I've got a question re: VATS. I took my car (1988 Trans Am, 305 TPI) out of storage after a year last week. Everything was good to go. I turned the key and nothing. Not even a crank. The battery is good. Power to everything. The odd thing is that I don't hear my fuel pump feeding fuel to the motor when I turn the key on. I checked the starter and even replaced it. Nothing. The odd thing here is that there is power to the starter from the battery but when I go to start the car there's no power from the ignition to the starter. What is stopping the starter and fuel pump from receiving power??? When I bought my car 5 years ago it came with plain keys. No chip. But under the dash on the driver side, I found a black box with about 10 wires going into it. I was told by my mechanic that that is my factory alarm and that it was engaged. I said that can't be because the key has no chip. Plus there's no bulb behind the security word on the dash. I just ordered a new theft deterrent relay(starter enable relay) will this help?? Or does someone out there know what is really going on here. Thanks for any help. It will be much appreciated.



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Problem Solved to - Car won't start. VATS?? Asking for help please
Problem solved!!!!!!!! It was the ignition switch. Apperantly GM cars are known for the ignition switch sliding out of place. When this happens, once the key is turned over to crank the rod moves upward to strike the ignition switch. But because the switch has slid out of place no contact is made thus no start from the motor. In case your wondering how I solved this, easy. Its called having an experianced mechanic (my Uncle) who is familiar with flaws like this in cars. That's why he owns the shop and not his mechanics working for him who cut, jumped every wire under my dash because they were so convinced that the problem was the alarm. Now I know why he can't go on vactions or leave the shop for 5 minutes. In case your wondering where he was all last week while my car was in the shop....he was recovering from triple heart valve replacement surgery.

Employess- One week, lots of loose wires and no running car.
Owner - 5 minutes and problem solved.

Go figure!!!!!!!! :lala: