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Originally Posted by SSDan
Like many I have dealt with a slow crank on a hot start pretty much since one year of ownership until now. So that is for about 3.5 years. 1.5 years ago the dealership replaced the battery under warranty for this issue. That kicked the can down the street for about a year. So, for the last 6 months I've been dealing once again with slow cranking on a hot engine.
I saw four paths to follow to attack this problem:
- add a new ground cable
- replace the starter
- replace the battery again
- sell the car
I decided last week to take the path of least resistance and add a new ground cable. So, I spent $40.00 to get one from Lethal Garage. I didn't have high hopes but miracles of miracles - it worked. I have driven the car about 8 times since adding the cable and I have not had anything even close to a slow crank on a hot engine. I have tried to make it happen by adding in short stops with each drive. Today I had four short stops and restarts in one trip. It cranked fine every time. Prior to adding the new ground cable I wouldn't have dared try that! Its the best $40.00 I have ever spent on this car.
If you too are dealing with this - I highly recommend you try adding a new ground cable.
Here is a cold start:
[ https://youtu.be/n8Honktafms]
Here is the first hot start:
[ https://youtu.be/Z_cqf_TfAm4]
Here is the second hot start:
[ https://youtu.be/nyA-AfeJCmk]
I didn't add videos for the 3rd and 4th hot start as they were the same as the first two.
This video shows where I added the new ground cable:
[ https://youtu.be/x1Q0s1vw9a8] |
So GM has a class action Lawsuit out for this instead of them just adding a proper ground cable?
Anyone call them and tell them how to fix it?
