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Do I have a bad starter or bad PASS Key ?

I have a '94 Camaro and often have to turn the ignition key several times to get the engine to crank.

I understand that if there's a problem with the PASS key it wouldn't let me start the engine for several minutes after each failed attempt. But since this isn't the case I think the problem must be a bad starter motor.

Should I just go ahead and replace the starter motor or is there anything else I can do to make sure that this is really the cause of the problem ?

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chester
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Sounds like the key. Mine did the same for ages - the 'security' light came on. Finally the security light decided to just stay on and it starts just fine. '94 build V6?

Murray

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mkelly

When my firebird was doing the same thing, it turned out the starter solenoid was bad. I had to turn the key a couple times and would only get a click, then wait a couple seconds and then it would start. Never got the VATS timed lockout though.

-Bruce

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Bruce Chang

Same type of symptoms happened to me with a '93 Formula, finally one day I couldn;t get it to start at all, and had to have it towed to the dealer. Ended up being a wire broken off in the column that worked with the Pass-Key. I'd have it checked out before you throw money at it by guessing. Chad

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Chad

Thanks for the suggestion. I've decided to try to remove the starter myself and take it to an auto-part store to have it checked out. But since the problem is intermitten I don't know if they will be able to find out anything.

I got a pair of Rh>Same type of symptoms happened to me with a '93 Formula,

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chester

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