RedEcotecSS

So yeah my car had a very rough start this morning and I didn't think much of it but just a few mins ago I went to start it again and it did nothing. All my radio equipment and everything comes on but the car won't start. No click or nothing.. Any ideas?

QuickSilver_SS

Dead battery ? Maybe has enough juice to run the radio but not enough cold cranking amps to turn the starter ? Just my thoughts ...

RedEcotecSS

Capacitor is reading 11.7.. Don't think its the battery..

QuickSilver_SS

Starter relay ? Starter itself .... Maybe even on of the fusses. I have heard of the alarm module ebm ( i think thats what its called ) going bad and not letting the car start.

platinumrims

is the starter hooked up? lol

RedEcotecSS

Where do I check the starter?

Now that I think about it my 'security' light came on and stayed on. How would I check that? It did this last night btw

QuickSilver_SS

Kinda sounds like the module for the factory teft system maybe acting up.

RedEcotecSS

Yeah how would I fix that?

07YellowSS

11 volts is kinda low, you could have a dead cell in your battery. Iv had this problem with other cars, batt reads ok but as soon as you try to start it. nothing

QuickSilver_SS

Depends on whats wrong with it.

RedEcotecSS

How would I go about checking the alarm thing?

TurboTechRacing

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When you turn the key to start it, does your headlights dim to almost nothing? If so, it is the battery....

QuickSilver_SS

In all honesty. I'm not really sure. Most of the times its a dealer thing. Normally they go defective and need to be replaced. From what i've heard any ways. I'd also do like one other guy suggested and double check your battery.

RedEcotecSS

Nope. Just went and tryed jumping it off and nothing..

Coblasts

Did you try your spare key ?

QuickSilver_SS

Im lening towards the bcm ( Body Control module ) . Not to be confused with your ecm. The bcm if i remember correctly is under the center console. I think .....

RedEcotecSS

Ok this is weird. I got in my car frustrated and I slammed my clutch and 3 times and kept the key turned to on and it started... Wtf..

QuickSilver_SS

Well that could be the clutch safty switch under your clutch pedal. Sure your floor mat isn't covering it by mistake ?

TurboTechRacing

iTrader: (24)

Clutch petal sensor hung up? Thinking the clutch was up yet?

seller232004

iTrader: (1)

yea my car did it to, would not start one morning(really cold day) and left it there for a week, tried again...nothing still, jumped her and let her run for bout an hour, turned her off...should be fine now. went to start next morning, nothing again, wtf, a few days later(warmer day) she fired right up, been driving since. i dont know maybe just to cold lately?

Dainslaif

I'm assuming it was power on no crank? If so I'm pretty amazed that nobody has been right so far yet, although Seller is close. It's because it's cold out.

http://www.redline forums.com/forums/problems-troubleshooting/37561-car-wont-crank-heres-fix.html

Happens every year when the temperature drops. Kinda surprised there isn't a sticky about it over here yet. It happens a lot.

QuickSilver_SS

Man, i live in Canada and it been -35 degrees celcius here in the maritimes for the past few weeks. And my ss/sc starts up everymornig like a champ. Peers like a kitten too. Sometimes it even sits for 2 straight days and still starts fine. But i guess every car is differnent !

Dainslaif

Yeah, it's not necessarily every car that has this problem (mine hasn't ever, knock on wood), but it's a common occurrence with vehicles that use the ignition switch we have. Every winter we'd have 4-5 threads on RLF complaining about it, so I finally made a thread.