[Shotimes] OT my mom's car
Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com
Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com
Tue, 7 Sep 2004 09:23:09 -0400
In case anybody's interested in how this came out, she had a
bad ignition switch. She had called the dealer, and they
suggested taking all the unnecessary keys and key fobs off
of her keyring. The extra weight can prematurely wear out
the switch. (I've been telling my wife this for years but she
just thinks I'm nuts) Don't know if that's what actually
caused it or not, but she had a local shop (who replaced the
switch once before, and di it this time under a warranty)
replace the switch and the problem was solved.
Mike Wojton
Toledo, Ohio
-'95 White MTX
'96 Brake Upgrade
"Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan
shotimes-admin@autox.team.net wrote on 09/01/2004 03:48:32 PM:
> Not sure-grasping for straws. I know that sometimes
> the GM anti-theft stuff is tied into the battery. My
> mom's stereo has "theftlock" on it (somewhere, GM
> stereos must be in high demand) that needs a code
> punched into it if the power dies. I don't know how
> the security stuff works. Did you say that you tried
> checking the owner's manual?
>
> I have a friend that's an ex-GM mechanic (has his own
> shop now). If I can get ahold of him I'll ask him.
> Trying to get in touch with him is really hard these
> days though.
>
> Ian
>
> --- Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com wrote:
>
> > Not sure. Don't think so. It's been coming on
> > intermittently for the
> > past few months. Only now escalating to being on
> > most of the time.
> > What would be the significance?
> >
> >
> > Mike Wojton
> > Toledo, Ohio
> >
> > -'95 White MTX
> > '96 Brake Upgrade
> >
> > "Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Ian Fisher <dataflash@yahoo.com> wrote on 09/01/2004
> > 12:34:26 PM:
> >
> > > Did she recently replace the battery or have the
> > > battery die on her?
> > >
> > > Ian
> > >
> > > --- Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com wrote:
> > >
> > > > Sorry this is OT and not even about Fords, but I
> > > > told my mom
> > > > I would look into it before she takes the car
> > into
> > > > the dealer.
> > > > Her mid 90's Grand Am has the Theft System light
> > > > coming on.
> > > > It used to be intermittent, but now it's on
> > pretty
> > > > much all of
> > > > the time. The owner's manual says that if it's
> > on
> > > > when you're
> > > > driving the car, you should take it in for
> > service.
> > > > Well it is,
> > > > and she wants to take it in, but I figure maybe
> > > > there's some-
> > > > thing I could check that would be cheaper than
> > > > having the
> > > > dealer look at it. This is the factory system,
> > and
> > > > I don't know
> > > > anything about it. Any help would be
> > appreciated;
> > > > as it is
> > > > for my mom (playing for sympathy here).
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Mike Wojton
> > > > Toledo, Ohio
> > > >
> > > > -'95 White MTX
> > > > '96 Brake Upgrade
> > > >
> > > > "Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan
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