K, so first off, I Have an 09 balt SS/TC w/ bolt ons(intake, dp, cp, exhaust) an a trifecta tune..


On Thursday, I went to aim my Retros I jus put in an My car wouldn't start, almost as if the battery was dead. But it wouldn't try at all, no crank, no clicking, no nuthin. Even when I hooked up some jumper cables, still nuthin.. under the hood tho, I noticed the positive Post on the Fuse box was leanin a lil to the side.. I put it straight, an it started right up.. Didn't think much about it since I was in a rush that night..

Friday.. I was gonna take my buddy somewhere an my car wouldn't start again, BUT this time, it would just crank an the engine woudnt turn over.. I go look again an the post is sittin straight, so I unscrew it an the piece it screws on to is sunken in a lil, so I pull it up an it just wont stay in position anymore.. after a lil fananglin... I get it to sit up an kinda stay steady an my car started for a sec..

I wasn't satisfied... I wanted to know what was goin on an fix it

O I'm in TX, its like 1:30 in the afternoon an I'm sweatin *****

Long story short tho, I look, the Part that the post Screws onto has become disconnected altogether to the point where I can pull it out.. I get it to sit again, hook everything back up.. an now my car wont start..

It'll crank for days sometimes... an sometimes, it'll turn over but not really... almost like a cough, like it'll go like it's startin regular an then just Ughh.. Ima try to get a video..

some people think it might be the fuel pump or injectors ( I have no idea how to check tho)
I've checked a couple fuses, an everything Looks good so I dunno wat else to do..




I'ma call the dealership today, Im just a lil weary because I hooked up my retros an ran a wire to the positive post and I'm sure that wouldn't be covered under warranty...(And no I didn't break off the post when I hooked up) I broke off the old connector for my HIDs an got a bigger circle connector that fit right over the screw-on part)

Any help???? I wanna get this fixed an head to the lake

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first bump!

 

first off someone needs to go save that car because it has a horrible owner.

fuel has nothing to do with power, if the car isnt turning over its not getting continuity from that post position so there must be something in that post that completes the circuit and there is where your problem will continue to be. your gonna have to get it fixed by someone who can check the wires from the battery to the ignition with it on and off and from that post to the ignition.

 

thans wat Im thinkin an *** you chump, atleast I don't let the wheels roll off while I'm drivin

 

^pwnd lol

when are you going to get a video of your exhaust???

anyway, on topic, your battery could be on its way out (not likely tho) or you have a bad connection somewhere, like your posative post under the hood that youve been messing with. make sure its connected correctly.

 

Ima figure out how to get a good vid with my iphone an i gotchu lol

My battery might be part of it tho.. I've had problems with it 2 other times already

https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/prob...me-out-237303/
https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/prob...educed-251753/

an had to get it jumped a bunch times... I'm only at 23k Miles.. I'm not diggin this I'm bout to go back outside an mess with it a lil bit..

wat makes things worse is I jus threw in the Yellow spring in my Forge BPV to try it out an then bam.. this **** happens lol

 

probably because when your fucken with all these lights and **** your not disconnecting the battery before you do **** and now your frying wires

 

that post is the main power for the fusebox. if its somehow broken then thats the problem. idk how all its connected but your going to need to get it replaced and it may mean a whole new fusebox

 

well.. you don't... need to... thats like disconnectin your battery everytime you change your tires

 

I was looking at it, and it looks like it wasn't really connected to anything physically.. there was a piece under it that was holding it up and that piece snapped off so thats why it fell loose..I'm lost to why now even when I got it back connected, the engine still wont turn over

 

bump bump bump

 

uploadin video noaaaw

 

umm tow it to the dealer

 

they're closed already an don't open up till monday.. Also I dunno if its covered under warrenty

 

bump video up

 

bbbaaaaampa

 

looks like your going to have to do the whole pushing it forward and popping the clutch thing. if that doesnt work then it looks like either something up with your fuel or spark plugs.

 

wow sounds like a UFO

 

bumpoooo

 

hmmm ima try that.. i dunno how to see if my spark plugs are bad tho

 

09 t/c not turning over? Trade it in lol

 

Swap in a known good battery

 

i don't think its all just the battery

 

I've seen bad battery and or crappy connections cause some pretty weird problems. Its the easiest thing to rule out

 

well, couldn't start it with push startin...