Hello all,
I'm trying to help my friend who know's little to nothing about cars, and does not have the money to pay a 'real' mechanic. Soo this is where I come in.
It's a 98 lumina, and it will not crank. Obviously our first thing to try was to jump the car, however when we tried that the car still would not turn over. There was no audible 'click' of the starter trying to turn the car over, not even the headlights or hazard lights would come on. The only electrical things in the car to work were the door chimes, and the electric seats.
Okay, so it has to be a fuse, right? We checked every fuse in the car, not a single one was fried. I really have no way of checking if any of the relays are bad, like the ignition relay, etc.
My only possible thought is that:
1) The ECU is bad
2) There is a loose or corroded ground wire somewhere
3) Isn't there a chip in his key or something? If that went bad, would that cause all this trouble?
Any help is GREATLY appreciated!