Car won’t start - 2012 GS
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Car won’t start - 2012 GS
This morning I got in the car and it made the dreadful clicking noise. But it started up and everything but the gage lights turned on. I knew if I turned it off it might not turn back on...and it didn’t.
now I’m locked out too! Trunk won’t open when I insert key and turn.
on top of that, for some reason my head unit is on and stuck on reverse camera and my interior lights wouldn’t turn off.
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now I’m locked out too! Trunk won’t open when I insert key and turn.
on top of that, for some reason my head unit is on and stuck on reverse camera and my interior lights wouldn’t turn off.
thoughts?
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Wasn’t battery, starter, or alternator ...connections are good to battery as well.
Still won’t start..I’m baffled at this point.
Still won’t start..I’m baffled at this point.
Last edited by kingjaymes; Mar 10, 2020 at 12:49 PM.
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So i just had a mechanic here, he messed around with the relay switches (ie took the starter, drivetrain and startup and wiped them down) and removed the terminal to the battery (it's a little loose, but not bad). And voila, the lights returned and the car was able to start.
I have no idea why tho...
I have no idea why tho...
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So i just had a mechanic here, he messed around with the relay switches (ie took the starter, drivetrain and startup and wiped them down) and removed the terminal to the battery (it's a little loose, but not bad). And voila, the lights returned and the car was able to start.
I have no idea why tho...
I have no idea why tho...
Battery connections need to be tight.
C6 Vettes sometimes have bad ground connections.
The negative battery terminal connector can be tricky.
Whoever did your audio may have disconnected negative battery cable and not reinstalled properly.
Last edited by oldcanuck; Mar 10, 2020 at 03:11 PM.
Loose connections of any type are not good 
. Glad you got it to start 
. Very 
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"a little loose" is not good.
Battery connections need to be tight.
C6 Vettes sometimes have bad ground connections.
The negative battery terminal connector can be tricky.
Whoever did your audio may have disconnected negative battery cable and not reinstalled properly.
Battery connections need to be tight.
C6 Vettes sometimes have bad ground connections.
The negative battery terminal connector can be tricky.
Whoever did your audio may have disconnected negative battery cable and not reinstalled properly.
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After taking out the fuse and then removing terminal to reset after a few seconds I replaced it and everything reset inside the cab.
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But why wouldn’t the trunk open using the key????
I thought that was the backup to get into the car if the battery was dead?
I thought that was the backup to get into the car if the battery was dead?
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Trunk key
No idea. Seems like an unfortunate separate issue. It’s the valet key that I’ve used before to program other fobs. I don’t know it it’s a faulty lock but I will take to dealership soon if I can’t find the answer on the forums.
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Ah - okay - wasn't sure what the connection was there, but it did make me worry a bit! The only way in the car once you have a dead battery is to open the hatch and pull the door release. If that hatch lock could fail from some non-mechanical part, that would bother me.