-1 hour to remove the switch depending on how familiar you are with removing the center console.here is Bill's thread for what to look for or how to repair/replace the switch
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ch-repair.html
you can get a new switch from rockauto for about $60
https://redirect.viglink.com/?format...03-post64.html
it only takes about 1/2-1 hour to remove the switch depending on how familiar you are with removing the center console.here is Bill's thread for what to look for or how to repair/replace the switch
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ch-repair.html
you can get a new switch from rockauto for about $60
Last edited by jonnyc; Oct 29, 2017 at 10:36 PM.
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Thanks for the reference. Unfortunately I don't have the car available to do a pinout diagnosis; if I can get to it I'll run through that procedure.
Without that info, have you ever heard of the type of failure scenario I described before?
Have a good one,
Mike
Without that info, have you ever heard of the type of failure scenario I described before?
Have a good one,
Mike
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From: citrus heights ca
i'm not one to just through money in parts to see if it fixes something but to me the ignition switch on these cars should be considered a wear item.kind of like a fuel filter, you don't have to change it very often but once you start having issues it will only get worse until you change it out.
for a $60 part and a couple of hours it's worth doing because even if that isn't your current issue at some point it will become the issue.
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