1999 Pontiac Bonneville Wont crank

1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE
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K1LL3R
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1999 Pontiac Bonneville Front Wheel Drive Automatic

I had the battery,alternator, and starter tested, all were fine. My cluster lights dont work, everything else does. When i go to start it, it wont turn over, nothing. what is my problem?
Jul 28, 2009 at 3:12 PM
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LEGITIMATE007
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could be several things, first ,try to start it in neutral, if it starts then the neutral safety switch is faulty, if it doesnt, then it sounds like you have a connection problem, check all wiring pos and neg. from the battery to the alternator to the starter, for corrosion and loose connections
get back to me with your findings
j
Jul 28, 2009 at 3:29 PM
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Ok i tried to put it in neutral and it didn't start. all the connections are nice and tight and i cleaned them when put the parts i had mentioned back in
Jul 28, 2009 at 7:52 PM
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ok see if you can take a jump
Jul 28, 2009 at 8:34 PM
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Tried to jump from the battery and the starter, when i jump it from the battery i get nothin and on the starter it turns over but doesnt fire up.
Jul 28, 2009 at 9:36 PM
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ok , how bout spark and fuel, do you hear the fuel pump turning on when you turn the key to on? and do you have spark?
Jul 29, 2009 at 11:07 AM
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how did you test the alternator?, it needs to come out and go to autozone where they can put it on a load machine.
Jul 29, 2009 at 11:08 AM
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I got spark and I can hear the fuel pump. Yep, I took the alternator out and took it to autozone.the only thing wrong with the alternator is the bearings are going bad...
Jul 29, 2009 at 11:29 AM
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i think its a fuel thing i did a search on recalls, and my year was one if them.
Jul 29, 2009 at 2:33 PM
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the recall should indicate what they did as a "fix"
Jul 29, 2009 at 7:21 PM
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I really highly doubt it has anything to do with that really. I think its a wiring issue. do you maybe have an idea how much it would cost to have them check the wiring and fix it, if that is the problem? Money really is an issue as im very limited in how much i can spend...
Jul 29, 2009 at 8:07 PM
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to check the wiring and fix, probably a hundred dollars or so for diagnostic all together 300 to 400 for any wiring, like injector harnasses,
Jul 30, 2009 at 12:23 PM
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Thats what I thought. Well, thanks for trying man. I really appreaciate it a lot...
Jul 30, 2009 at 1:53 PM
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ok sorry I couldnt be of more help
Jul 31, 2009 at 7:37 AM