# 1990 Buick Reatta - Trouble starting

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1990-buick-reatta-trouble-starting/171994>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** buick\
**Created:** [November 5, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1990-buick-reatta-trouble-starting/171994 "2020-11-05T16:34:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![joecan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@joecan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/joecan)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1990-buick-reatta-trouble-starting/171994/1 "2020-11-05T16:34:04Z")

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i cant start the car i get a signal from the key to the vat but no signal from vat to computer can some one please help me

Joe

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1990-buick-reatta-trouble-starting/171994/2 "2020-11-06T14:28:51Z")

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By your very limited explanation, I’d say the vat failed. Good luck finding one for this 30 year old car.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1990-buick-reatta-trouble-starting/171994/3 "2020-11-06T16:20:36Z")

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[http://thealdensorg.dyndns.org/vehicle/1995BuickLeSabre/Repairs/BypassVATS\_201412/95LeSabre\_BypassVATS.pdf](http://thealdensorg.dyndns.org/vehicle/1995BuickLeSabre/Repairs/BypassVATS_201412/95LeSabre_BypassVATS.pdf)

Tester