Vats Moudule Itself

[lambohawaii]

Car did Run before. Now nothing Ive replaced the starter,ignition switch,and even broke down and went to G.M. new key and cyl., and a neutrel safety switch. Still nothing, circuts in car wired always hot have power No power from starter purple wire?? car will crank if short the starter but wont start, fuel pump does turn on, cant smell any gas in carb.Tank is fulllll. Can the vats moudle itself go bad and if so Is there a way to bypass it?? HELP running out of opitions...................

[89IROC&RS]

the vats module can quit, but its very rare, something else i would try is to check the vats relay. it is behind the driver side kick panel. remove two screws to take it off. and pull away, you might have to manuver it around the hood release. in a hole in the frame sheetwork you will find an electronic relay, this is the relay that the vats module controls to send power to the starter. you can bypass this temporarily by sliding a small peice of cardboard into the relay like a wedge and holding it closed. then try to start the car, if it fires up, its probly the relay, if its not the relay its the vats module. i would just check the relay before the module because all you have to do to get to the realy is take off a panel. to get to the vats module you have to take out almost the entire dash assembly.

[lambohawaii]

Originally Posted by 89IROC&RS

the vats module can quit, but its very rare, something else i would try is to check the vats relay. it is behind the driver side kick panel. remove two screws to take it off. and pull away, you might have to manuver it around the hood release. in a hole in the frame sheetwork you will find an electronic relay, this is the relay that the vats module controls to send power to the starter. you can bypass this temporarily by sliding a small peice of cardboard into the relay like a wedge and holding it closed. then try to start the car, if it fires up, its probly the relay, if its not the relay its the vats module. i would just check the relay before the module because all you have to do to get to the realy is take off a panel. to get to the vats module you have to take out almost the entire dash assembly.

Thanks found it closed it hit the key nothing.....called G.M. today only 293.00 for a new one. When changing vats do you need to replace the ignition switch and key? still looking for starter diagram and juction block connections

[89IROC&RS]

they should be able to get you a vats module with the same resistor value.

[FresnoGem]

89 Camaro died while driving. The starter doesn't make any noise when trying it and the headlights do not dim when trying to crank. Gages on dash do not work but the left dash light comes on when the key is turned on. When twisting key to start position, temp gage pegs high. I've checked the battery, alternator and replaced the ignition switch down on the steering column. When removing either connection to the battery, there's a pretty good spark like something is shorted out. Can the computer codes help with this and if so, how do you read them? That vats relay sounds pretty likely too. Can anyone help me, please?