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Expert: - 3/9/2011


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i have an 02 cadillac deville it would'nt start today i turn the key it just tic sometime it didnt tic either didnt say nothing all the lights on and i hear a ticking in the backseat where the battery and fuses are at it started twice in 2 mins. but no more sometimes my headlights wouldnt go off niether when there were surpose to i bounce the back of it and they went of my lights over the steering wheel were acting up to what seem like the problem

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Hello,

It sounds like some sort of connection problem, but you are not going to fix this problem over the web. It will require someone to physically look at the car and access the problems. Could be a bad battery, bad ground or numerous different things.

You can find a major repair center to take it to. It does not have to go to a dealer.

I am not going to start guessing and cost you money by having you replace parts because they might be defective.

Good Luck!

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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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