vjbeechy Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 My sons' 1997 cadillac sls won't turn over or even click when you turn the key, the lights and the siren work but it won't even go out of park so we can move it. One man told me he had the same proble with a couple of cadillacs and it was one of 2 small wires going to the ignition swich he soider it and it worked. I have the air bag off but i am having trouble getting the steering wheel off with the pully I tighten it as far as i can and then hit the center with a hamer and it won't break loose I have tried to tighten it several times but I'm scared I might stip the thread on the steering wheel I have taken steering wheels off other cars before and never had a problem. Is there anything I need to know before I continue. I am leaving the pully on with pressure on it over night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Jim Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 FIRST THING TO DO... Pull the codes and post all the codes here. That will give us a starting place for diagnosis. You mentioned a "SIREN".. These cars do not come with a siren... This indicates that it has an aftermarket alarm system on it. Aftermarket alarms are known to give troubles like you describe when they malfunction. I would be disconnecting the aftermarket alarm..."THEN" see if there is still a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vjbeechy Posted June 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 Thanks texas jim but I misspoke before i said siren but it is the horn going of like some one is breaking into the car the security system I cut the wire going to the horn so we could work on it. I just need to know about taking the steering wheel off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 If the lights go real dim when you try to crank the engine, the battery is shot. You could also measure the voltage before and during cranking with a DVM. If the battery is dead the voltage will drop to like 9v or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vjbeechy Posted June 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 If the lights go real dim when you try to crank the engine, the battery is shot. You could also measure the voltage before and during cranking with a DVM. If the battery is dead the voltage will drop to like 9v or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vjbeechy Posted June 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 thanks Ranger But it is not the battery or cables Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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