Lock with car Symbol on Security light?

Tiny
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  • 2006 PONTIAC G6
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Went to start car and it started, but now has lock and car symbol on the dashboard.
Tuesday, March 26th, 2019 AT 7:07 PM

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Tiny
STEVE W.
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Welcome back to 2CarPros. Is it on solid or flashing? Solid means that after it started the system stopped being able to read the keys transponder. To see which part has the fault you need a high level scan tool that can access the pass-lock system and see which component has failed. The body control module and the anti-theft modules are common issues but you still need the scan tool to test it and program any replacement to the car. Depending on what component has failed the engine may or may not start. You could try a different key or replacing the battery in it but they normally don't cause this issue without giving a warning that the battery is low.

THis guide can help reset the system

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-reset-a-security-system

Please run down this guide and report back.
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Tuesday, March 26th, 2019 AT 7:51 PM
Tiny
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I went out and put the key in and started it. The symbol was gone. Went out the next day started it again and it was back. Got it scanned and nothing came up for the anti theft. Any other ideas on what might be?
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Friday, March 29th, 2019 AT 12:13 AM
Tiny
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Who did the scan? Unless it was a dealer level tool it usually won't be able to read the codes that the anti-theft sets. With it being an intermittent problem I would suspect the ignition switch as that is the moving part but it would need to be tested to see if it's the switch itself or the wiring. When did the light come on? When you turned the key to start or after the engine started and you released the key back to run?
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Friday, March 29th, 2019 AT 8:41 AM
Tiny
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It came on after the car was started. The car still starts. I got it scanned at AutoZone.
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Friday, March 29th, 2019 AT 9:03 AM
Tiny
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That's what I suspected, their free scan tool only looks at the engine and transmission codes that the OBD system has to display. There are a lot of codes their system cannot see.
After starting suggests it is losing contact with the key. A better scan tool should be able to read the security system. Plus on the higher level tools you can watch what the system sees as it operates. Unfortunately a good scan tool isn't a cheap item.
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Friday, March 29th, 2019 AT 9:42 AM
Tiny
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Any ideas on where I can have it scanned?
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Friday, March 29th, 2019 AT 10:05 AM
Tiny
STEVE W.
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Dealer, or a good independent shop who is up to date on vehicles. Depends on who you have in the area and who you trust.
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Friday, March 29th, 2019 AT 2:54 PM
Tiny
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Thank you Steve for the help. I will let you know what they say.
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Friday, March 29th, 2019 AT 3:54 PM
Tiny
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I got the car rescanned and they gave me code p0049.
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Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019 AT 1:57 PM
Tiny
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Well that isn't a code related to the security system. P0049 is an engine code that indicates the supercharger is running overspeed, except it isn't a code your vehicle should show as that isn't a monitored item.
A P0449 is a valid code for your G6 but it is an EVAP code and should not light the lock symbol but the check engine light only.
Who did you have scan it?
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Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019 AT 2:43 PM
Tiny
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A mechanic shop called Blue Castle.
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Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019 AT 2:46 PM
Tiny
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Well they should have used a capable scan tool. Looking in the GM codes list for your vehicle P0049 isn't listed as a valid code though. I would also expect the code that is setting that light to be either a B or U prefix. The attached is the test used if the light is on all the time. In your case it is intermittent but could be related.
This requires a bi-directional scan tool to test the system.
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Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019 AT 2:58 PM
Tiny
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Electrical problem
2005 Pontiac G6 6 cyl 200000 miles

My car hsa just started shutting down on its
own. I can be driving it or it can be sitting and it will stop running or not start at all. First the steering wheel gets hard to handle and then the security light comes on. Then it stops everything else. It wont even turn over. No one can seem to find anything wrong with it and it is currently undrivable because I never know when it will stop working. At first it only did it once in a while and we had to let it sit for two weeks. Then it would shut off but would work when I went to start it the next day but it was happening at least once a day. Can you tell me what is possibly wrong with my car?
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Sunday, December 1st, 2019 AT 1:13 PM (Merged)
Tiny
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It could be a bad crank shaft position sensor. But a question first.
When it stalls, does the engine at least crank over, or when you turn the key nothing happens?
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Sunday, December 1st, 2019 AT 1:13 PM (Merged)
Tiny
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No it does not do anything
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Sunday, December 1st, 2019 AT 1:13 PM (Merged)
Tiny
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Well it sound electrical for sure. Can you check the battery terminals and make sure they are tight. Follow the main ground wire from the battery to where it connects to the body and make sure that is tight. Also check the connections going to the underhood fuse box, and make sure they are tight.

When it stalls and won't start, and you do finally get it restarted, is the clock reset back to 12:00?

Let me know how you make out with all that and we'll take it from there.
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Sunday, December 1st, 2019 AT 1:13 PM (Merged)

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