Active Handling Car wont start problem
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Active Handling Car wont start problem
Anyone have any info on this issue. I've taken my 2005 auto to the dealer atleast 5 times within the past 3 weeks and they can't seem to fix the problem. I was driving home last night and the service active handling system came on the DIC. I was able to make it home. I uncranked the car and attempted to re-crank it. The brake pedal became stiff and sunk a little. I push the start button and the car just made a clicking sound. The dealer has replaced the battery, checked the brakes and replace the electronic brake control module. Still having the same problem. Some days i will get in the car and it will start fine. Some days it will do what i stated above and just click. This is getting frustrating.
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Anyone have any info on this issue. I've taken my 2005 auto to the dealer atleast 5 times within the past 3 weeks and they can't seem to fix the problem. I was driving home last night and the service active handling system came on the DIC. I was able to make it home. I uncranked the car and attempted to re-crank it. The brake pedal became stiff and sunk a little. I push the start button and the car just made a clicking sound. The dealer has replaced the battery, checked the brakes and replace the electronic brake control module. Still having the same problem. Some days i will get in the car and it will start fine. Some days it will do what i stated above and just click. This is getting frustrating.
Bill
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I just got through having GM and the dealer troubleshoot this issue on my 2005 Z51 Coupe. Turned out to be the Body Control Module, are you getting numerous messages in the DIC and a comunication light in the lower L/H corner of the dash, I was. Drove down to daytona beach for the race last wekend???? No Problems!!!!
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Thanks Bill. I will be sure to let the dealear know to check for those. Uncranked..... :-)
And 05C6GAC
thanks for the reply. I've read somewhere else where it was the body control module. I will be sure to mention that to the dealer to. I only received the one message where it stated service active handling system. Once I turned the car off it wouldn't start again. Anyhow the dealer sent a tow truck to pick it up today. I'm sure I won't hear anything until tomorrow evening maybe saturday if I had to guess. I will let both of you know what the outcome is. Thanks again!
And 05C6GAC
thanks for the reply. I've read somewhere else where it was the body control module. I will be sure to mention that to the dealer to. I only received the one message where it stated service active handling system. Once I turned the car off it wouldn't start again. Anyhow the dealer sent a tow truck to pick it up today. I'm sure I won't hear anything until tomorrow evening maybe saturday if I had to guess. I will let both of you know what the outcome is. Thanks again!
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I received a call from the dealer on on Friday morning and was told that they were able to crank the car once it was received. I advised the service advisor of the information i received from bill and 05C6GAC. He informed he would look into it but I haven't heard anything else since.
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Well the dealer called today. The technician was finally able to duplicate the issue i was having. He thinks the brake pedal position sensor is the culprit and will be replacing it. Keeping my fingers crossed. Also was told the receiver transmitter was throwing codes and needed to be replaced. Never paid much attention to the issue he described i guess because i keep my key fob with me at all times, but I was told the tech left the fob in the car the car immediately locked and its not supposed to do that. So both keys fobs will be reprogrammed once the new transmitter and receiver is installed.
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Well the dealer called today. The technician was finally able to duplicate the issue i was having. He thinks the brake pedal position sensor is the culprit and will be replacing it. Keeping my fingers crossed. Also was told the receiver transmitter was throwing codes and needed to be replaced. Never paid much attention to the issue he described i guess because i keep my key fob with me at all times, but I was told the tech left the fob in the car the car immediately locked and its not supposed to do that. So both keys fobs will be reprogrammed once the new transmitter and receiver is installed.
As far as the car locking with fob in the car, yes, it will if you have that option set. Mine will honk 3 times and give you about 5 seconds before it locks the doors when it realizes the fob is in the car. I am guessing that is what you mean by 'the car immediately locked'. Mine is a 2011, but i only am guessing a 2005 works the same.
hope all works out fine, i dont have a fuzzy good feeling about the transmitter/reciever replacement, just because the car locked?
maybe he meant it didnt see the fob in the car and locked it, which i guess wold make sense if the fob batteries were good.
Last edited by ChevyDave; Feb 6, 2013 at 05:51 PM.
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Also, the brake pedal sensor wouldn't cause the car to run rough. If the ECM can't control torque properly you can get a SAH message. If SAH was being caused by an engine issue then the car might run rough. Bill
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