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I replaced the main module and the ignition switch. I drove 10 minutes and parked. After 2 hours I came out and the starter turned over but the engine failed to achieve ignition and sustained operation. I left the car in the parking lot ( I was at church) and when I came back in the morning the car started right up. As I drove home (3 miles) it seemed the car had some hesitation and I was concerned that I would not make it home. As I pulled in the garage the engine died (all the dashboard lights were still on) and again the engine failed to achieve ignition and sustained operation. It failed to start the next morning and when I listened for the fuel pump priming, "I don't think" I heard it. I think. This morning it started right up, and I now think I recognize the 2-3 second pulse of the fuel pump. As I try to diagnose the problems, since it is intermittent, I can only run my diagnostics when it is broken down in a parking lot or after it gets towed home, but after a day or two, the car starts. This has been going on for 8 months. I plan to remove the ground, clean it and reinstall, but it would seem that if it was the ground, the dashboard lights wouldn't be on. I can get an OBD II and keep it in the trunk for the next time it fails. Will it give me a code when I crank it and it won't start?

<blockquote data-quote="Mark Deffendall" data-source="post: 1935747" data-attributes="member: 24434"><p>I replaced the main module and the ignition switch. I drove 10 minutes and parked. After 2 hours I came out and the starter turned over but the engine failed to achieve ignition and sustained operation. I left the car in the parking lot ( I was at church) and when I came back in the morning the car started right up. As I drove home (3 miles) it seemed the car had some hesitation and I was concerned that I would not make it home. As I pulled in the garage the engine died (all the dashboard lights were still on) and again the engine failed to achieve ignition and sustained operation. It failed to start the next morning and when I listened for the fuel pump priming, &quot;I don&#039;t think&quot; I heard it. I think.&nbsp; This morning it started right up, and I now think I recognize the 2-3 second pulse of the fuel pump. As I try to diagnose the problems, since it is intermittent, I can only run my diagnostics when it is broken down in a parking lot or after it gets towed home, but after a day or two, the car starts. This has been going on for 8 months.&nbsp; I plan to remove the ground, clean it and reinstall, but it would seem that if it was the ground, the dashboard lights wouldn&#039;t be on.&nbsp; I can get an OBD II and keep it in the trunk for the next time it fails. Will it give me a code when I crank it and it won&#039;t start?</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Mark Deffendall, post: 1935747, member: 24434"] I replaced the main module and the ignition switch. I drove 10 minutes and parked. After 2 hours I came out and the starter turned over but the engine failed to achieve ignition and sustained operation. I left the car in the parking lot ( I was at church) and when I came back in the morning the car started right up. As I drove home (3 miles) it seemed the car had some hesitation and I was concerned that I would not make it home. As I pulled in the garage the engine died (all the dashboard lights were still on) and again the engine failed to achieve ignition and sustained operation. It failed to start the next morning and when I listened for the fuel pump priming, "I don't think" I heard it. I think. This morning it started right up, and I now think I recognize the 2-3 second pulse of the fuel pump. As I try to diagnose the problems, since it is intermittent, I can only run my diagnostics when it is broken down in a parking lot or after it gets towed home, but after a day or two, the car starts. This has been going on for 8 months. I plan to remove the ground, clean it and reinstall, but it would seem that if it was the ground, the dashboard lights wouldn't be on. I can get an OBD II and keep it in the trunk for the next time it fails. Will it give me a code when I crank it and it won't start? [/QUOTE]

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