2003 Saturn Ion car doesn't start in cool/cold weather

2003 SATURN ION
80,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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KARAS D
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whenever the temperature drops the starter fails to ingage we wait and keep trying and eventually it starts battery is good so is the replacement battery not a constant problem but has happened dozens of times over the last couple of years FRUSTRATING PS I THOUGHT THIS WAS FREE.
Aug 24, 2009 at 3:53 PM
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BRIAN 1
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Some customers may comment that their vehicle will not start. This comment is referred to as "no crank, no start with complete power."

Additional customer comments may be as follows:

• A clicking noise may be noticed when the key is first turned to the START position, but no noise is heard after the initial start attempt.

• The "Security" light may flash immediately after trying to start the car along with the message "Service Vehicle" in the Driver Information Center.

• The vehicle may not start for at least 10 minutes after the first attempt to start the vehicle. Diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) B2960 and or B3033 may be set in history in the BCM. When the key is rotated from RUN to START there is a voltage signal sent to the BCM that goes through the PASSLOCK resistor in the ignition switch. This voltage signal may have an early ignition switch bounce (when going from RUN to START) that the BCM interprets as a failure in the PASSLOCK system and disables the starting circuit.Replace the ignition switch.post back with what you find.
Aug 24, 2009 at 8:17 PM
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