I have a 97 Cavalier, with the Anti-Theft light on solidly. It will
not start or crank. This car uses standard keys, not the ones with the
pellet. I have tried the relearn procedure, (Key in start position,
then in "on" position for 11 minutes until the light goes off, repeat
2 more times) but the anti theft light never goes off.
How this started: Monday I went to start my car, and it didn't even
click, and no accessories came on. I have not had any signs of a weak
battery before this. I put a charger on it, then tried jumping, with
no luck. Took the starter off and had it tested, it worked fine, put
it back and it cranked if I supplied power to the solenoid. That is
when I noticed the anti-theft light wasn't going out.
I have tried to search for an answer, but there are so many variables
and nothing I have found seems to match my situation exactly, and most
assume that the key works sometimes.
The car is an automatic, 4 cylinder basic model with 88,000 miles.
I've had it for several months. One other electrical problem that I
assume is unrelated--The wipers park straight up and down when you
turn them off, but they pause where they should on intermittent. .
(I'm not trying to fix that right now, just including it in case I'm
wrong about being unrelated)
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