How to fix a no crank no start?

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I have changed the Battery, starter, and ignition module. What else could it be? Please advise. Thanks in advance

Apr 3, 2015

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cardocIIIon Apr 5, 2015

A grocery list of the possibilities isn't what you need. You could guess a thousand dollars worth of parts without fixing this. Shops don't just say that there is nothing wrong, they know there has to be a problem with the car otherwise you wouldn't have brought it in. When a problem is random in nature there can be some clues that can help narrow the focus but even then it isn't a good idea to shoot from the hip, problems like this take a good game plan performed by a patient, trained specialist. One routine is labor intensive and that means connecting all of the required testing equipment and being ready to attack the problem when it occurs having pre-planned the testing routine. Another is to make themselves available to have someone drop what they are doing and come to you as long as you are close enough to them when the problem occurs so that they have a chance to start the diagnostics and begin to narrow the focus on the issue before the vehicle manages to start.

Bigshoeon Apr 5, 2015

I understand where you are coming from and everyone has to make a living, but when it costs me $100 just to hook up to a machine to tell there is nothing wrong with my car, it's very irritating. Like today for instance, I did not have a problem at all with my car, but yesterday it was every other time I tried starting it. I am very self efficient when it comes to working on my cars.

cardocIIIon Apr 5, 2015

If changing parts was the only measure of one's abilities then there would be a lot of people who could be considered adequate and that's part of the problem here which is demonstrated by the perception that you used. Quote "when it costs me $100 just to hook up to a machine to tell there is nothing wrong with my car," There is no magic machine that tells a tech what is wrong. The tools and equipment that are used are very expensive, require constant updates at an additional expense and yet are only part of the picture. It takes talent and experience to work through random issues and what's more it demands patience because an event usually needs to occur in order to make any progress in working towards a solution. From there depending on the duration of the event you may have a solution or the tech may then have to change the test points and wait for the next event. What this really means is that it COSTS the shop MORE than $100(per car)just to try to be ready to help you and they actually not only don't make a living at that amount, they lose money for trying. That's why they stop if there is nothing to find right then and there. Instead of waiting something like this out, the shop is better off financially to turn this kind of work away and only take on the easier work that people would want them to do for them.

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