Electrical problem, help
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Electrical problem, help Hi everyone,
This forum was recommended to me by my cousin, an avid Camaro owner. I am the owner of a 1996 Camaro V6. In the last week, the car has developed what I perceive to be an electrical problem. During the last week, when I go to get in the car in the morning, upon opening the door the interior lights typically do not come on at first, then will sort of flicker rapidly and make a strange clicking noise. This may stop after a moment, however when I turn the key to on and try to crank the car, it happens again. Typically I have to turn the key off, turn it back on, and repeat the process 3-5 times before the car will crank. Once it cranks it runs fine. This problem typically does not happen if the car has been sitting for a short time, say 30 minutes or an hour, but if it's been sitting for 4 or 5 hours, or overnight, it happens.
It's definitely something electrical, but I have no idea what. I admit limited knowledge on the car's inner workings, but I have mentioned the problem to several different people and have gotten a wide range of answers as to what it might be. Does anyone here have any suggestions of things it could be? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
This forum was recommended to me by my cousin, an avid Camaro owner. I am the owner of a 1996 Camaro V6. In the last week, the car has developed what I perceive to be an electrical problem. During the last week, when I go to get in the car in the morning, upon opening the door the interior lights typically do not come on at first, then will sort of flicker rapidly and make a strange clicking noise. This may stop after a moment, however when I turn the key to on and try to crank the car, it happens again. Typically I have to turn the key off, turn it back on, and repeat the process 3-5 times before the car will crank. Once it cranks it runs fine. This problem typically does not happen if the car has been sitting for a short time, say 30 minutes or an hour, but if it's been sitting for 4 or 5 hours, or overnight, it happens.
It's definitely something electrical, but I have no idea what. I admit limited knowledge on the car's inner workings, but I have mentioned the problem to several different people and have gotten a wide range of answers as to what it might be. Does anyone here have any suggestions of things it could be? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
