Need help a.s.a.p

[Ballee]

I drive a 1994 3.4 v6 camaro,manual......the car suddenly died on me with no ignition ligths wat so ever. I have checked the battery , terminals, fuses and the grounds.. I cannot understand why am i not even getting the ignition lights on in the cluster. Please help me!! It did die on me 3 days ago....but it started again within a few minutes....So i am not getting wats going on...please help me out....

[Cammy98]

Re: Need help a.s.a.p

Oh sounds like my car.

Check your fuel pressure. Does it have a healthy turn when you do try to turn it on?

Try disconnecting the negative terminal for about 10 minutes and put it back on and try to start it up. Make sure there is no corrosion on the terminals as well.

[Ballee]

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yeah the car is running healthy......i am not getting anything.......like its DEAD.......nothing on the cluster........and what would the negative cable do....?

[Ballee]

Re: Need help a.s.a.p

ok disconnecting the battery didnt help nothing...........

[LETZRIDE]

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could be that your bcm is fried... your sure your battery is not just dead completely?...even still you should still get dash lights...

My guess is it is the BCM module if everything else was/is working fine...

[Ballee]

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yupp....everything else was working fine........i just parked the car running completly fine!! BCM module,is it time to bypass VATS?

[LETZRIDE]

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I believe VATS is part of the key chip...if it is your bcm that is bad there is no way to bypass it as far as I know...

[Rob Bell]

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Do you get any lights, like the courtesy lights when you open the doors? Or is it like there's not even a battery connected? If you have absolutely nothing, it's probably either your negative or positive cables at the battery. Check the connections at all terminals of those cables, and make sure that the metal is bright and shiny. Corrosion and oxidation does not have to look nasty, just dull, to cause problems.

[Ballee]

Re: Need help a.s.a.p

i do get the courtesy lights and even the ring when the door is open with the key inside ......its just when i turn the key....or switch it on.....there is nothing no lights wat so ever,complete dead......the terminals are fine.....i checked and checked...all the fuses are fine...i really need to fix this car....i dont have money to go to a dealership,i live by myself and done skool....

[Ballee]

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guys any one there :(, give me a clue......do i need to by pass the VAT if thats the prob?

[bigbrian442]

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Check the fuse's. Both in the box under the hood and in the dash.

[Rob Bell]

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It still sounds to me like the battery is not producing enough power to start the car. When I was having my corroded-terminal problem, it would click the starter, and then after a couple of tries it would act like it was totally dead. I still think you have a bad cable or a bad connection somewhere. Have you actually cleaned the terminals at the battery, both on the cables and on the battery itself?

[Ballee]

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yes..........i even tried to jump the car.........n if the battery was low atleast the lights should come on.......i aint even getting that....n i did check all the fuses......none is broken!

[Ballee]

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I REPEAT THERE ARE NO LIGHTS IN THE CLUSTER COMMING ON.....none wat so ever....so its not the battery not making enough power...

[bigbrian442]

Re: Need help a.s.a.p

No power to anything? Turn the headlights on and they don't work? Turn the key and nothing?


If you have a test light, test for power at the starter.

If there are wires connected to the starter with the battery cable they usually have a fuse able link for about the first 6 inches of them. You will need to poke the test light through the insulation to test those. Sometimes they will burn and it will not look burned.