1995 olds cutlass sup. si
3.1
Repair work done prior = oil change and new tires
work done to repair this problem = none
How found us = friend
GM tech = jk
question = Old car with lots of miles on it bought it new with 8miles on it, never had a
problem until now. The week of Christmas i was just going down the road and
everything just went off in my car from lights and radio to motor. I had nothing at
all.... (i live in Ohio so its been really cold here to) i just got it off the side of the road
and tried to start it again. Nothing no power, no lights or power from the motor... it
was like the car died. 5 mins went by and i tried it again and it started up with lights
and everything, so i drove about 4miles and it went died again... So i took it to a
shop here in my town and they ran a test on it and said the power was fine and
couldnt get it to act up.... I have been driving it for a few days and its been run
good... Anyhow someone told me i could of had a chip by my fuel pump or filter that
froze .. Or had fuel line freeze up with that... Has not been that cold here now only
around the time it died , i did have about 1/4 tank o!
f gas when the car did this... Anything will help if you could write back and let me
know.... If you know the problem i will tip you , just dont like giving credit card info on
the computer ... So thank you for your time.
JK:
This does not sound like a fuel problem at all. That would have nothing to do with
loosing all electrical power. You must have a wiring problem somewhere. First, be
sure to check that the battery cables are clean and tight. Also, on the driver side
under the hood, there is a small fuse box with a stud that has a couple of wires
attached to it. It is used as the positive jump start stud. This may be loose or broken.
It is the power feed for the fuse box. Grab the wires and see if they are loose, or
wiggle the stud to see if it is loose. You could also grab and wiggle the other
harnesses under the hood with the engine idling to see if you can get it to act up.
this would indicate a loose connection or ground somewhere.
3.1
Repair work done prior = oil change and new tires
work done to repair this problem = none
How found us = friend
GM tech = jk
question = Old car with lots of miles on it bought it new with 8miles on it, never had a
problem until now. The week of Christmas i was just going down the road and
everything just went off in my car from lights and radio to motor. I had nothing at
all.... (i live in Ohio so its been really cold here to) i just got it off the side of the road
and tried to start it again. Nothing no power, no lights or power from the motor... it
was like the car died. 5 mins went by and i tried it again and it started up with lights
and everything, so i drove about 4miles and it went died again... So i took it to a
shop here in my town and they ran a test on it and said the power was fine and
couldnt get it to act up.... I have been driving it for a few days and its been run
good... Anyhow someone told me i could of had a chip by my fuel pump or filter that
froze .. Or had fuel line freeze up with that... Has not been that cold here now only
around the time it died , i did have about 1/4 tank o!
f gas when the car did this... Anything will help if you could write back and let me
know.... If you know the problem i will tip you , just dont like giving credit card info on
the computer ... So thank you for your time.
JK:
This does not sound like a fuel problem at all. That would have nothing to do with
loosing all electrical power. You must have a wiring problem somewhere. First, be
sure to check that the battery cables are clean and tight. Also, on the driver side
under the hood, there is a small fuse box with a stud that has a couple of wires
attached to it. It is used as the positive jump start stud. This may be loose or broken.
It is the power feed for the fuse box. Grab the wires and see if they are loose, or
wiggle the stud to see if it is loose. You could also grab and wiggle the other
harnesses under the hood with the engine idling to see if you can get it to act up.
this would indicate a loose connection or ground somewhere.
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