2003 Cavalier died and won't start
January 2nd, 2012, 3:15 PM
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Thanks for the update. If you took it it for service, I hope it was something minor. If you're still working on it yourself, you may want to post more details, like what you see in the instrument cluster as you turn the key and what exactly you've checked/diagnosed/measured.
January 3rd, 2012, 10:04 AM
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Sorry for lack of details. Didn't take it for service yet. Estimates way to high. As far as instrument cluster, no lights staying on after initial start sequence. Haven't really measured anything so to speak. Not really sure what to measure. Only thing I haven't replaced is the ICM. Waiting to get paid this Friday to replace it. Engine turns and is getting plenty of fuel. I'm thinking it's gotta be ignition, maybe.
January 3rd, 2012, 11:22 AM
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Is the MIL (Check Engine Light, if you will) on in the I/P cluster? You say it "is getting plenty of fuel" but without the MIL on, the PCM may not be working right. You may want to go over the fuses labeled PCM something.
January 4th, 2012, 11:03 AM
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Sorry about leaving that out. Check engine light is not on. I did put a scanner on it last week and there were no codes coming up. Will check PCM fuses. Will try and give update tomorrow. Thanks.
January 5th, 2012, 11:00 AM
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Checked all fuses in dash and out on firewall and only 1 fuse was bad. It was the cig lighter fuse. Other than that no other fuses were bad. I did find a crank relay under the hood. Not sure if it is bad. Could that relay be the issue? I would think that if that were the case it would not even spin the engine. Maybe I'm wrong. Anymore ideas? Leaning towards the ICM now.
January 5th, 2012, 12:11 PM
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The CRANK relay is there to supply enough current to the starter solenoid. The MIL should be on with key on. Check the voltage at the IGN MDL fuse (fuse in place, through the probe holes on the fuse itself) with key in START. You may have a leg gone bad on the ignition switch.
January 6th, 2012, 2:14 PM
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Checked the IGN MDL fuse. It was good. It was a 20a. What kinda voltage should I be getting at IGN MDL fuse? May go ahead and order the coil pack control module monday. Still recovering from santa claus.