car won't start

[SonicION]

I've been having some electrical problems here and there. I posted about it earlier, just the door locks energizing over and over again, the dome lights coming on and off, and the alarm going off al the fucking time.
Well, yesterday morning it wouldn't start at all. Turn the key and >click< that's it. it won't crank at all. the battery is ok, because i can run the radio and stuff. tried to jump it, but that didn't work. I'm hoping i can push-start it and get to the dealership.
And i need to find another ride to work, so i hope the dealer will loan me a car while mine gets fixed (yeah, right). at least it's uner warranty and i have rental reimbursment from the insurance company.

anyone have any ideas what's wrong?

[Darthn3ss]

wow, that sucks.

[ProjectSW1]

sounds like your alarm may be fucked up and disabling your starter.

is it an aftermarket alarm or factory?

btw moving to Technical

[AC66Bronco]

i had the same thing happen to me. it was the ignition switch. how cold was it out?

also i know this is guna sound crazy. but when mine did it after a few attempts to start it.... well a sound came from some where like a dial up modem. [img]{SMILIES_PATH}/confused.gif[/img]

did that happen to you or do i just have a factory freek that likes to talk to me?

[SonicION]

no modem sounds here, and it's been warm. it's the factory alarm, and now it's sitting at the dealer overnight. hopefully they can solve the problem tomorrow and get it fixed quick.

[slowion2]

yeah, it's the ignition switch, has to do with the whole passlock gimmick. mine did that a few weeks back and had it replaced.

[Superman]

Yep, ignition switch would be my first guess. Especially if it's messing with everything else like that. If you still have problems after they replace the switch, ask them to look at the BCM. I had a somewhat similar problem with mine, and they ended up having to replace the BCM. Good luck!

[ProjectSW1]

ok, so it's an ION-specific problem...

disregard my post

[therealm0rh0us]

its not ion specific
general motors security systems suck reall bad
so bad you need to put an extra "l" in reall
astro vans s10 blazers buick olds
any gm make w/ a security system from the factory has been in the shop for some crazy problem like that
or the "security" light will come on intermittenttlly so often you need to add extra letters when writing it
and it always comes up with some crazy code that leads you to believe the bcm is bad but most of the time its the lock cylinder or switch

[lpredline6986]

I know every now and then that I unlock my car 2002 SC2 and the alarm goes off for no reason and I press the unlock button on the keyless remote and it doesn't go off

[Superman]

its not ion specific
general motors security systems suck reall bad
so bad you need to put an extra "l" in reall
astro vans s10 blazers buick olds
any gm make w/ a security system from the factory has been in the shop for some crazy problem like that
or the "security" light will come on intermittenttlly so often you need to add extra letters when writing it
and it always comes up with some crazy code that leads you to believe the bcm is bad but most of the time its the lock cylinder or switch

While that may be true, at least myself and one other redline owner have needed our BCMs replaced. The techs tried everything else and I still had problems. Replaced the BCM...no more problems. [img]{SMILIES_PATH}/biggrin.gif[/img]

[SonicION]

ok, my car's been in the shop almost 10 days, they've replaced the battery, ignition cylinder, and bcm. the sunofabitch still won't start. WTF????? [img]{SMILIES_PATH}/evil.gif[/img]
anyone have any clue what the hell is wrong???

[slowion2]

until they replace the actual electric switch, it's not going to start. the cylinder isn't the same thing (though service people who are not tech's usually tell you the wrong terms anyway)

[therealm0rh0us]

i had to reprogram 2 paslok2 modules this week
it sucked
the one car drove in and changed the battery and wouldnt start
it takes like half an hour to do it
and the other one was a malibu i changed the passlock resistor in