Just thought I would see if anyone could point me in the right direction that may have had experiences with other chevys.

Since we got it it has been blowing the power accessories fuse whenever too much is on, like the lights and wipers. When that happens the car will not start until the fuse is replaced. Finally Friday I was in a drive thru line and it died. Started once, then died again and hasn't started since.

There is power going to the fuse box via the red wire plugged into the BAT terminal. All three fuses on the left side (power acc, tail, stop) have volts via my meter. Everything on the right side has no power. I cannot turn the key to ACC and get the power window back up. The lights don't work. The battery is fully charged.

I put my probe on the pink wire coming out of the harness to the ignition switch and there is power, but when I turn the key it is gone.

Got me stumped.

Sounds like the start switch is bad.

Any thing on this yet? just curious.

The car has been starting every day since I wiggled the wires. Crossing fingers. Did just got in the mail and new ignition switch module. Plan on putting it on along with a new starter (since it has been periodically dragging) when I get a chance.

you need to trace your voltage drop down, you may even see it without a meter , pull, your fuse panel down, you say its dead on one half and not the other , pull it down to look at the back, see if there is anything obvious, a loose connection is a high current draw and will cause a melt mark, look for black melty marks, I would most likely start there , also you might want to throw your volt meter on the main wire you said had voltage and load it while keeping an eye on the volt meter, turn head lights on or crank eng. the voltage shouldnt drop on the main feed to the fuse block. well it will but shouldnt drop too much. If its blowing fuses or fuse at times, Remember a loose connection (high resistance)will cause current rise and can melt things , like connection points, make sure you keep in mind wires are not solid, they have connectors that connect devices to others via connections, make sure you look close at connections, not only pull em apart but get your trusty flash light out and look inside the connection for signs of distored plastic in the connector. Shorts to ground are another area to look at , those can be a little tougher to find, if you are blowing fuses, either you have a high current draw (excessive resistance) or a power wire that touches ground at one point in time, causing fuse to pop.....if you had a book to trace out the circuitry that is affected you can traced those certain color wires and see if the insulation is bare and rubbing anywhere that could cause your issues..... well, you asked my advice and I threw out what I think with what info I had to go on, its hard to fix or diagnose stuff like that , its sorta like calling up your doctor and say " my stomach hurts, whats wrong"? you understand my dilemna on that. kinda difficult without seeing what the condition of the wiring , fuse block, connection points etc.... any way good luck ... keep us informed.