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Originally Posted by darthbuz
okay hello and greetings from nevada
I have a '00 malibu v6 auto trans.
currently its sitting in a walmart parking lot not starting
we get the crank crank crank.
I have 0 dash lights not even the millage nor the theft light.
I have had the theft light thing happen before and it would run great for a year or so
so
am I looking at replacing the ignition switch/assy?
I hate the car more than anything.
and do not want to dump another $500 into it.
any help would be great
thank you
Dan
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Your problem is probably beyond just a passlock or an ign switch problem since your instrument panel is inoperative, although it could be the ign switch. Have you checked all fuses to the instrument panel and ignition? With a Tech2 it would lead you to the problem. Without that, it would probably end up being a lot of probing of connecters and substituting expensive parts and even if you did find the problem, say the BCM is bad, you couldn't fix it anyway without a tech2 to reprogram the replacement and the PCM. Probably towing it to a dealer for diagnosis will be the cheapest route in the end.
Anyway if you haven't yet check all fuses especially ones labeled "IPC", "BCF", "BCF/IGN or IP, check all fuses to see if any are blown. It's probbaly not a fuse but you never know till you check.
Edit: Hey serkski, I didn't see your post till after I posted, yet it looks like we are in agreement pretty much.