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Old 02-03-2018, 05:01 PM   #1
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Engine wont catch/no spark

Anyone had an issue where their car just turns over without firing? I was out driving around earlier today, everything was fine.
Went to go out this evening, starter fires, and the car wont start.
disconnected the negative terminal for about 15 minutes to reset everything, and still no dice.
Anyone have any ideas besides "take it to the dealer"?

Edit: Got an answer, turns out squirrels have been chewing through wires. "Only" cost $1k, but I guess I need to routinely check for chew marks now.

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Old 02-03-2018, 06:36 PM   #2
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Anyone had an issue where their car just turns over without firing? I was out driving around earlier today, everything was fine.
Went to go out this evening, starter fires, and the car wont start.
disconnected the negative terminal for about 15 minutes to reset everything, and still no dice.
Anyone have any ideas besides "take it to the dealer"?
sounds like a bad battery
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Old 02-03-2018, 08:44 PM   #3
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I would check the fuses first especially if you have added anything on like radar detector or lights, etc. Second, if there isn't any blown fuses and the car spins over I would check and see if you have spark because if you don't have spark the computer will not command fuel to run. If you have spark and no blown fuses then something in the fuel system must have failed.

Seems strange that it happen all of a sudden so I would try and think of anything that you might have done differently today from any other day to narrow down what might have happen. I hope this might help.
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Old 02-03-2018, 09:47 PM   #4
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Thanks for the feedback guys.
I drive like an old lady, and haven't modded the car at all. Only difference today was that I stopped at 3 stores instead of one.
Like I said, drove out, came home, parked, went to grab a burger, and it wouldn't go.
Starter kicks on, and it'll spin for 30 seconds if I let it, but it wont either deliver fuel or spark.
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Old 02-03-2018, 09:50 PM   #5
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I should also add that I had it on my emergency jumper for a few attempts, and that did not change the outcome
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Old 02-03-2018, 10:03 PM   #6
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If the fuel pressure isn't high enough the injectors won't pulse. It'd be easy to diagnose with HP tuners if you or any of your buddies have it.
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Old 02-03-2018, 10:23 PM   #7
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Tow it to the dealer.if you don't know what your doing leave it alone.thats what warranty is for.could be a lot of things out of your capabilities,but make sure you have fuel in the tank lol
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Old 02-04-2018, 12:28 PM   #8
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Tow it to the dealer.if you don't know what your doing leave it alone.thats what warranty is for.could be a lot of things out of your capabilities,but make sure you have fuel in the tank lol
That's the plan. I don't mind trying little things (pulling the negative terminal checking fuses, putting it in neutral) I'd just like to be able to get it to the dealers rather than getting it towed.
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Old 02-05-2018, 06:10 AM   #9
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Could be this.

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/20...83781-5448.pdf
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Old 02-05-2018, 09:52 AM   #10
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Not likely...bulletin says for 2016, not ‘17
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Old 02-05-2018, 12:48 PM   #11
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Not likely...bulletin says for 2016, not ‘17
Doesn’t matter. He could have still gotten a defective part even if GM fixed the original defect.
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