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Everette Mahaffey Posted on May 27, 2012
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Won't fire after charging battery

Left interior light on, which ran the battery down. Charged it and now it won't fire. Is it the anti-theft system causing it ? What else can it be and how do I fix it. It has always started right up.

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Ef you have alarm. // remuve nicetive wire black ( --) charge your batery and then look doors and boot and masking tape the switch of your bonett dawn then you conect your batery good luck?

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Oct 27, 2008

SOURCE: Anti-theft factory and car wont start or has any power.

you most likely need a starter

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 27, 2009

SOURCE: anti theft will not let car start

had the same problem. it was the ecm

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Apr 29, 2009

SOURCE: wont start, computer says it is anti theft, how do I fix this?

Does it not even try? Or does it start and then stall after about 2 seconds?

scott

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  • Posted on Sep 12, 2009

SOURCE: I have a 2000 Buick LaSabre and the engine will

my first thought,since my vehicles dont have fancy locking system,is maybe a crankshaft position sensor.

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