Suddenly engine will not crank

SPELTIER1

MEMBER
2004 SATURN ION
2.2L
4 CYL
2WD
MANUAL
170,000 MILES

My car listed above ion 2, will not crank. Just one day poof started it drove less than 2 miles turned off came back to it 10 minutes later and nothing. All dash lights, buzzers, lights, windows, radio work. Battery will not jump nor charge as it reads 12v when hooked to charger. Replaced starter and ignition switch all fuses and relays are good. I did have to replace 4 fuses in the engine compartment fuse box. 38, 42, 43, 46 all 30 amp J Case fuses.
I also did the relearn sequence for the starter. Passlock is always on and solid whether the car is running or not, locked or not. Service vehicle (flashing)is always visible at the dash as well when keys on and when it use to crank/start. I did have key fob/auto lock issues few weeks before I this happened. Changed battery but still only passenger door. Ran fine until this.
Sound familiar at all?
Thank you.
Stephanie

1 Reply

KASEKENNY

MECHANIC
18,907 POSTS

Sounds like the theft system is active which means it thinks the vehicle was trying to be stolen.

Basically you have two systems one when the vehicle has the key on and the other when the key is off.

If the theft light is on all the time then you have an issue the the system called the CTD system.

Please review the material below and let us know if you have questions. There is a part of these that explains how to disarm the system. Let's try this and see if the theft light will turn off when the key is put in the on position.

If not, try putting the key in and turning it to the on position for 10-30 minutes or until the light turns off.

Thanks

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