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Old June 23rd, 2008, 05:39 PM   #1 (permalink)
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New ignition and will not start

Hello All,

I have a 2000 Alero and I just installed a new Ignition Switch w/ Key.
The install went good, but now the car will not start. I'm guessing it has to to with security so it disconnected the negative from the battery for about 5 mins and tried again with no success.
Here is a link to what I installed.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...052489966&rd=1

Any help or idea would be great.
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Old June 24th, 2008, 06:06 AM   #2 (permalink)
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My daily driver is a 1999 LeSabre. Last year it wouldn't start and the dealer changed out the ignition key/cylinder combination. Don't know if there was anyting else to it but the computer may need to be told there was a change made, other wise it is protecting the car thinking someone is trying to hot wire it, maybe? don't know....
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Old June 24th, 2008, 11:09 AM   #3 (permalink)
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if the dealer was "paying attention", he would have used a key/lock combo with the same resistance value pellet. you can measure this if you still have one of the old keys.


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Old June 24th, 2008, 11:12 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Disconnecting the battery on your car won't clear any memory. A 2000 Alero has an OBD 2 computer with Keep Alive Memory. When you replaced the ignition cylinder did you have a Chiltons, or Haynes manual as a reference?
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Does your key have a pellet style Passlock resistor chip or is this the system where there's a magnet in the lock cylinder itself?
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