Aight,

Car started fine yesterday, today, won't star. Replaced starter, still won't start, won't even turn over. Checked battery, fine...Replaced the ingition switch...Same thing. What's the deal? I was doing some reading about people having the same prob because of the the vechicle anti theft system(vats) anyone know how to disable this?


-Mace

 

u can tell if u have vats by a security light on your dash cluster, and i tink a vats key is bigger on the end of it, what u do is take a multimeter, put one probe on each side of the key, and read what resistance u get, go to radioshack or other elec shop, get a resistor of same or very close resistance, find that wires that go to the ignition cylinder for the vats reader, and put the resistor inbetween those 2 wires, hope this helps

 

Hey need4speedb4c,

Read the post that I made to 1987gta concerning this. Did you get the information that I e-mailed to you this morning?.

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Checked to see if it was the vats causing the prob, but it turned out it wasn't. The security light doesn't stay on anyway.

Thanks for the info though...Here is a list of the things I have checked.

replaced starter (was going bad anyway)
replaced ingition switch
cleaned off key
checked to see if it was being caused by VATS, wasn't the prob
checked to see if it was the neutral safey switch, didn't help
Checked battery, turned out ok


-Mace

 

could it be a fusible link somewhere?

 

How do I check for a fusable link?
-Mace

 

Are you getting a click from the solenoid, have you checked the starter relay? Wiring to starter solenoid?
Just a couple of thoughts

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I got the same problem .. except atleast sometimes my starter siliniod at least clicks someimes .. but most of the time it wont do nothing and sometimes i mess with it and get it to start.. I was told there is a peice thats needs to be replaced when these symptoms happen but i dont know what peice ..

 

Liquid212,

You have E-Mail!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Hey Trickster can you send it to me too.

 

Greetings Supermaxxbasher,

You have two (2) e-mails. Sorry there're late!

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Trickster can you send it to me too.

I think Im having problem with VATS.

 

Hey Pilu,

Give me about fifteen minutes and I will shoot it to you in the e-mail

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thanks.

 

thanks.

 

Hey Pilu,

I take it that you got the e-mail.

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yes, I got It, thanks dude

 

Greetings Trickster,
I am experiencing sporadic starting issues as well. Vader and others have helped a lot.

Can you possible send me an e-mail for the VATS and any suggestion you may have to :
seangohain@yahoo.com or sean_gohain@peoplesoft.com

Thanks so much

 

Greetings IrocZed,

You have a Yahoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Trickster,
Thank you so much for the VATS info. It seems it's either my alternato which is not recharging the battery hence not putting enough current to start the motor.

So now i am stuck as the starter is not going in the right way.
Regards Sean