VIIISecondRide Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 Hi! I am working with my Moms 97 Eldo and it won't engage the starter. A brief history- the hvac fan quit working so they quit driving it, it sat since last summer, the battery went dead. I went to work on it and charged the battery ( a known good battery), and also tried jumper cables. The car will power up, the dash lights cycle, the air ride pumps up, I get power to the starter relay under the hood by the strut tower, but there is no power to the purple starter wire. I know the starter will work, I jumped 12v to that wire and kicked it a little. ALSO after cycling the key the hazzard flasher relay clicks in like three to four 60 second cycles, flashing the tail, marker, and under hood lights. The security light in the dash just tests on when I turn the key on then goes out. I am sure there is a simple explanation I am just missing it. I have scoured the internet with these symptoms and found nothing. Thanks! Sherri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfangd Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 Check your battery connections good. They will cause weird issues. Take them apart, pull the boots off, clean them good and put in a known good battery. GM FAN FOREVER Nice, clean, luxury= fine automobile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIIISecondRide Posted January 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 Thank you I will look them over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIIISecondRide Posted January 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 I notice that the lights flash 30 times whenever a door is open, they will flash in groups of 30 if you leave a door open. It clicks the hazard relay under the dash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHE Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 If you charged the battery that has been dead since last summer, I would install a known good battery and attempt to start the car. If that does not work, I'd have a starter rebuilder check the starter - the solenoid may be bad. Kevin '93 Fleetwood Brougham '05 Deville '04 Deville 2013 Silverado Z71 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Hastings Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 I notice that the lights flash 30 times whenever a door is open, they will flash in groups of 30 if you leave a door open. It clicks the hazard relay under the dash. If it was me I'd get a new good battery and then try to start the ride. That is very likely to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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