1999 SS

iTrader: (3)

for the last 3-4 years my car has basically been a driveway queen. i dont have time for her but i definitely dont want to get rid of her either. if i dont drive her often i at least start her and let her idle for 15-20 minutes every few weeks and she starts every time no problem even if i have to jump the car to start it.
i havent started her in about 4 months this time though and when i hook the jump box to it there is nothing. no cranking to click just dead silence. im using a commercial style battery charger/jumper box the kind you see at the dealer or mechanic shop and the gauge on the dash shows 18 volts when i hook the box to it but when i turn the key i get nothing and this is the first time that has ever happened.

what could it be?

jdweim

could be a number of things, bad starter solenoid, bad starting relay, wiring issue, anti-theft system issue, things such as that

1999 SS

iTrader: (3)

do you think i can bump start (push start) the car with any of these conditions??
i need to get it from my driveway to my shop but i dont want to pay for a tow or rent a dolly.

Charlie1419k

does the fuel pump still prime the system when you turn the key? If everything is normal before you actually try to turn the key to start it then you should be able to push start it no problem. I am just assuming it's a M6 since you mentioned push starting lol. Automatic, no...you wont be able to obviously.

jdweim

if it is a anti-theft system issue it prob. would not push start, i think that kills the whole ignition system so the car won't fire

topgeer

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when you put the jump box on it can you use remote to lock and unlock doors? do ur gauges light up or come on when you put the key in it?

1999 SS

iTrader: (3)

when i put the jump box on it everything lights up, the gauges work, the chime works, lock unlock work from the fob even the electric water pump works but when i turn the key all the way forward i get dead silence. no click from the solenoids or starter nothing but silence.

topgeer

iTrader: (2)

any after market alarm? if your not ever getting a click sounds to me like power wire to starter. doesnt make sense to me why theft system would just go bad from sitting there. and if its stock and you use the key fob to unlock the door i would think theft system would disable.

topgeer

iTrader: (2)

have you checked fuses? maybe a starter relay. im not very familiar
with the starting systems on these car but im sure there the same as most others. maybe the jump box nuked a fuse.

jdweim

i would tend to agree, except back when i was in highschool i had an issue with anti-theft system when the keyfob batt. started dying, it would sometimes unlock the doors sometimes not and it would activate the security system when i got in and i could not start the car, i always had to either use the key for manual entry or i would have to remove that batt. cable the reset the alarm system

1999 SS

iTrader: (3)

i still have the stock oem security / power lock and unlock the way it came from the factory.
ill check the fuses and keep my fingers crossed.