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Old 09-21-2021, 04:50 PM
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HHR will not start

Pulled the OnStar fuse while car was running , the engine quit . Reinstalled the fuse the car will not start all the lights are on on the dash board but it will not turn over at all now at a loss as to what the problem is . I bought the car I am not the original owner never did anything with OnStar .
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Old 09-21-2021, 06:55 PM
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That's fuse #24 in the interior fuse block.

I just attempted to recreate what you say happened. I pulled fuse #24 while the engine was running, nothing happened, the engine did not shut off.

Fuse #25, directly above #24 is for the ECM. Pulling that fuse shut the engine off.

Perhaps the previous owner had already removed fuse #24. You mistakenly pulled fuse #25, which shut the engine off. Then you put the fuse in the space for #24, thinking it was where the fuse came from.

Just a guess, make sure there is a 10 amp fuse in space #25, which is the top left space.
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Old 09-21-2021, 07:46 PM
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Thank-you that did it super appreciate the help . That was my fault now I know . .One more thing if you can help when I have the radio fuse in it will at times turn on and off all night in the morning the Battery is done . So I pull that fuse to stop it but how can that issue be fixed with the radio draining the battery like that .
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Old 09-21-2021, 07:56 PM
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Is it the original radio, or aftermarket?
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Old 09-21-2021, 07:56 PM
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Do you want OnStar and XM and bluetooth? If not just lose fuse 24.
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Old 09-21-2021, 09:01 PM
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I'm thinking if it's aftermarket, someone may have been cutting and splicing, and the radio is "always hot" instead of switched power.
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Old 09-22-2021, 09:15 PM
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It is the manufacturer supplied radio .

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Old 09-22-2021, 09:24 PM
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Have the ignition related recalls been performed?
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Old 09-22-2021, 10:23 PM
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I guess my simple solution isn't worth trying.
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In post #3 , fuse #24 is mentioned.
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