Serious Problem!!

my car broke down
i was driving on the highway and then all of a sudden the car cuts off and on really quick
the gauges started going CRAZY!!
up and down up and down and then the car got out of overdrive
all the lights came on on the dash
then the car stopped
i took it to the shop and they said its the alternator
they changed the alternator and its still not working
i got a new battery and still no luck
the car wont even attempt to start
it makes no noise when i attempt to start it
battery seems to be fine, all the lights work well
BUT when i take the key out, the SECURITY light comes up on the dash
PLEASE someone help
thanks

sounds like the pass-key chip thing to me. Somewhere on here there is an easy/cheap fix to bypass the system altogether. I had a '96 grand prix do that to me (the security thing--not the rest of that mess!) and was quoted a several hundred dollar repair. The system was bypassed instead, and has been on each of my 2 cars since.

this may help troubleshoot/fix:

http://shbox.com/1/pass_key.html

look at the stickies at the top of this forum

VATS bypass

nothing in the description says anything about the gauges going wild.
the car is in another shop now
i broke down yesterday and now im in a hotel because i was not near home!
the bastards at the first shop charged me $450 for a new alternator!!!!!!
then i paid towing TWICE (to get towed to the alternator shop and to get towed to this shop next to the hotel)
now im paying for this hotel!
what a miserable trip
total spending in attempt to repair: $800

this sounds crazy but your ecu might of killed over. it controls all of those things

one more thing..
when the car ran for about 2 minutes after the new alternator, the SERVICE VEHICLE light was on
NOT the service engine soon

How are the battery cables? Thats what mien did when they got too corroded to make a connection. Guages acted all funny.

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Originally Posted by slims00ls1z28

How are the battery cables? Thats what mien did when they got too corroded to make a connection. Guages acted all funny.

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HAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
it turned out to be a bolt sitting in between the starter and positive battery cable connected to the starter
the battery cable basically exploded and it fried the starter!!!!!!!!
now i have to pay at least $500 for this repair Total: $1300:Puke:
do u guys think this is the problem for sure?

prolly so

sux man i feel your pain... ive had so many stupid irregular issues with mine this year. But you gotta pay to play, no one said these cars were cheap

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Originally Posted by KyleLs1

sux man i feel your pain... ive had so many stupid irregular issues with mine this year. But you gotta pay to play, no one said these cars were cheap

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lol i wish this was the first time something went wrong!
my entire engine blew early this year after my oil pump failed on the freeway
$7500 this year only including a new engine, AC system and some appearance mods
i know u gotta pay to play, but not this much!! lol

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Originally Posted by adham

lol i wish this was the first time something went wrong!
my entire engine blew early this year after my oil pump failed on the freeway
$7500 this year only including a new engine, AC system and some appearance mods
i know u gotta pay to play, but not this much!! lol

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yep i probably spent close to 10k this year on my car
mods/repairs/general maintenance... sux.

but hey my engine didn't blow (knock on wood)

PROBLEM SOLVED!
it was the battery cable and starter problem caused by the bolt.
im glad the problem is fixed but hurting big time in the pocket lol

glad you got it figured out!! Just picked mine up from the shop today--$630. Nothing too out of the ordinary wrong; just stuff that happens at 80000.