I need a fix, or you can have the car for $5k.

I just had the tranny rebuilt, just short of 150k miles. Now that it's hot, I'm getting other issues. Yesterday, I left IHOP and the car tried not to start. Crank, no start, so I let it sit for a couple minutes and tried again, and it fired up. No problems for the rest of the day, and I drove it all over town. Parked in the garage.

I went down to leave this morning, and I get a hard crank, no start. It's not the battery. I pulled the relay off, and it looks fine. Put it back, no start. Checked every single fuse, and they all look good. I hear a click when I turn the key, followed by two quick clicks. I don't hear anything near the fuel pump, but I'm not sure what I'm listening for.

The weird variable that I haven't seen anywhere else in five hours of looking around the web is that there's no lights in the instrument panel. The panel is backlit, but the CEL doesn't come on when I turn the key, nor do any of the other lights that should flash when you turn the key. No brake light, no TCS light, nothing. The odometer on the dash doesn't show.

Give me some clues, please. Thanks in advance.

 

Was able to shift into neutral by depressing the shift release switch. Still won't start.

 

Sounds like the alternator or starter maybe?

 

Do you hear any kind of noises when starting? A single click, grinding noise? Is the motor turning and turning and wont fully turn on?

 

No grinding or clicking from the motor. The only clicking are the clicks (supposedly from the relay) when the key is turned to the on position. The motor is turning but won't start.

 

Ign. switch ok? Recall replacment?

 

Not a starter or alternator...if your motor is turning and turning but wont fully turn on you other issuses.

You could have a bad crank sensor, dirty fuel system, it could even be the alarm killing the fuel, reset the car...(disconnect the battery for about 5 min) then try again