2001 Blazer just died while doing 65 mph
#1
2001 Blazer just died while doing 65 mph
So, I had a problem with a funny noise last week (kind of a whistling noise around 50 mph and would stop at 55 mph) (which the noise stopped). Now, I was a lunch today and could have sworn I saw white wispy smoke coming out of my steering column (such a small amount I was not sure if I saw it or not). Then, on my way home in heavy traffic doing 65 mph it just went dead! The battery light came on, I turned on my hazards and made it to the side of the road. It would not start back up. It turned over fine, just would not start. I tried to see if I could hear the fuel pump but traffic was so heavy that there was no way I could listen for it. So, I am thinking something electrical around my switch in my steering column, my fuel pump, or my timing belt. Any ideas? I do know I have a vacuum leak because air pours out of my vents when I am going up a steep hill.
2001 2wd Blazer
2001 2wd Blazer
#2
You can scratch the timing belt off your list.... it doesn't have one
If you saw magic smoke coming from the column, there might be a problem with the ignition switch. If this is something you want to diagnose & repair yourself, let us know when you have it in a safe place to work on it.
If you saw magic smoke coming from the column, there might be a problem with the ignition switch. If this is something you want to diagnose & repair yourself, let us know when you have it in a safe place to work on it.
#3
Yeah, I saw that about the timing! Since I couldn't get it home, a mechanic has it. I believe it is either the fuel pump or a short in the switch. I wish I could have made it home, I have a small shop where I usually work on my vehicles. I appreciate your post. If the price is too high at the mechanic, I will have it towed home and do it myself. I may need your help later!
#5
I talked to my mechanic and he finally had a chance to look at it this afternoon. Says I am getting no spark and he is tracking it down. Also asked me if it had been hard to start because my battery was almost completely dead. I have not had a problem with it starting and had it on the charger about a month ago. He doesn't think it has anything to do with the whiff of smoke that came out of my steering column the same day it died. HMMM, any ideas?
#8
Take a close look at the coil power wire. I had an episode where I went thru a few coils in quick succession which turned out to be rubbed off insulation that would ground and kill the coil.
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