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    My wife just called and was in the parking lot at the mall and said that the car wouldn't start. She got it going while we were still on the phone, but I am still a bit curious. She said all the guages went up, including the battery guage, but whenshe turned the key, nothing happened. So, I figure either she forgot to depress the clutch or the resistor in the key was dirty....or, something else is wrong. Anybody ever had this happen before? I gotta take a look at it when she gets home in a few minutes.

    2000 Black Camaro w/3800 V6. Hotchkis STB, Whisper Lid, K&N, Flowmaster exhaust.

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    Check the battery connections, especially the negative. Current flows out of the battery from the negative side. Could have been the resistor in the key. Check the actual battery and alternator as well.

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    • #3
      I had that happen once. It finally stopped cranking completely and I found the problem was the clutch safety switch had come out of its bracket.

      One more thing to check.
      Tracy
      2002 C5 M6 Convertible
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      • #4
        Cool...thanks, guys. That gives me a place to start.

        2000 Black Camaro w/3800 V6. Hotchkis STB, Whisper Lid, K&N, Flowmaster exhaust.

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        • #5
          Todd...any updates?

          Christopher Teng

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