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I have just brought a vectra 2001 it broke down on the way home so i decided it needed a battery because it had to be jump started so i got the battery but it still wont start so i am asking if there is some sort of swicth or immobiliser that i don't know about. would appricate any help or ideas. the motor gives a funny sound like a winey sound
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Has the key fallen apart?
There is a chip in the key and if the key falls apart, it can easily be lost.
The symptom is the car will crank over but not start.
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not sure what u mean but there was a stage that i cound not open the door with one of the keys i have two of them one will open it and the other wont.
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Rose, try this, "switch on ignition and leave key in the on position, briefly press on of the buttons on the remote and you will hear the locks open and close, remove the key, now replace the key and it should start ok. AL.
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i just try to do that with the keys but the locks did not open or close. the keys will open and lock the car but not when its in the ignition. the car has a slow whinning as if it a flat battery but the battery is new and the right one for the car
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Try again Rose and follow the instructions carefully.
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that did not work but because we changed the batery is there a need to reset the computer and how?
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Is the ingnition switch notchy to turn?
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try replacing the battery in the remote/key
maybe bcm has s****t itself
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Guys.
The immobiliser in Vectras & Astras etc. is completely different to the Commodore set-up.
The remote which operates the central locking has a small battery but is a totally separate unit & can be removed from the key & left at home if desired. |
If at first you don't succeed, just call it Version 1.0 |
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yeh, take it to a mechanic/sparky who has a Carman scan tool that will more than likely tell them the problem in seconds. HQ FOR SALE!!! http://www.tradingpost.c...er=TP000691635?BackToRes
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i say sell it buy somthing else there a electrical nightmare the way they do thing, no wonder the yanks win the war there stuff is basic and usally sound engineering it can be run through the mud and S**T and still work, the motors might leak and rattle b
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Key barrels stick in the "start" position, this leaves the starter engaged as you drive. Burns out the starter and flattens the battery.
Try bridging battery straight to solenoid.
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