CHEVY MALIBU NO CRANK WHEN HOT UBEC FUSE BOX FIX 

I’m just turned 60 years old and this young man inspired me to learn more about cars with each new video. Gracias muchacho.

I've never seen this kind of detailed look at a fuse box, bravo! Lesser men would have simply replaced the whole box.

Thank you so much for making this video, i have a 2008 chevy malibu some issues replace all kinds of sensors replaced the starter the alternator ,crank sensor ,cam sensor replace the relay fuse nothing was working, this video gave me the courage to try soldering and you explained everything perfectly and after 2 weeks under hood the problems is fix

Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! This was my two year long problem! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Ours was in same place also!!! Worked during colder weather. Acted worse in hotter weather. Watched every video I could find on 2010 Malibu for two years! Then two days ago punched in Chevy Mal and this video popped up! When I saw video title and fuse board I Looked at my wife and said this is it! This is the fix! We hadn't even watched video yet! We watched video then I went straight out and took apart fuse box (had to drill it apart), tested with meter (FINE!) THROWED HEAT GUN TO IT, tested again then saw crack (SAME EXACT PLACE IN THAT BEND). SOLDERED wire back together ,had to pry wire up out of plastic, slid two nails under wire to hold up off of plastic so not to melt board. TWO YEAR PROBLEM FIXED!!! I just wanted to thank you so much! No one knew how to fix this! I could push and wiggle fuse box and the car would start some times. I had pulled apart fuse box but never that far apart having to drill out bolt sleeves. But even if I had ,I wouldn't have found the problem with the wire! Because the situation with the heat shrinkage. Wow thank you! I put in new starter, new fuses, switched relays. Then one wire so small could be such a monster problem!!!!!! Thank you again!!!!!!! And I'm talking a lot of time involved trying to fix this!! So many times you think man I got it fixed! Then you're stuck at a gas station or a restaurant!!! Just can't let you know how much we appreciate your video and time!!!

Hey man, I just wanted to say thank you so much for this video. This was our issue, and after 3 months with a new fuse box, not a single issue. You don’t understand how much you helped my family, seriously!!! We don’t have money to just buy a new car. God bless you !

Awesome video 👏. You saved me TY. Just took the fuse box apart. If you give the screws a light live tap they will come out. Then i used a stepup bit on the topside. The square piece came off with little to no effort allowing me to pull the box completely apart. TY again for the video

Thank you so much for this video, I've had multiple mechanics stuck on this problem. This video explains exactly what's happening with my car. Now I can finally get it fixed.

Half way in I was like “this guy is insane”. I admire your patience and drive. That heat test was really clever. I hope you charge well for your time.

Lol been having this problem for yrs, I pulled a fuse box from a junk car time ago, but I'm finally gonna replace today, your video is my car engine and you help me confirm the problem

Muchas gracias por compartir tus conocimientos y experiencia, seguramente a varios nos ahorrarás gastos innecesarios, pero sobre todo vuelves a creer en que tu auto no te dejará tirado otra vez y evitas frustración, desesperación y dolores de cabeza por esa pinshi falla! Saludos cordiales desde la Capital del Mundo CDMX👍🏻✌🏻

Thank you very much! I had a power reduced issue on 2010 Chevy Malibu, and the problem was on the fuse box just like you show on your video.

You my dear are brilliant! Thank you for sharing this knowledge. This is EXACTLY the problem Ive been having that no one could figure out! My hats off to you! 👍

Great troubleshooting, we need more mechanic like you and not parts re placers.

I’ve been going through this for years. Man you are a saint and a true mechanic. Thank you so much. Man let me send you a gift card or something please

Thank you so much for your help! This was our exact problem. My husband found the crack in the circuit wire right where you showed and we’ve had no problem starting our car in the hot Texas sun since! Also, we were both super impressed with your mad skills at diagnosing this car. Was actually quite fun to watch you trouble shoot and fix this problem!

Great diag and repair. Had this happen to me on a 09 Malibu hybrid. Beat me up for a while since it was an intermittent no crank after a hot soak. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to future videos.

You do a great job explaining,.. my daughter have the same problem but thanks to you I was able to fix it..

You're a colossal help to all of us who are financially challenged i really needed this video and im sure everyone in the comments and in the will appreciate this

You are the man!!! I don't get why you have thumbs down but you have my respect! Excellent job

Gracias a tu video pude arreglar el problema de carro malibu ltz 08 cuando alcanzaba la temperatura y se apagaba el carro después no prendia rapido tenía que esperar que se enfriara y lo que tenia dañado era la caja de fusible mala muchas gracias por ti resolví mi problema

You sir are on point, respect. Also like the fact that you don't do any unnecessary yapping. Thank you for a very informative video. (fellow technician).

Omg this is exactly where my wire cracked, ty for this video. If it wasn’t for you I wouldn’t have known what needed to be replaced.

This is the video I needed. Thank you. Same issue with Pontiac G6. I’m sure many GM vehicles of the time period used the same fuse boxes.

2009 Chevy Malibu LTZ 3.6L - Same exact issue car starts right up when cold. Once I drive it around a bit and it gets hot under the hood it won't crank, won't make any clicking noise or anything. I Have to wait until it cools down. Watched video and ordered a used underhood fuse panel from ebay for $90 car is working fine so far, great video.

Now that's how you diagnose a problem! Awesome awesome job brother and you was worried about the costumers cost to me that says a lot about you as a mechanic I have to say again great job great person.

Fantastic job to get down to the actual failure point. Your demonstration was great. The archer power supply brings back memories.

You are the man had the same problem I went and got it welded good to go. Thank you for the video. I’m gonna give you 10 stars.

Thank you so much!! I had replaced the starter, we checked the BCM and still same issue. Once I saw this video I pulled the fuse box and there it was the hair line fracture. Saturn Aura XR 3.6 runs great now.

Brother you know your chit,i bet you anything this is what's going on with my 2011 Malibu... Thank you for your knowledge!

Excellent troubleshooting! Excellent presentation! Expansion of the plastic separating the broken copper wire. Outstanding.

Eric! You are honest and professional! Anyway is mach better to make customer happy, earn more money and respect,.. instead of giving money to GM where Unions put that cash down to the toilet! Thank You so much for awesome content!

Thanks this is becoming a common problem for anythink woth a canbus system

That was awesome. I would've replaced the box. I do keep some failed parts like this and check them out later like this to see the actual failure point afterward just for future reference. Great work.

I just fixed this issue thanks to your awesome video!!

And Scanner dannner told me you can’t open the box ! Thanks bro “ another great informative video..

Soo much help needed this explanation

2009 Chevy Malibu LTZ 3.6L - Same exact issue. Replaced Starter Relay and Starter/Solenoid, same issue... no crank when warm. While investigating, discovered previous tech ran a jumper ground from Starter Relay to frame ground - which is not a good idea. Applied slight pressure to underhood fuse panel with fuse panel cover removed while warm... cranked and started fine. Thanks to your video, ordering the GM replacement Junction Block - GM part # (20822701). Thanks for the detailed information... You would think this would be a standard GM recall, as many are experiencing this exact same issue. Is General Motors listening?

I bought starter on eBay for $48 dollars work for a few days and it happened again by seen this I know what to do thank you I have Malibu Ltz 2012 and this been doing for a two weeks like this

great video had the same problem did exactly the same thing on the video car works fine, Thanks

Great video.. can you please tell us what you used to put the fuse box back together after having to cut out those ferrules?

Great video! I am dealing M g with this same problem right now! The thermal expansion rates of the plastic fuse box body that the copper wire is snapped into is way greater than the actual copper wire, causing the stress fractures at the bends in the copper wire. I wonder if the GM engineers have come up with a fix???

Did this exact same test expect without the light had a split at the same spot thank you for the video.

Tag this P0615 also. Very thorough explanation, I had this issue and had the P0615 DTC stored to

Blessing You are an master mechanic

A lot of mechanics misdiagnose the fuse block as a faulty ecu. I bought a cobalt from a guy who spent $1400 at the dealership who was unable to repair it. Replaced the fuse block and it was good to go.

You are master...the best my friend

Very Nice and professional job.

Dude, this is an awesome video and you nailed it! You are the man!

Good Job! A bit of silver solder and you are golden!

Gosh that's some amazing diagnosis

Wow I'm impressed! Keep up the great work brother!

Heat and vibration are the two killers for intermittent problems!!! great find!

