2001 Cadillac DTS STARTING

Tiny
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  • 2001 CADILLAC DEVILLE DTS
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  • FWD
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  • 59,500 MILES
HAVE NEW BATTERY. EVERY MONTH OR SO CAR WONT START. AFTER AN HOUR OR IT STARTS. There is no noise at all when it doesnt start. Feels like turning key against air. Thoughts? PLEASE
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Thursday, August 27th, 2009 AT 9:59 AM

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Tiny
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2001 caddy dhs with 59,500 miles. New battery inslled 3 weeks ago. Every month or car wont turn over. Key fells like going against nothing. After an hour or so it starts with no problem and is fine for a month or so. Any thoughts? PLEASE!
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Thursday, August 27th, 2009 AT 10:10 AM
Tiny
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Have you done a relearn on the pass-key?
GM PASS LOCK RELEARN- Ignition to "run" position, try to start and let key return to "run" position
Approx ten minutes security light will go off
Turn key "off" and wait 5 seconds
Repeat 2 more times for a total of 3 relearns.
Turn key off, then start it
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Friday, August 28th, 2009 AT 2:55 PM
Tiny
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To get a better understanding, when you say "feels like it's going against nothing", does it sound like the starter is not engaging the flexplate, or the engine is turning over with no compression? Do you try this one time and wait an hour, or several times and then wait an hour. The aforementioned pass lock relearn would not be intermittent in nature. I would first start with checking to see if the starter is getting a signal when this is happening. If you can provide a bit more info on the symptom. I have, in the past, had a sticking oil pressure regulator that causes max oil pressure and creates a no compression-no start, have also had starters that spin but don't engage the flexplate.
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Friday, August 28th, 2009 AT 10:30 PM
Tiny
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I dont know about the passlock not being intermittent, I work with some one who's chevy was intermittent.
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Saturday, August 29th, 2009 AT 6:14 AM
Tiny
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A pass-lock fault could be intermittent. A re-learn would most likely not correct a pass-lock fault.
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Saturday, August 29th, 2009 AT 10:51 AM
Tiny
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That may be true, they ended up cutting a yellow wire to the system.
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Sunday, August 30th, 2009 AT 7:16 AM

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