Saturday, March 9th, 2019 AT 3:13 PM
I am helping Saturn owner who gave his car to a bad friend. It was explained that they ripped off ignition tumbler (key-part, mechanical that is). What I saw was the tumbler was totally blown, someone drilled out as much as they could, but still did not know how to take out the lock cylinder. The drilled/totally damaged part of cylinder appears to be away from the electric sensor at the right bottom of the bracket/lock especially if you turn lock clockwise. They were able to turn the lock tumbler but engine won't stay running, shuts off the very second it starts. As many times as one wants. I found the three wires, black, yellow, white cut, instead of taking out the connector from the security sensor/switch. As if they tried to connect in different test ways the wires by hand while crank/started. I took out the tumbler and bought a new generic part. I am puzzled about putting in the new cylinder. (And it still have to be "programmed" by locksmith) since on the part of old, the broken one that faces security there is no damage. What if the new one will do the same? In the lock housing the opening is too narrow to see if there was any end lever with switch or is it electromagnetic? Hard to tell looking, if something wrong at the end of tunnel where security switch actuated.