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Expert: - 11/3/2010


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Every time I turn my car off it makes a click for about 30 sec as is
something isn't catching or is off track, what could this be?

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Hello,

Unfortunately, without being at the car physically in order to hear what you discribe as a click, my guess would be no better than yours.

It is like asking me what makes a rattle? If you can narrow it down more like noise coming from engine on cold days only during winter, I might guess bad oil, oil pressure or lifters. Even at that point, it is still merely a guess which I don't like doing, because a guess on a sound is not productive. What you discribe as a click, may be a buzz to someone else.

There is only one thing in the car that can be off track and that would be a window regulator, but then the complnt would be, when you try to lower or raise the window, nothing would happen or the window goes up crooked.

To you, this may be a click for 30 seconds and yet someone would describe your click s a clack.

You need to have this car physically examined by a technician

Sorry.

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Alarm system questions cannot be answered on this forum. These systems are not what I can answer. Without being physically at the vehicle and not knowing what kind of electrical service has been done on the vehicle, there is no possible way to give an accurate answer over the internet. My expertise is in Ignition/key based anti-theft systems. These issues include GM VATS (resistor chip in key blade) PASSLOCK (MRD)-ignition lock rotation based, no special ignition key and the PKIII Transponder (computer chip in key) systems. These systems are not alarm based and are integral with the starting of the engine. This is why I cannot diagnose alarm problems without physically looking at the vehicle: Alarm systems are a completely different annimal than ignition key/lock based anti-theft system. Many alarm questions come from vehicles 10 years old, and since older, many hands that had been involved over the years.I am an expert in all GM factory (ignition/key based)systems. Alarm system questions pose to many situations beyond my knowledge as to what has been done to the vehicle over the years. Some guy may have actually wired the stereo into the alarm system. Who knows? Over my past 30 years in vehicle wiring repair, I have seen unbelievable wiring disaters done by guys that consider themselves "mechanics." I have seen stereos and alarms intalled using surgical tape. I have seen modules burn up, un-fused circuits, wiring jambed between the doors and even lamp cord used for a starter kill. To answer alarm questions over the internet without examining the vehicle is like asking; What does it take to remove a dent?

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Education/Credentials-ASE certified. 11 years with a GM dealer and 17 years with a repair facility dealing with only the repair of theft recovered vehicles.

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