Need help on a starting problem

[RitchieDon]

Thanks Maugan but I was really hoping someone out there with a parts car could help me out without having to pay for a new unit. My mechanic tells me that this is a part that rarely fails. Mine is probably bad because the previous owner had a roll-over which most likely put a strain on the wiring harness and caused a weak connection in the control box. The part I'm looking for is located in the compartment in front of the shifter and below the CD changer. I really need some help here. The people at work are riding me pretty hard because I have a "fair weather vehicle". I know the VX can blow all of them away but it's no good if I can't start the thing.

[thebear54]

Glad you isolated the problem area.
Looking for someone with a parts car is like...well, like a needle in a whole barn full of haystacks.
Your best bet is to locate a salvage yard in California or...a (shutter) dealer.
Good luck.....John

[RitchieDon]

Latest update on this ongoing problem. Hotsauce helped me out with a new ECM (Thanks again, Hotsauce) but unfortunately, that turned out to be not the problem. After installing it, I'm still having the same problem. The weather is now warming up here & I probably won't be able to resolve this until next Fall. I have reset the wires going into the plug but it failed to start again early this week. I am still suspicious of the ABS light that comes on. I hear it "ping", then it goes off momentarily & then "pings" again & stays on. The sound is coming from somewhere behind the glove box. Problem is, when the temperature warms up past 35 degrees, everything works perfectly. This is going to drive me nuts all Summer & is going to get real expensive replacing parts like ECM's, etc.

[Green Dragon]

During the cold weather, Try removing the 40 amp ABS fuse & see if it will start. Do due to the large amount of current draw by ABS (Normal) & reduced battery capacity in colder weather a problem may exist in the ABS circuit resulting in excessive current draw.