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96 cavalier wont start - 10/10/2007 6:01:08 PM

biged

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hi i have a 96 cavalier i started the car and went down to the store and went in shoping came out and went to go start the car and all it did was just crank would not start. so i had it trailered home pulled the spark plugs and there was no spark so i replaced the coils and crank senor, cam senor and the ingnition control module. the check engin light went out now when i go to start the car my theft system light says on while trying to start it. i am out of idea's and would love to hear some one els oppion's what els i can try and if any one now's how to turn the theft system light off ty

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RE: 96 cavalier wont start - 10/10/2007 6:01:46 PM

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RE: 96 cavalier wont start - 3/17/2008 2:34:07 PM

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I recently had the same problem w/no start & theft lite on a 97 cav found bad chassis ground.Negative is bolted to battery tray for ground,battery tray rusted out.rb

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RE: 96 cavalier wont start - 3/19/2008 10:07:33 AM

cctgene

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Might be your ignition switch or key lock cylinder. I would start with the ignition switch as it is fairly cheap +/- $45 and not to hard to change. The ignition switch is located on the left side of the steering wheel. There was a recall on the switch for Cavaliers 1995-97.

The following spells out what's involved:

http://www.freeengineinfo.com/ignition-switch-1.htm

For what its worth.

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RE: 96 cavalier wont start - 3/19/2008 10:44:43 AM

TransAm Man

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I wouldn't go replacing parts until you know whats wrong. See if you can get a mechanic it to come with a scan tool and check if there are any fault codes.

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