car wont start

[therock]

so finally took the car to delaership :mad: they said after doing all these test???? that it is either my key or my computer and they want 500$ for a new computer and to get it programmed and another 75$ for the key what should i do

[terminaldegree]

If you know what resistor you have in your key, you can just buy one on ebay [I did] with the resistor in it, and have it cut at a hardware store. Cost: $8

Then you can eliminate that as a possible problem. Cheaply.

Do some searching about how to determine which resistor you have. I forget how to do it. The dealer told me what it was [by accident]. Some hardware/auto stores might also have the equipment to figure it out, I don't know. Did you look around to see what other people get for the computers online or at parts stores?

$75 for just a key... highway robbery.

[majeskyb]

I went to a Pontiac dealership to get a set of spare keys made for my wife. Both keys toegether cost about $27.

[therock]

damn ill shop around than but im wondering how the computer is making it not turn over. I told him it started until the day i got the camshaft sensor wires caught in the belt and he siad he checked the wires and they are all fine. It just doesnt make since to me how?????