Hey,

So I was working on the car today and decided I wanted to install my LEDs for the driver and passenger under the dash, no biggie right? Well for whatever stupid reason I decided to tap power off of the DIC button panel, thinking that it comes on when I would want the lights to come on so why not?

So after getting it all wired in, I turned on the car and attemped to start but nothing, check engine light is on, so I unwired the LED's from this and wired it back together with nothing attached, and it still will not start. Has anyone experienced this before or know what could be the issue?

Here are some pics just to give you an idea.





Any help would be much appreciated, I NEED it lol been a long day.

Thanks,

Matt

 

It's a 2006 SS 2.4L, forgot to say that in the first post.

Thanks,

Matt

 

try disconnecting the negative terminal on the battery for 10 mins then rehook it up. only thing i can think of.

 

Your theft light is on, maybe that has something to do with it.

 

you prolly blew the tachometer fuse or some other one, i believe the tach and a bunch of other stuff uses a specific fuse, check ur owners manual budd, im far away from it so cant help u with the rest of details

 

That's kind of what I was thinking, I mean I had been working on the car all day, doors open most of the time, and started it up several times to back in and out of the garage. It turned over a few times at first and then after trying different things got to where it would attempt to turn over but nothing. I'm starting to think I drained the battery, I mean I have tried everything. I'll try unplugging the negative terminal and if nothing I'll try jumping it. It doesn't make sense that the CEL is on though. I've gotta go to work in the morning, hopefully I can get something to work!

Thanks for the replies.

Matt

 

is your car a stick? you could always get it rolling (3-5mph) and dump the clutch to fire it up and charge the battery with ur alternator.

 

I wish unfortunately its an auto.

Looking through the manual now to see what I can find.

 

try the battery thing i mentioned and give it a try.

 

Will do, Ill do that first thing when I wake up, gotta go to bed, work in 6:30 hrs.

 

This is what I was thinking too

 

Keep in mind for this to work the battery cant be completly dead.
In order to push start your car..
The Battery must power

1. Fuel Pump
2. PCM
3. Sensors
4. Fuel Injectors
5. Ignition Coils
6. Alternator Exciter Field

 

That's happened.to me a couple times. I just un plug the battery

 

You might have blown a fuse somewhere

 

battery is dead, CEL is on because it is always on when you go to start your car... it then goes off once the car is started

l8r,
PD

 

alright well idk what to tell you to that. my battery has been dead to where it wouldnt crank my car but i got it to push start. so i guess maybe it still had enough juice to power those other things?

 

Jumped the car and everything is working fine. Thank you for the help and responses!

Matt

 

 

I dont know how much Juice it takes to run all those things though. But the starter does take the most ammount. So ya, its possible that with your battery dead/low that if it still has the power to run those things it will still pushstart. I had a dead battery once where I could not push start it because it wouldn't run all those things. Also happened with a friend of mine's pickup truck once too.

 

Sounds like it was a rough Sunday for you Glad that everything's running again!

Best,
Sarah
GM Customer Service

 

Pass lock it on. Keep key in on position for like 10 mins then try again. Have a nice day

 

its a theft issue. if the battery dont work. turn key to run position for exactly 10mins. then turn off and back to run within 5 seconds, wait another 10mins. turn off then back to run 10mins off key out back in crank