2001 V70 2.4T, can't figure out electrical problems

[HelpRequired92]

The vehicle is a 2001 Volvo V70 2.4 Turbo front wheel drive model.

It started off with the vehicle not starting. You could turn the key and you got nothing but rapid fire click noises. Checked the battery connections and cleaned them up any ways, even put in a new battery that I had bought less than a year ago that I know is good. Either way it didn't matter it still made the same rapid fire click noise while trying to start. Next I pulled the starter and had it tested at 2 places one said said the starter was bad the other place said the starter is a little weak but it passed the test 3 times in a row. So I ordered a new starter installed it and it still does the same thing. Turn the key and nothing but rapid fire clicks. I give up and just install a push button to start the car for the moment until I can figure it out. This works but I have to turn the key to the 3rd position and get to the push button quickly or the vehicle won't start. I had to put the push button under the hood due to a lack of any place drill through fire wall to install the push button inside.

Anyhow so one day we have a thunderstorm and huge bolt of lighting hits nearby very close. After the storm passes I go out to get into my car and drive it to store, hop in and the back wiper is going with the car in off and the key out of the ignition. I start the car and now every light going to the rear on the outside of car lights up and won't turn off. My brake lights, tail lights, back up lights stay premently illuminated. Could lighting have struck my car? Or struck nearby it and fried the electrical? The only way I can get the wiper to stop is to disconnect the battery. Since then I've checked my CEM box under the dash I do see where one of the shunt resistor has melted the plastic where it connects. But the box itself is fine. I took out the ecm took it part didn't see any damage.

I'm about out of Ideas on what is causing my electrical problems. Hopefully you guys have some ideas for me try. My next thing I'm going to check is ignition switch I guess.

Also the car was throwing a P0014 code "Camshaft Timing Bank 1". But it did that ever since I purchased the vehicle 2 years ago.

[jonesg]

maybe try the troubleshoot xmodex gives for the CEM.

[darylrobert]

Did you have the problem starting when you bought the car, did it start happening after sometime after purchase or after a repair you did ?

Sounds to me like their is a serious poor electrical connection resulting in not enough current to start the car, check the cable that runs from the battery to the starter with a multimeter and the connection at the front of car in the engine bay fuse box that can come loose/bad connection, yes it could also be the actual ignition switch. Again It sounds like a poor connection to me. the rear wiper could be bad wiring that feeds the rear gate/door

Edit also check the main ground cable that goes to the starter, although i would think the shop would have done this.

TIP in my experience when i ask a shop to check/test a specific part like the starter motor they only do that, where if you simply say "my car is making a clicking noise" they may spend more time checking everything and finding the cause or atleast ruling some things out.

[jking4020]

Could be the ignition mod. Opposite side of the key switch usually. Volvos have seriously STUPID electrical gremlins. My older V70 did similar things and I just beat the hell out of the steering wheel and all of a sudden it worked. The ignition module was going bad and I just managed to hit it into a working mode because it's behind the steering wheel. Or you could try the whole reset method by taking both battery cables off. Touching them together for a good 30 minutes or so. And reconnecting them. Good fortune to you.