Car will not start

Asked by dinky64 May 23, 2018 at 01:51 PM about the 2003 Cadillac CTS RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My caddy won't start it has been sitting for awhile so I charged up the battery
and when I tried to start it the lights and everything works but it just clicks and I
cannot get my keys out of the ignition now.

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Jorge answered 5 years ago

Some times it is necessary to do a battery reset with a new battery. Try this: remove the positive terminal from the battery, wait 5-10 minutes, replace the terminal, count to 10 to allow the computer to fully reset and see if you can start the car.

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