Hi new girl here with car problems - Page 2

y2icon · #16 12-01-2004, 10:12 PM

more girls have mustangs cause every little girl wants a little "pony"

only a few can handle a real work horse like a camaro

chevy_chic20041 · #17 12-02-2004, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Chevyracincamaro

yeah, speedo's comp controlled...

i dont quite understand why the a/c would make the condition worse if it was just the speedo. im leaning towards computer or coil...

Yeah i don't understand why the a/c would make it worse, and by the way its true only the chicks who know how to really drive, drive a camaro the rest drive a mustang and think they can drive

I appreciate everybody thats trying to help me with this. It definetly gets worse with the a/c and like i said the rpm gauge is doing it too so i'm thinking its a little more complicated than just the speedo

Anybody else who knows what it is feel free to let me know, Thanks

cuda_dude · #18 12-02-2004, 12:43 AM

speed sensor

chevy_chic20041 · #19 12-02-2004, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by cuda_dude

speed sensor

A speed sensor would cause all that to happen even the rpm gauge jumping around???

cuda_dude · #20 12-02-2004, 01:02 AM

yeah the vss is where i would start

chevy_chic20041 · #21 12-02-2004, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by cuda_dude

yeah the vss is where i would start

I really appreciate u guys helping me i should have a pic of me and my car soon

92rs25th · #22 12-02-2004, 04:16 AM

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Originally Posted by KaotiKCamaro5

ahh.. similar problem happened in my car.. i had no idea how to fix it.. so i figured.. electrical.. maybe i got a bad fuse.. i went through and replaced all my fuses inside the car and it stopped.. i dont know why.. but it did.. and i was happy.. i had a few bad fuses, i forget what they were to.. but it stopped.. the only difference is that the needle would go all over the place whenever it felt like it.. it wasnt a constant.. i'd be doing like 30 and it'd read 70 for a second.. then 35.. then 10.. it was weird as hell. but thats what i did.. im not sure if it'll help you or not..

I have something 'similar' happening with my Tach. ( idiot guage. )

It's a POS I know but I had a new set up put in because I didn't like the white face guages. Anywho , My Tach will be at like 6500 at idle and when I take off..way past 7K..It pegs to the little stopper pin. after about 20 - 30 minutes of driving , It goes down to about 4500 rpm at idle...wts is that ?

Edited : Oh yes , when I turn my key over but not crank , it goes down to 0rpm , hits 7K then falls back down. When it starts , whackyness happens.

92rs25th · #23 12-02-2004, 04:19 AM

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Originally Posted by chevy_chic20041

Yeah i don't understand why the a/c would make it worse, and by the way its true only the chicks who know how to really drive, drive a camaro the rest drive a mustang and think they can drive

I appreciate everybody thats trying to help me with this. It definetly gets worse with the a/c and like i said the rpm gauge is doing it too so i'm thinking its a little more complicated than just the speedo

Anybody else who knows what it is feel free to let me know, Thanks

Does that particular vehicle have a voltage regulator for the cluster guage that might be worn out ? Electrical parts in vehicles are notorious for still maintaining 'connection' but being next to useless. I've seen fuses burnt black but not blown and they work but just barely enough to make the object function weird. Maybe fuses or relay fried up and not blown. So when you switch on the AC which draws a crap load of electricity from your vehicle , it would effect the voltage regulator and pretty much everything else. with amp voltage anyways.

chevy_chic20041 · #24 12-02-2004, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by 92rs25th

Does that particular vehicle have a voltage regulator for the cluster guage that might be worn out ? Electrical parts in vehicles are notorious for still maintaining 'connection' but being next to useless. I've seen fuses burnt black but not blown and they work but just barely enough to make the object function weird. Maybe fuses or relay fried up and not blown. So when you switch on the AC which draws a crap load of electricity from your vehicle , it would effect the voltage regulator and pretty much everything else. with amp voltage anyways.

Someone else said something about it being the voltage regulator, i'm gonna go get that checked out and let u guys know what happens

LT1MAN · #25 12-02-2004, 03:56 PM

when my distributor started going out the rpm needle would jump around and if it was hot outside or i was in traffic or i turned the a/c on it definately worsened how the needle acted. i dont know about the speedo haning up at 20, probably need a new speedo

89IROC&RS · #26 12-02-2004, 05:43 PM

First thing first, take it to the dealership or autozone if its still driveable, and have it run for codes. The on board computers are there to eliminate the very guesswork that is going on here. Just about everything on that car is monitored by the BCM and PCM, and about six other modules. When something goes wrong, the computers see it, and store an error code. This may or may not turn on the check engine light. First rule i learned in electronics diagnosis...

"just cus theres a code dont mean theres a problem, just cus there isnt a code dont mean there isnt a problem."

At the very least its a starting point.

That being said, my gut reaction to this is a VSS. could be the speedo, but typicly when those fail they either dont move at all, or lag behind. seeing as her speedo is computer controled it is more likely that it is doing exactly as its told, its just that its getting a bad signal. so it could be a PCM problem. but thats just guesswork, and guesswork is expencive, so i reiterate, have it scanned for codes as the first thing.

mikey85 · #27 12-02-2004, 07:31 PM

it could be anything from an alternator, voltage regulator, battery, instrument cluster and countless other electronic pieces. have someone put a computer on it. hopefully you can get it fixed

lone wolf · #28 12-02-2004, 07:57 PM

thats the smart thing to do and not so ugk ugk shop i'd go to a chevy dealer my self

chevy_chic20041 · #29 12-03-2004, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by mikey85

it could be anything from an alternator, voltage regulator, battery, instrument cluster and countless other electronic pieces. have someone put a computer on it. hopefully you can get it fixed

I used to work at autozone so i know everyone there, my engine light has been coming on but the codes its giving was the throttle position sensor and i fixed that and the other one is for the EGR Valve which i haven't replaced yet cause its 170 dollars i took it up there and hooked it up while it was acting up to see if it would throw a different code and it didn't. If it was the speed sensor it should be throwing a code or the computer and its not. I know my battery is fine i had the alternator checked today just to see (which i knew that was fine because i have a system and the car is charging fine) and that was normal. The car hasn't acted up all day and i have been driving it so i don't know. Maybe it won't happen again

I am totally clueless on what was happening, about it being driveable its fine this has not affected how the car runs at all, even though i am a girl i do know a thing or two about cars, i have had all those tests run and nothing, this is why all this guessing is happening, this is why i'm confused, the computer isn't telling me anything

chevy_chic20041 · #30 12-03-2004, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by lone wolf

thats the smart thing to do and not so ugk ugk shop i'd go to a chevy dealer my self

Well guys my car started doing it again it went a whole day acting fine.I am really confused about this, the computer isn't telling me nothing. HELP GUYS!!!!!!!!

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