Replace the ignition switch , replace the starter, all fuses and relays good. All indicator lights come on. Still no crank over.

 

And what's the battery like ? How old ?

When did this problem first start ?

 

3 threads merged. Steeler, please keep it all here, so we don't have to keep asking the same questions.

Please read through again carefully, and be sure to answer all questions.

 

I tried this procedure several times after having PopALock come out and cut me a key for the 'no keys' scenario. They couldn't get it to program, figured it was the battery. Did the above procedure after replacing batt., nothing. Tried again today, for funsies, still nothing. Anything else it might be.

 

A lot more information would help.
What year and model? No such thing as a 2005 HHR.
What is the exact problem?
When did it start?
What happened just before?
Has the recall been done?
How many times has the procedure been done? 10 are permitted.

 

You're right, should have proofread before hitting enter.
It's an 06 HHR 2.2 LT model. The exact problem was that I had lost the key to the car, and due to circumstances I wasn't able to get a new key made immediately. During that time the battery died. Which I didn't know until Pop-a-Lock came out and cut a new key. I had it hooked up to a donor car while they ran diagnostics and cut a new key. After about an hour of trying to get the computer to read the key they decided I needed a new battery.
Fast forward to a month later and I've replaced the battery and gone through the onboard programming steps with no results.
It was last started January of 2024. Just before that the tire shop dropped the radiator on a jack stand and replaced bothe the radiator and a/c compressor.
As to the recall and how many times the procedure has been done before, I couldn't speak to. I, quite literally, bought it from a base-head.

 

You can check recall status, link in my signature

 

Exactly how was it "hooked up" to another car?
You can't do the 30 minute relearn without a working key, that is for adding keys, nmot replacing keys. You have to do the 10 minute with a computer.

 

A battery that's been dead for a year is probably sulfated and junk. It's pointless trying to do anything electrical with a bad battery. On balance a brand new one is pretty cheap compared to other repair costs.You can only pair a new key yourself if you have one good key. And that procedure isn't tye correct one. It looks more like the security lockoutout recovery, but I would believe the owner's manual not some online source.

The correct procedure for pairing a new key is in the owner's manual. But that's irrelevant if you have no good key. You'll need a GM dealer; need not be Chevy.

 

[QUOTE=donbrew;953292]Exactly how was it "hooked up" to another car?
We jumped the battery. Not that it did any good. Took it to autozone and they basically said get a new one. So I did that.

You can't do the 30 minute relearn without a working key, that is for adding keys, nmot replacing keys. You have to do the 10 minute with a computer.
That was why I called Pop a Lock. But that didn't take either. I'll have to g the dealer and get a key made I suppose.
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