Our TBSS just took a shit on my wife today while she was waiting in line to pick up my daughter from school. Said she cranked up at home and got a CEL then when she got to her school she turned it off and then tried to restart it and nothing...just gauges and a chime but nothing starting. They had to push it out of line to a parking space.

I got home later and it wouldn't do anything. I left the key on and it started to ding at me a few times about once every two minutes then it started in limp mode (Reduced engine power) but I couldn't accelerate hardly by pushing on the pedal. Then started a couple more times in limp mode and out of sheer luck on about the fifth time it started and idled and ran perfect so I drove it home and backed it into the driveway, revved it a couple of times watching the temp for a few minutes and it ran fine. Shut it off and tried to restart and nothing again. Can't even take it out of park by stepping on the brake...nothing. Then I wait a few minutes go back out to try it and it starts twice and runs perfectly...WTF!!!:bang:

have you pulled the code yet?

maybe a loose ground????????

have you pulled the code yet?

Sorry I didn't respond sooner but I put this post up in about 5 different forums...LOL

Nah he can't read from the new ECM's either, said he can't even read his car. He bought the reader for his wife's POS...:bang:

I heard from a good source that the ignition switches are notorious for going out in these things...so I'll pick one up tomorrow on the way up to H-town...

Got it fixed , took about 30 mins to tear it apart and put it all back together. It was the switch after all... GM Part # 15242754 for anyone in the future...

Thanks for the tip guys !!!

Now time for some Celtic Crossing...:chug:

so what was the part? I have an 08 and if this happens to her's . . . . I'll never hear the end of it

Ignition Switch...Look up the part number I gave you...Just google it...

Oh never mind...Here ya go, I did all the footwork for ya...

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u159/KING2230/2005%20SSR/getimage.jpg

This little part will shut the whole thing down and from what I understand it happens alot. GM came out with an updated version and guess what we had it in ours...yep you guessed it the new one, so it still sucks.:bang: We have about 51K on our '06 but from what I understand it can go out in as little as 12K miles...It is a common switch across the board so it will affect a few other vehicles, like the SSR's too...

I for one will be keeping a spare in the glove compartment...:eyes: