Hey, just wanted to let everyone on here know that I just did this ground this evening and it completely fixed my issue. Starts up just fine now. Before, I would drive ten minutes home to work and my car wouldn't turn back over or if it did it barely turned over. Now it starts just fine. I have been through 3 starters, and already added ground from the starter to the chassis, took the paint off near the battery for a better connection, and cleaned all visible grounds, but this one fixed everything. Thanks!
I just bought a 2010 Camaro SS two weeks WITH THE SAME START UP!!! I’ve replaced the starter, crankshaft position sensor and nothing has worked!!!’ I’m going to advanced auto RIGHT NOW!! I’ll come back and edit my comment if it works or not (for me). Brb Edit…. Dude.. THANK YOU!!!!!! This video helped me soooooo much I was about to sell this Camaro!!! It just needed the ground. You the goat for this man. I owe you my life!!!! Haha #ItWorked !!!!
Did you have issues after upgrading tue starter? I had it upgraded to a 3hp starter but the fuses just kept getting popped when it was hot. Now I changed the crankshaft sensor and put back the oem starter and it just throws 2 crankshaft DTCs (P0335 P0336) now, and it misfires a lot.
After having this Camaro for 4 years the solution was on this video. Man this fixed the problem. So easy to install less than 10 min. Thank you so much man!!!!!
Dude thank you for making this short & simple to follow video. Most don't show where to add the wire from point A to point B in great detail as you did. I assume it's been doing the job. I'm about to buy some ground cables right now. Thanks for the help bud!!!
Best video that I have found on how to fix this problem. Appreciate it man !!! Also in case it helps: in an other video a guy said that , in addition to this engine -to -body ground strap/cable, if you install an additional battery-to-body ground strap/cable it helps better to eliminate this issue. I will try both and see how it goes.
Great video, thank you for the detailed pictures. This fixed my hot start issue, also, go in the trunk and clean up the battery ground. Grind the contact point down to bare metal (it’s painted so you have to clean it down to bare metal)
Man I’ve been scratching my head on why mine has been doing this since my rebuild… battery or crank sensor or something I may of messed up on with the rebuild! Thank you for this video, I never would of thought about a ground wire at all!
Gen5DIY likes to use huge 1/0 gauge welding cable for their power cables. I went to Walmart and did it on a budget, for like $14 and some change. You might also want some sandpaper and something to clean off excess paint on the frame/chassis, to help set a proper ground. Ended up getting two Everstart 20” ‘battery to starter’ power cables; they were 4-gauge. I ended up adding one to the negative battery terminal, in the trunk, to the frame/chassis. Then, I used the second 4-ga ‘battery to starter’ cable, just the same way in this video, seen here. The cables are 20” each, and should be just the right length.
After watching your video I got to thinking I had to clean the paint out from under the ground wire in the trunk which did help and I seen your video if you take the Bolt off on the ground wire behind the fuse box you will see paint underneath where the ground wire goes I clean that off and it fixed mine had my ground wire and everything ready to go used a steel brush on electric drill clean the paint off thanks for the video I wouldn't have figured that out without it
hey guy who made this vid. thank you so so much. this helped out a ton. i new needed alternator and this trick. now I have no more hot start problems. thanks again guy
2010 1ss with over 120k. Started getting that stablitrak message along with funky rpm needle jumping around. Added the wire and boom its gone. Thanks bud.
I have a 2011 SS2/RS with 33k miles on it. Parked and it never started again. Its been sitting for almost 2 years. I never had problems with it up till then. Have driven it from Texas to Ohio and back with no start problems a couple of times. After going through a lot of these videos I decided to do 2 things. Cleaned up and wired brushed all the battery terminals and trunk ground. Used dialectic grease on the ground bolt. Tried to fire it up and got nothing. I pulled the starter, put in a new oem and it fired right up. Either AC Delco is putting out junk parts or the heat coming off the pipe there is burning them up. Didn't need a new ground. Im guessing, they are packing them with crappy grease and putting on them crappy solenoids. The teeth on the starter looked fine and I could spin the gear by hand no problem.
Friend, I have a 2012 Camaro SS and it has the same problem, so you understand, but yes, the first time I give it it, it doesn't turn on and I keep demanding until the gear burns out, what could it be?
Is it better to use 1/0 gauge ground wire one for engine block to chassis and another one from battery terminal to the body in the trunk or any one of it ? And does it reset any settings once i remove the negative battery terminal ?
@@burn8175 bro add the ground cable and also wrap ur starter wit heat shield. Bro my ss has the btr stage 4 cam and all the goodies it would suck when I would go 2 the gas station 2 fill up and I would have to wait about 20 mins to restart now it's starts like new love it
@@severogonzaleziii5549 . Im having the the same problem. Glad to find out just adding another ground will fix it. Hate waiting for the car to cool down for me to start it back up. Cold starts start up the car like no problem.
@@crishernandez6224 yo Chris. Need to add a ground cable from motor to chasis. Go on u tube u will see that issue if u want my whatsapp. I'll send u picture
Try cleaning the paint off behind the ground wire behind the fuse box and the ground in the trunk this fixed mine adding a ground wire never hurts though
@@Fierro43 that's okay I'll buy a few and just see what fits good think no tapping required. Good I got a 24 inch cable from batterycablesusa should be okay thanks for the reply
When is hot leave it little bit 15 30 minutes to be little bit colder the engine LoL. Summer always spring or cold temperature 10 15 will never to getting a trouble.
Hey, just wanted to let everyone on here know that I just did this ground this evening and it completely fixed my issue. Starts up just fine now. Before, I would drive ten minutes home to work and my car wouldn't turn back over or if it did it barely turned over. Now it starts just fine. I have been through 3 starters, and already added ground from the starter to the chassis, took the paint off near the battery for a better connection, and cleaned all visible grounds, but this one fixed everything. Thanks!
Glad it worked 👍
Dude legit you’re the only person on the internet that actually shows where to attack the ground too gonna try this later excited af
No problem, hope it works out
I just bought a 2010 Camaro SS two weeks WITH THE SAME START UP!!! I’ve replaced the starter, crankshaft position sensor and nothing has worked!!!’ I’m going to advanced auto RIGHT NOW!! I’ll come back and edit my comment if it works or not (for me). Brb
Edit…. Dude.. THANK YOU!!!!!! This video helped me soooooo much I was about to sell this Camaro!!! It just needed the ground. You the goat for this man. I owe you my life!!!! Haha #ItWorked !!!!
I added a ground on the starter, on the back by the battery, and this one. I have never heard a 5th gen start so quickly before.
Did you have issues after upgrading tue starter? I had it upgraded to a 3hp starter but the fuses just kept getting popped when it was hot. Now I changed the crankshaft sensor and put back the oem starter and it just throws 2 crankshaft DTCs (P0335 P0336) now, and it misfires a lot.
After having this Camaro for 4 years the solution was on this video. Man this fixed the problem. So easy to install less than 10 min. Thank you so much man!!!!!
Dude thank you for making this short & simple to follow video. Most don't show where to add the wire from point A to point B in great detail as you did. I assume it's been doing the job. I'm about to buy some ground cables right now. Thanks for the help bud!!!
Best video that I have found on how to fix this problem. Appreciate it man !!! Also in case it helps: in an other video a guy said that , in addition to this engine -to -body ground strap/cable, if you install an additional battery-to-body ground strap/cable it helps better to eliminate this issue. I will try both and see how it goes.
Great video, thank you for the detailed pictures. This fixed my hot start issue, also, go in the trunk and clean up the battery ground. Grind the contact point down to bare metal (it’s painted so you have to clean it down to bare metal)
Man I’ve been scratching my head on why mine has been doing this since my rebuild… battery or crank sensor or something I may of messed up on with the rebuild! Thank you for this video, I never would of thought about a ground wire at all!
Glad I could help
Gen5DIY likes to use huge 1/0 gauge welding cable for their power cables. I went to Walmart and did it on a budget, for like $14 and some change. You might also want some sandpaper and something to clean off excess paint on the frame/chassis, to help set a proper ground.
Ended up getting two Everstart 20” ‘battery to starter’ power cables; they were 4-gauge. I ended up adding one to the negative battery terminal, in the trunk, to the frame/chassis. Then, I used the second 4-ga ‘battery to starter’ cable, just the same way in this video, seen here. The cables are 20” each, and should be just the right length.
After watching your video I got to thinking I had to clean the paint out from under the ground wire in the trunk which did help and I seen your video if you take the Bolt off on the ground wire behind the fuse box you will see paint underneath where the ground wire goes I clean that off and it fixed mine had my ground wire and everything ready to go used a steel brush on electric drill clean the paint off thanks for the video I wouldn't have figured that out without it
hey guy who made this vid. thank you so so much. this helped out a ton. i new needed alternator and this trick. now I have no more hot start problems. thanks again guy
You're welcome!
2010 1ss with over 120k. Started getting that stablitrak message along with funky rpm needle jumping around. Added the wire and boom its gone. Thanks bud.
Wow ,just added the same ground cable the same way you did and it freaking worked. Thanks 🙏
Glad it helped 👍
I’m having the exact same problem gonna try it thank you
I have a 2011 SS2/RS with 33k miles on it. Parked and it never started again. Its been sitting for almost 2 years. I never had problems with it up till then. Have driven it from Texas to Ohio and back with no start problems a couple of times. After going through a lot of these videos I decided to do 2 things. Cleaned up and wired brushed all the battery terminals and trunk ground. Used dialectic grease on the ground bolt. Tried to fire it up and got nothing. I pulled the starter, put in a new oem and it fired right up. Either AC Delco is putting out junk parts or the heat coming off the pipe there is burning them up. Didn't need a new ground. Im guessing, they are packing them with crappy grease and putting on them crappy solenoids. The teeth on the starter looked fine and I could spin the gear by hand no problem.
Redo that ground with 2 or 0 gauge OFC and also add a additional ground to your battery
Worked for me! Thanks
This does fix the traction control lights as well? The service stabilitrak?
Friend, I have a 2012 Camaro SS and it has the same problem, so you understand, but yes, the first time I give it it, it doesn't turn on and I keep demanding until the gear burns out, what could it be?
Check your grounds
Is it better to use 1/0 gauge ground wire one for engine block to chassis and another one from battery terminal to the body in the trunk or any one of it ? And does it reset any settings once i remove the negative battery terminal ?
Honestly, try it. It might work better, and no, it doesn't reset anything.
Yep I had the same issue after I installed the ground cable was like new a common issue on these camaro s
Going through the same with my 6 gen rn
@@burn8175 bro add the ground cable and also wrap ur starter wit heat shield. Bro my ss has the btr stage 4 cam and all the goodies it would suck when I would go 2 the gas station 2 fill up and I would have to wait about 20 mins to restart now it's starts like new love it
@@severogonzaleziii5549 . Im having the the same problem. Glad to find out just adding another ground will fix it. Hate waiting for the car to cool down for me to start it back up. Cold starts start up the car like no problem.
@@crishernandez6224 yo Chris. Need to add a ground cable from motor to chasis. Go on u tube u will see that issue if u want my whatsapp. I'll send u picture
@@crishernandez6224 also u might want to add a heat shield to ur STARTER. I DID that also
My 15 did the same thing and the stability trac light came in after and the RPM side wasn’t working when running
I share the pain brother my 2016 2ss does the same
I have a 16 2ss doing this as well, did you get it fixed?
@@motojosh_6990 It fixed my 2015 2SS.
Was your battery dying before you added the ground?
No, it was not.
How did you get to that darn bolt nearest the headers? I'm having a hard time with it.
I used a 10mm open wrench
Make the ground cable part of your regular maintenance.😋
Did you ever read what codes you were getting? I’m having a similar issue.
And a ground cable bro I had the same problem
Yes, codes said it was a bad crank position sensor. I replaced it and still had the same issue.
Try cleaning the paint off behind the ground wire behind the fuse box and the ground in the trunk this fixed mine adding a ground wire never hurts though
@@Fierro43 literally mine rn it runs like shit bruh I hate it 😤
@@kaname9333 did it help is there anything else that could be causing this ?
Does this work for tahoes as well?
What length and gauge ground cable did you use? Also, was the bolt to the engine block fine threaded 14 or 16 mm (if you recall)
I can't remember the threads on the bolt. The cable was a 4 guage 19inches long
@@Fierro43 that's okay I'll buy a few and just see what fits good think no tapping required. Good I got a 24 inch cable from batterycablesusa should be okay thanks for the reply
I can't find where those bolts are, can anyone help please
Do I need to go under the car?
@thesaulgomezz No, you can add the ground from the top
@Fierro43 what about the other end? Where do I bolt it to?
Did u did this work under the car or above ?
Above, sorry for the late response
Did you just bolt it together with the other cable on the chassis?
Yes
Thanks it doesn’t lag as bad anymore but still has some lag to it any idea what it could be?
How is it handling still ?
Great, wish I would've done it sooner
@@Fierro43 do I disconnect the battery to do that ?
When is hot leave it little bit 15 30 minutes to be little bit colder the engine LoL. Summer always spring or cold temperature 10 15 will never to getting a trouble.
You don’t use your car ? I have a 2011 ls 55k miles
Not really, only on the weekends
Is this a competition? My 2010 2SS/RS only has 135k miles im sure there's someone with more...... Maybe
Is if easy to install the wire?
Yes