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thelauz
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Jun 26, 2009, 6:11 AM
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1999 sunfire wont start
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1999 Pontiac
Sunfire
2.2L
180,000 kms
Started fine... drove 10 mins to pick up a friend.. turned off car.. and now wont start.
When i turn the key No sound at all.
The Headlights are on nice and bright
all the dash lights come on and i can even listen to the radio.
Battery is ok.
Doesnt even seem that there is power getting to starter, as it makes no sound at all.
Only sound is a faint clicking near the firewall or possibly under dash
when the tow truck guy came to pick my car up he used a screw driver to start my car by arcing 2 wires near starter and i drove it home.. im a bit comfused as to what he did.. could someone please explain?
any suggestions
thanks in advance
chris
(This post was edited by thelauz on Jun 26, 2009, 7:17 AM)
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Loren Champlain Sr
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Jun 26, 2009, 9:53 AM
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Re: 1999 sunfire wont start
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Chris; The tow truck driver 'jumped' the solenoid on the starter. By doing this, this tells me that the battery and the starter are okay. Is the Pontiac a manual or automatic? If manual trans, the clutch pedal must be depressed to start. Could be a faulty clutch inhibitor switch. If automatic, try starting in neutral. Could be a faulty neutral safety switch. If niether, could be in the ignition switch, itself. Let me know what you find. I can check wiring to see if these circuits are fused, if need be.
Loren
SW Washington
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