the dreaded ignition switch problem on an 05?

[burchtree11]

10 days ago my many weeks stored gave me some grief on attempted start up.
ck engine light and others came on as i fired,and fired and fired and finally,couldnt fire the engine! Charged the battery,added a 1 amp battery minder to the system and thought all was solved;until today. I drove 35 miles to lunch at highway speeds;had lunch and then went to a tire dealer next door to get nitro($4 per tire).When i went to start in their parking lot to move it inside-same start up problems-all the warning lites looking at me and several attempted starts and then it played dead.We pushed inside and they attempted to analize the battery and charging system-battery showed "less than ideal condition"(possible dying cell?).I opted for a new battery-it was installed and yet upon letting the rack down it displayed the same start up difficulty! Finally got it going (ck eng lite still on)and i elected to drive 35 miles home thru a now developing snow storm!-no problems with that but going to the dealer as soon as the storm lets up.BTW they got a code from the system that referred to a "throttle something,something". So,new battery-they tossed in the nitro for free-lol-and Im thinking ignition switch problem???

[Silver Sky]

You see this is something that should be a recall. I would be willing to bet its the JUNK switch.

[Mike in AZ]

Originally Posted by burchtree11

10 days ago my many weeks stored gave me some grief on attempted start up.
ck engine light and others came on as i fired,and fired and fired and finally,couldnt fire the engine! Charged the battery,added a 1 amp battery minder to the system and thought all was solved;until today. I drove 35 miles to lunch at highway speeds;had lunch and then went to a tire dealer next door to get nitro($4 per tire).When i went to start in their parking lot to move it inside-same start up problems-all the warning lites looking at me and several attempted starts and then it played dead.We pushed inside and they attempted to analize the battery and charging system-battery showed "less than ideal condition"(possible dying cell?).I opted for a new battery-it was installed and yet upon letting the rack down it displayed the same start up difficulty! Finally got it going (ck eng lite still on)and i elected to drive 35 miles home thru a now developing snow storm!-no problems with that but going to the dealer as soon as the storm lets up.BTW they got a code from the system that referred to a "throttle something,something". So,new battery-they tossed in the nitro for free-lol-and Im thinking ignition switch problem???

Sounds like the battery went south on you while in storage. Happens to the best of us. I'm hoping the stored codes will give the service tech the answer to your starting issues. I would be prepared for a bad switch....... GM has already come up with an improved switch that is supposed to be MUCH more robust...... but that is pure guesswork acrss the internet, unless you are psychic. I like to deal with facts and data....... let's get the codes.....

Glad you got home OK. Good luck on the speedy fix. Please fillus in on the findings.

regards,

Mike

[Focks]

WOW, we have a psychic here?

[hdflstf]

Originally Posted by Focks

WOW, we have a psychic here?

Yes. He is SS R

Think about it.....

[MR TURBINE]

I had this same problem. The dealer replaced the switch assy. No problems now!

[Focks]

Originally Posted by hdflstf

Yes. He is SS R

Think about it.....

Too funny

[JIMJOEVAL]

Play It Safe..i Also Have A "05" And A Spare Switch Onboard Just In Case...cost Was Approx 25.00

[burchtree11]

do u have the part number for that ignition switch?
thank you in advance Roy

[frank belk]

Originally Posted by burchtree11

do u have the part number for that ignition switch?
thank you in advance Roy

the new # is 15242754 and fits other trucks and suv's not just the ssr and it goes bad on all of them not just the ssr

[hdflstf]

Originally Posted by frank belk

the new # is 15242754 and fits other trucks and suv's not just the ssr and it goes bad on all of them not just the ssr

Thanks Frank!

[burchtree11]

thanks for the switch # Frank! -I have an appointment to take in on Friday morning.
talked to the service writer today and mentioned this site and the switch concerns talked about-could not initially find any service bullitins about defective switches but I'll arrive with the number in hand and hopefully Black Beauty will soon be back in action! thanks folks for the input ! Roy

[OP]

Have the dealer check ALL the ground wires, engine block, tranny, frame, etc...

Thought mine was ignition switch, but found that it was engine block ground wire, so it could be a combo of everything mentioned.
Good Luck

Read my "haywire" thread...

[burchtree11]

got Black Beauty to the dealer this morning without a problem.Signed in and discussed the problem and my thoughts(gleaned from here)about the ignition switch and at that point a tech jumped in to move it and -- no start and nothing worked! talk about my gal coming thru at the appropriate time! lol Hopefully by this afternoon Ill be back on the road again! thanks to all who provided input.

[BetterMost]

I have had TWO switches replaced already.

[burchtree11]

after having Black Beauty all day complete with print-outs of threads from here and a part # the dealer called at 5pm to let me know "they had determined it probably is" a bad ignition switch!But,alas,none in stock-i mentioned i thought it was a somewhat generic switch that fit several GM models and he hesitated and said he would check into that and definitely have my sweety back on Monday!

[BetterMost]

Question can you just install a new switch without having to re key the switch? Are the key part and the switch part independent?

[SSRENITY]

Originally Posted by BetterMost

Question can you just install a new switch without having to re key the switch? Are the key part and the switch part independent?

Independent parts...no rekeying necessary.