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Disco192
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Posted - 07/19/2006 :  08:20:08  Show Profile  Send Disco192 an AOL message  Send Disco192 a Yahoo! Message Send Disco192 a Private Message  Reply with Quote
So... from the earlier thread, the buick randomly doesnt want to start.

So this is what gets me. 90% of the time... no hesitation. 5% of the time it takes about 20 secs of holding the key down and the starter clicking... then it cranks, but kinda hesitates (it does about a half rotation then gives up. Then about another half. Then it slowly keeps turning over. Then it runs fine). The last 5% of the time it has trouble starting for about a minute or more and finally turns over. When it does, it sets off a "SECURITY" light on the dash.

So here comes the weird part. After doing its thing and not wanting to start last night, the radio wouldnt work. WTF!?!!? The radio unit was getting power (the clock worked) but it obviously wasnt recieving an ignition signal to turn on the radio. It miraculiously works again.

Possible problems:
Starter
Key (VATS)
Ignition
Battery
Wiring?
Other?

Any thoughts? I really donw wanna throw down 175 for a starter for it to keep doing this.

Ouija
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Posted - 07/19/2006 :  08:31:39  Show Profile  Visit Ouija's Homepage  Send Ouija an AOL message  Send Ouija an ICQ Message  Click to see Ouija's MSN Messenger address  Send Ouija a Yahoo! Message Send Ouija a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I'm still sticking by my origional statement.

VATS system.

IWhich may be an elictrical problem in the VATS itself)

Remember all GM vehicles have a "Theftlock system" in their stereos.
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gapimpin
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Posted - 07/19/2006 :  10:45:19  Show Profile  Click to see gapimpin's MSN Messenger address  Send gapimpin a Yahoo! Message Send gapimpin a Private Message  Reply with Quote
check all the connections on your ignition switch might just be something loose maybe a ground?
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Disco192
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Posted - 07/26/2006 :  16:05:00  Show Profile  Send Disco192 an AOL message  Send Disco192 a Yahoo! Message Send Disco192 a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Update:

So I had the battery checked. Turns out it was a bad battery. We will see if the problems comtinue. So far so good. 4 successfull starts.
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HardcoreBob
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Posted - 02/22/2008 :  23:56:36  Show Profile  Send HardcoreBob an ICQ Message Send HardcoreBob a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I have a 94 Lesabre and a 92 Regal. The 94 does a similar thing to what yours is doing (sometimes I go to start it and nothing happens! ), and my buddy that is a kick ass mechanic told me the VATS is going bad. I'll agree with what Todd said all along!
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