[Rvega]

I have an intermittent issue where my fuel pump relay stays in the open position when trying to restart the car (resulting in no fuel pressure). I thought it was a bad relay and I replaced it twice.

Now I know its not the relay.

When I remove and re-insert the relay the car will start fine and work for a few days fine and then the problem will return.

Could this problem be an alarm issue (has factory alarm)?
Could it be an inertia sensor issue (where are the inertia sensors located)?
Has anyone seen this problem?

HELP!

 

[Rvega]

symptoms

Greenman,

Thanks for the reply. The symptoms are that the car will be running fine. But, every few days the car will not start (the car could be hot or cold). I go to the trunk and remove the fuel pump relay and re insert it, the car then starts and runs fine. This happens every few days.

and yes I did remove replace the fuel pump, but this was happening before replacing my fuel pump.

 

[Rvega]

It may not be the fuel pump relay or fuel pump

Bemo,

Don't replace the fuel pump until you verify the fuse box itself. I had the same issue with my car and I replaced the relay twice (returned a good one thinking that they sold me a defective one). It turned out to be that the ground connector in the fuse box to the relay (when the relay false it gets hot). I re-solder the cable to the connector and the problem was resolved. My car had 98k miles when this issue appeared and drove an additional 35k miles before trading in the car without the issue reappearing.

Hope this helps!