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1992 Cadillac Car - DeVille
Vin #: 1G6CD53B3N4319990
Engine Size: 4.9L
Number of Cylinders: 8 Cylinders
Drive Train: FWD
Transmission: Automatic
Number of Doors: 4 Doors
PROBLEM: Turn on the key and all dash lights go on. Doors lock. Security light goes on for a couple of seconds and then goes out. Dash lights go out except for “Service Engine Soon” Service Vehicle Soon” and “Charge” and “oil”
Turn key to start position and nothing happens.
An additional problem I have is the steering column and the transmission linkage. I can’t figure out how to connect up the shift lever with the cable. I didn’t disconnect anything when I dropped the column so I am at a loss there.
OPERATIONS PERFORMED/PARTS REPLACED:
Battery replaced
Starter ignition switch.(mounted on the top side of steering column) replaced
Starter Relay (located behind the glove box, up high) replaced
Bypassed security system with resisters (cut orange sheathing off two small gauge wires and put 2.38 A resisters in line. Same resistance as the key.
Turned key to on position and pressed OFF and WARMER and held it until the entire panel lit up. Waited and after a short period, the following was displayed:
Econ High Fan
- - -
Off
Name: Bob
Well,
You start off with your problems and then you say you dropped the column.
You didn't indicate the reason for this. Did you change columns? If so why?
Working with steering columns is an art. They should not be disassembled or screwed with by someone not familiar with all the quirks. Most mechanics that do not understand them leave the job to experts such as my self.
I have no idea of what you did here and cannot answer your question until you tell me exactly what you did and why.
Rob
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Rob Painter
Expertise
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?
Experience
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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