dssandstar Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 i have a 06 cts has been in the body shop for 4 months battery went dead and now the car wont start and cant remove key i put a push button switch between the bat. and starter purple wire. push that button then the car will start and i can remove key. If i leave the car for about 30 min. then it will not start and cant remove the key again. any ideas what the prolem can be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 have the battery load tested its probably bad or only has a low charge from sitting Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dssandstar Posted February 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 we have charge the battery. has startsd the the car several times since the problem started battery will start the car after sitting a couple day. so i dont think the battery is bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterset Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 Yep. that's the way it'll work (when you have a dead battery). when this happened to me, I left my phone charger in the cigarette lighter for a few days, and it drained the battery (The CTS unlike my old Deville doesn't turn off the cigarette lighter). until the battery got enough juice to dis-engage the solenoid in the ignition, the key would not come out. If it's the original battery, you should replace it. it's probably taken a beeting sitting dead in the body shop for 4 months. (once an old battery goes thru a deep cycle, it's usually pretty unreliable afterwards). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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