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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 07:07 PM
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ss/tc wont start

My Tc Wont Start It Cranks And Cranks But Wont Fire. Even When I Let Go Of The Key Like You Would If Had Started It Still Keeps Cranking? It Doesnt Throw Any Codes Because I Have A Scanner And Nothing Comes Up. The Car Only Has 730 Miles On It Any Suggestions.
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 07:09 PM
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damn tc
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 07:13 PM
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fuel pump maybe?
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 07:14 PM
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call gm asap. they will tow it to the dealership for free. plus tomorrow get a loner car.
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 07:14 PM
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i have to get it out of the way because its coming.

check your fuses.
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 07:19 PM
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i have to get it out of the way because its coming.

check your fuses.
2x above.......i know, there is ALOT of the damn things and it's tedious work but worth it if u find a dead fuse and save the bs of going to a dealership so they can rip your car around the lot after it's fix b4 u come pick it up, don't forget door dings too, dealership service dept famous thing for happening.
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 07:50 PM
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I Will Check The Fuses When I Get Off Work Just Tryin To Get Some Ideas Before I Check It Out. Could It Be Water In My Gas? I Just Installed 3inch Catback And Intercooler Piping But That Shouldnt Cause This Problem.
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 07:56 PM
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fuel pump fuse
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 07:59 PM
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If you turn the key to "on" (not cranking) you should hear the fuel pump run for 2 seconds.

Unless you have a scanner/code reader you're pretty much in the dark and will need the dealer to come get it.
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 08:06 PM
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I Do Have A Scanner And No Codes Are Thrown. Im At Work And Didnt Have Much Time To Mess With Cause I Needed To Get A Ride .
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 08:45 PM
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No one else has had this problem .. weird
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 09:05 PM
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did you try and push start from rolling the car? lol just putting it out there
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 09:38 PM
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The Only Thing I Have Tried Is Disconnecting The Battery And Waiting 10 Mins To See If The Computer Would Reset. I Thought Push Starting A Car Is If The Battery Is Dead Or Doesnt Have Enough To Turn The Car Over.
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 09:48 PM
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have the dealer tow it in, chances are its a dead fuel pump or something of that nature
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 09:50 PM
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it keeps cranking by itself from the factory, its called Tip start.
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 09:55 PM
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So What Do You Think Is The Problem. I Drove The Car Home Last Night After Work No Problems And When I Went To Start It Today It Just Cranks.
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 10:18 PM
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If it works sometimes and other times just cranks my guess is an ECM issue. I had the same issue, the Bosch ECU is tested by Bosch before it gets shipped to GM to make sure it works, but sometimes since the failure is intermittent they don't catch the problem.
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 11:27 PM
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Well This Is The First Time This Has Happened. I Got Exhaust And Intercooler Piping Put On Tuesday And Everything Was Good Til Today. Hoping Its Just A Fuse Cause I Dont Think A Fuel Pump Should Take A Dump In Less Than 1000 Miles

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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 11:45 PM
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Well This Is The First Time This Has Happened. I Got Exhaust And Intercooler Piping Put On Tuesday And Everything Was Good Til Today. Hoping Its Just A Fuse Cause I Dont Think A Fuel Pump Should Take A Dump In Less Than 1000 Miles

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Yeah have them tow it now with ur mods on it LOL


this is a little weird..
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Old Nov 22, 2008 | 12:06 AM
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many cheaper scanners that you can find at a parts store can't read all of the modules in cars, only the ECM. so if it where a theft code it would not be found, because it is in the BCM
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Old Nov 22, 2008 | 12:48 AM
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Never Even Heard Of A Theft Code Before. I Keep My Car In The Garage Over Night Anyway. Lol. Hopefully Its Just A Fuse Cause I Dont Really Want To Mess With Takin It To A Dealer.

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Old Nov 22, 2008 | 02:38 AM
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The fuel pump is mechanical on the SS/TC anyway is it not?
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Old Nov 22, 2008 | 05:01 AM
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Fuel Pump fuse was blown. Wonder how that happened. Oh well atleast it was simple.
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Old Nov 22, 2008 | 05:30 AM
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The fuel pump is mechanical on the SS/TC anyway is it not?
there is an injector pump that is mechanical on the motor itself, then there is an electric pump in the fuel tank itself.
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Old Nov 22, 2008 | 06:03 AM
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How much did you pay for that paint job???!
I love it
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