94' grand prix

Hi I have a 1994 grand prix se,well I came home from work one day turned car off went in house came back out to go again and the car would not start,all it does is try to turn over but nothing happens and when I turn key to on position I have no door chimes,my radio won't come on,air won't come on,and I don't here my fuel pump come on breifly,changed fuel pump still nothing somebody please help.

Check the battery terminals and cables for corrosion.

Then bring the battery in to have it load tested on a vat40. Autozone or advance will do it for free.

BTW, who told you to change the fuel pump?

a couple of co-workers told me it may be the fuel pump so I changed it,battery is good took it to advance auto,terminals are clean but still nothing.

Could the ignition switch be bad and causing the problem.

Check you fuses?

I was doing some electrical work on my '93 and shorted out a circuit. Had NOTHING. Blew a 60 amp fuse under the hood.

Worth a try I suppose uh?

does anything turn on?

you might wanna check the ground wire from the battery to the frame

edit: nvm, you said it turns over. check the ignition module...they are pretty common on the older 3.1's

I had ignition module checked and it was bad,don't have funds to get a new one right now but I will keep you up to speed if that was the problem thanks.

How is everybody today?Fine I hope.Well I was able to find a used ignition control module,coil pack and all for fifty bucks,I put it on and still nothing.By the way I had the ignition switch changed about five years ago.And could you tell me what male connector that plugs into a female connector that is located in the underside of car on drivers side I don't know what that is.Well I'll be looking for broken wire tommorrow if it doesn't rain in these parts.Thanks for your help.

Just a recap, jump in the car, put key in, turn it, what happens?

-idiot lights all flash
-car cranks an no start
-na crank?

Yes,I put in key turned it,still no lights on dash,no radio,no power door locks,trunk lock,no air conditioning,no nothing it's getting a little bit frustrated.

Grab a multimeter and find out what the deal is. Sounds like a corrosion/battery cable issue to me.

As Tim suggested, you may have an internally corroded battery cable. You need to measure resistance across both the + and - cables. Also, your positive cable has a branch in it. One end goes to the starter solenoid, the other to the underhood fuse center so make sure you check both.

Well as I said yesterday it rained today and couldn't trace any wires today,but I did get in car turned key to on position and I can hear a buzzing sound coming from a box that is located behind the glove box what is that box with some wires coming from it.I will try other suggestions when weather is better.Thanks guy's.

could the problem be in the fuse box under hood,because some of the fuses are loose and when I test with with test light only certain fuses that I touch with the light light up in that fuse box,and when I checksd other fuse box all fuses in there light up with no problem.The fuse that is in question is the one that say's ECM/BAT and it say's it controls power control module,fuel pump/oil pressure switch,fuel pump relay.I don't know how to use a multimeter,sorry.I went back later and checked it with a test light now that box and fuses are not getting any fire I am confused

You may have rust and corrosion on the underside of the fuse box. It's a fairly common problem with cars in areas where they use a lot of salt on the roads in the winter or in coastal areas near the ocean. The positive battery cable branch that runs to the fuse box may also be bad. If you have a multimeter, set it to ohms and attach one lead to the battery + post and the other to the stud at the fuse box where the cable attaches. If the cable is good, you should have almost no resistance between the two points as that is a 4 ga cable.

Doug it is probably the cable that runs to the fuse box. I think a lot of them branch off of the starter and go to the fuse box and alternator. Check down there, and also check your fusible links to make sure they arent zorched.

Yes, it's the same test as the other one.

IF you're not getting a reading, it means the wire is internally broken and is why you're getting no power to that fuse box.

If none of the fuses are getting power, your issue could still be a cable. Did you check the fusible links?

Turn the ignition to ON and then check for power at the fuses again.

To test the fuseable link you need to take a ohm reading, should be very close to zero ohms. Some times looking at the link you can't tell.

Trace down where your large fuses get their power from. I'll bet you'll find the problem.

ECM = Engine Controll Module (your car's computer)

It sound like the fusable link is bad. For a test yon can cut out the link and place a wire across and take the reading again.

It sounds alright. Problem is the links can blow and sometimes still have no resistance under no load but not flow enough current when under load.

Do they feel ok by hand? Or are they qooshy like a soggy noodle?

Next step would be to hook them up and follow the current path with your multimeter and make sure it is making it to the fuse panel.