Starting issue
ddogg30
11-15-2003, 08:27 PM
Hello Everyone,
I have a 1998 Lumina LTZ 3.8 and I don't drive it very much (about 5,000 miles a year) I bought it new in 98 and the car is immaculate. It stays garaged all year long when I'm not Driving it. I've never had any problems with it until now. I last drove it Monday Novemeber 10th and today I went to go pull it out of the garage and it won't start, just keeps Clicking doesn't even get to the point of turning over...just keeps clicking. I think it's the starter, but after pricing them out...they ain't cheap so I want to make sure that's what it is. I never had a warning sign before this happened...every time I tried to start it before I barely had to turn the key and it would start right up.
I've read and searched all over the forum and some of the Ideas were a relay switch, corrosion, and security key)...but like I said before, the car is immaculate and there is no rust or corrosion anywhere...
I just don't get it...Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank You,
ddogg (Dean)
I have a 1998 Lumina LTZ 3.8 and I don't drive it very much (about 5,000 miles a year) I bought it new in 98 and the car is immaculate. It stays garaged all year long when I'm not Driving it. I've never had any problems with it until now. I last drove it Monday Novemeber 10th and today I went to go pull it out of the garage and it won't start, just keeps Clicking doesn't even get to the point of turning over...just keeps clicking. I think it's the starter, but after pricing them out...they ain't cheap so I want to make sure that's what it is. I never had a warning sign before this happened...every time I tried to start it before I barely had to turn the key and it would start right up.
I've read and searched all over the forum and some of the Ideas were a relay switch, corrosion, and security key)...but like I said before, the car is immaculate and there is no rust or corrosion anywhere...
I just don't get it...Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank You,
ddogg (Dean)
ken80
01-11-2004, 04:45 PM
hello dean my name is ken i have a 93 lumina and it has the same proble as your car i was woundering if if you found anything else out or you fixed it and could tell me how you did so i can please my email is carney_junky@yahoo.com my phone number is 763-433-9576 and if any one else know let us know
ken80
01-11-2004, 05:01 PM
dose your battery needle drop like there no power to
thecommi
01-11-2004, 07:00 PM
you probably need to charge the battery..... they do go dead if not used for weeks at a time.
dadada1651
01-14-2004, 09:41 PM
If it starts up after 3-5 minutes, it is just the key reader. A "Security" light will come on, while it isn't working.
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