Passlock Fix - I was having the same problem on my grand am. After doing the key restart for several months it finally got to where it would never start.
The dealer wanted to charge me $1000 just for the parts to fix it and to be honest I would rather set it on fire then give them another dime.
I found that you can do the wire cut mehtod but this will only provide you a temporary fix. Eventually the other parts of the system will fail and you will be back to square one.
I found this site and they sell a bypass that takes passlock out of the equation forever. No more failing parts. They also sell a manual that will instruct you to build your own bypass if you are handy like that. I wasn't. They really saved me because there is no way I could afford the new parts.
i am an auto mechanic by trade, this is no the first time i have run in to these kind of problem with gm cars, most of the time it has to do with the alarm system. This is bull i don't see why they cant make these problems easier to fix and give you ways to get information.
The car only does this during the summer months. I have 2 young children and we end up getting stranded in a hot car that won't start. I have put a new ignition in it, had the electrical gone through and the steering column. The cost of the unfixable problem has now surpassed what the car is worth.
- yhelka,
New Castle, PA, US
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i am an auto mechanic by trade, this is no the first time i have run in to these kind of problem with gm cars, most of the time it has to do with the alarm system. This is bull i don't see why they cant make these problems easier to fix and give you ways to get information.
- painter165, Albuquerque, NM, US