Won't start

So I would have to take apart items to get to the throttle boby? Am I able to buy the starter fluid at an auto store?

No sercuirty light is on in my car. When a fuel injection cleaning is being done, will that be one of the procedures to clean out the throttle body/intake? What does PMC stand for?

2003 Pontiac Grand Am 6 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic

We have checked cam sensor, coil pack, ignition module, change ignition switch, put on computor and no codes come up. Reset security system, checked fused and relays, new spark plugs.

Cannot get car to fire, no spark to the plugs

Thanks for the advice, timing and crankshaft sensor ok also. There is no reason we can find why this car will not start. Mechanic and I have researched everything we can think of and still no luck. Any other suggestions are more than welcome, we are at wits end.

Thank you for your advice, will talk to mechanic on monday and see if that has been checked.

Thanks again!

This morning after the hard freeze, my car wouldnt start. It was cranking fine thr night before. We tried boosting it off and we had the battery charged up. It still wouldn't turn over. So when my son put his battery on it and turned the key a couple of times the car did nothing, then on the 3rd time it turned over, but there was sound like the starter or the flywheel. Then we put my battery back on and the car cranked up. What could have cased the engine not to turn over even though we tried with a boost from a truck.
Thank you,
Curious

We finally got the car started. And you are right it is the starter going bad. We had to use a battery with more cranking amps to get it started. The selenoid is bad.
Thank you,
Fanace6

I have a 2003 Pontiac Grand Am and I can't get it to start. When I turn the key the lights dim like it would any other time, but there is no reaction from the engine itself. I was told by my father-in-law that it may be the starter, but after replacing this I was still experiencing the same problem. What could this be?

Sometimes my car cranks right up, at other times it just cranks over but does not start. Sometimes when it doesn't crank, you can turn the key over and it starts, then sometimes this doesn't work. I can start the engine, turn it off and try to start again and then it just cranks but doesn't start, or sometimes it starts up again. No ryhme or reason to why. Seems to crank up right away as long as it has sat for several hours like overnight or while at work. But sometimes after only a couple of hours since last started, it won't start, just cranks. My security light has also been coming on alot lately. I have to sit with the door closed, key in ignition in off position for 15 minutes then it starts, or sometimes just cranks with no starting. The chip is in the ignition and not the key if this helps any. When the security light is on and you try to start, you get no crank or anything. Thought I'd mention in case there is a relation to these 2 things. Another thing that may be related or not is that I have a clicking noise in my dash when I turn on turn signals and doesn't go off after making turn, but I can wiggle the turn signal and windshield wiper knobs and it will stop. Sometimes this thing clicks for no reason too.

Thanks so much for the very in depth description of how the security system works. I was told that the codes were coming back that it was security system, but had no idea for sure that it was causing this car not to crank sporadically as it was. Thank you Just one more thing: Is the clicking in the dash also the security system?

If the clicking is comming from the emergency flashers button. You will need to replace the turn signal switch. Wich is also the lights, wipers, high beams ect. Its all 1 unit