Thank you thatnk you very much i have the exact same car and problem i almost bought the starter

Además de corregir esa falla, debes de asegurarte que el conector o zapata del cable positivo de la marcha esté bien conectado de preferencia soldarlo (el cable que manda la señal de arranque de marcha), de lo contrario se solucionará unos días y te volverá a dejar tirado. Saludos cordiales desde la capital del mundo Ecatepec, Méx.

Im having this problem too. Can you tell us what type of soldier did you use and how you put the circuit box back together? Thank you sir!

Awesome video man mine is having same problem

Brilliant Eric!!!

im about to do that after watching this video.. i have same problem on a 2004 canyon.

Great thorough job man

Nice in-depth video

Post was great you the man you know your work

I'm 67 years old and I remember as a youngster how we had to figure out why something didn't work,and you did exactly that. The auto manufacturers make their cars with faulty designs,so we have to buy another vehicle . Or take it to the dealership so they car fix their mistakes,on your Dollar.

Wow nice man. Thanks for sharing.

This is great information. I had tried changing throttle body kit with sensor but that was not the issue. I am very positive this is the issue with my V6 malibu ltz model. The only difference it used to be 3 hrs to cool and now I have to wait a day to complety cool down. Then it turns on like nothing was wrong and it repeat again. Do you repair fuse box?

smart diagnosis.thanks

Great find. 👍👍

This video helped me thank you

Thank you🎉

How u get the 4 bolts out of the fuse box to separate it ?

Pure genius 👍

How did you get the bolts out to separate the two so you can soldier the copper bus

Thank you for being a mechanic bro. I just split my fuse block. Did the solder fix work?.? I was able to find a new block but I would like to get my truck back on the road.

This video saved me $$$ Thanks bro

Beast

Hi, man great work, I have my fuse box taken apart and can see it cracked in the same exact location. What type of solder did u use and what was your method of soldering this? I greatly appreciate it. Thx.

How did you remove bolts

Great info and Diagnostic. I'm currently looking into a vehicle with some similar issues. I just have a quick question as to the Fuse Box design.... Are they Similar in multiple years or differ? I have an 2012 Chevy Malibu LT.. Issue is crank No start. Thanks for the Info. I just Subscribed for more of your content, great work.

I bought a whole new fuse box , worked just as great fires up every time now just change it out bro simply put may 14th 2022 , just did it and it cranks right up every time 240 bucks for a whole new fuse box with every fuse and relay already installed

Very helpful video is there a mechanic located in Chicago who can do this on my 2011 Malibu I believe this is what going on with my car.

Can you pull apart the bottom connectors from the fuse block without disturbing the pin outs?

You're genius

Great job

Most deft subscribing

Top notch..

How did you get the other part open? I’m having difficulty opening the middle of the box I already have all the connections that go under it

Ty I have 1 with the crack in the exact same spot. Chevrolet should be ashamed lol

my mother in law has Saturn Aura 200u and this is the exact problem. Thank you, I just wonder how do I remove the fuse box and open it before finding that cracked copper wire.

Nice job.

Awesome troubleshooting man! I'm having the same problem with my 2006 Malibu SS I've already changed out the starter and fuses still same problem... could this be the same problem even if my car is a older model? Car starts great durning cold weather once it gets alittle warm outside and running it all day problem comes back. Thank you in advance.

Hey boss man badass video a very explanatory.I have a question. What's the status of the car that you did this too??did it have any more issues with a no crank no start or did it work properly later on. Thanks in advance

09 Impala is different it has an actual circuit board with surface mount components , the dealership changed the fuse box for a no turnover condition but the problem is in one of the wire connections at the end of the wiring harness

Nice find.

General motors needs to man up to this I mean I've seen the same problem in 2018 models malibus and whatnot so they just keep on pumping out bad fuse boxes again and again on all their models... sold to every person that buys a Chevrolet and I'm pretty sure soon nobody's going to want to buy a Chevrolet

Looks like I'm about to do this for a customer

Hey man how did you take off the screws from the fuse box base

Where can I buy a new fuse box ?

I would like to have seen it WITH A THERMAL IMAGER. But a very. good case study and video.

How do you open the fuse box to get to the copper lines? I’m having a very hard time trying to diagnose correctly the condition of the box. I can’t just buy another fuse box if it’s not the problem of my car.

Thank you. How to fix the wire though? if anyone could provide a link that’d be helpful

How did you solder the copper in your fuse box on the 2010 Malibu?