Got in my car this morning and cranked the engine.

Crank, no start.
Crank, no start.
Crank, no start.

Crank, run. putt, putt, putt, squeal, putt, putt, putt.
Also, all I can smell is unburnt exhaust fumes, so it's DUMPING fuel

You get the general idea.

I shut of the car and restart. Same result.

I disconnect the battery to reset the PCM. Same result.

Called GM Roadside and the car is getting towed within the hour.

I'll try to get a video of it (trying) to run before it's towed.

I'm pretty sure the PCM is toast

 

why would it be?

 

damn hack that sucks hope u get the balt up and running

 

u should prolly take my shiftplus out of there before u let GM play with ur car

 

Way ahead of you man

Why? I don't know, but based on the symptoms, that's my educated guess.

Well i just got here to the dealership, we started it up one last time before we towed it, and I had a flashing check engine light.

Wish me luck

 

eek.. hope it turns out alright

 

luck

 

By the way, I got a video of the car "running", so you all can enjoy that when I stop back home and get my digicam cable

 

Hope everything works out for you man!

 

updates....?

 

They called me back a little while ago. They're blaming the problem on my Bosch Platinum +4 plugs. They are "the wrong plug for the car"

"They fouled out and ruined the coil pack"

They want $380 to fix it

 

**** that!!!

 

WoW we need to put up something about this didnt somebody else get screwed from the dealer about the Bosh Platium +4 plugs.

 

thats bullshit

 

lets not jump to conclusions here.
id love to see the plugs if thats possible....and what gap you had them at.

 

They don't gap. They're non-gappable plugs.

 

they will look for anything they can to not replace under warranty...*******

 

Tell me about it.

A coil pack costs $25 bucks from the junkyard. I still have to stock plugs at my parents house. and it takes 10 minutes to swap all four plugs and the coil pack, so I don't know where they're coming up with $380



I'm going to take a LONGG inquisitive look at that invoice when I get it

 

maybe u just blew an o-ring on one of the injectors

 

At least GM paid for the tow

 

well when their heads are up their asses its a little hard to get it done in 10 minutes, i mean cmon man give em a break, literally they might need a soda or two inbetween the 2nd and third plug

 

good luck tell them no thanks go to hell

 

well are they getting you parts from a junkyard?

 

If they did i wouldnt mind

 

I've had that problem twice with stock plugs. One 100% stock and one with my 3" pulley. Both times stock plugs.

Theres something about the cold that the coil packs don't like.

The coil modules are not cheap, that's why the price is so high. It's easy to install. Just order the part from them and install it yourself.