Shot in the dark here as you're the cobalt expert. Perhaps you can solve a conundrum for me. My ignition stripped and the key is stuck in it. As this is the second time it's happened over the life of the car, and just because I want to, I decided to just bypass it and install a switch and push button start. The wiring seems strange though. There are 5 wires in the ignition. The wh/bl is supposed to be the resistor signal so I left that one alone so it will keep reading the key. The red/wh is 12v hot and behaves as expected. Brn is accessory and seems to behave as expected. Wh wire should be "run" according to the diagram, but doesn't produce a run state when triggered. The yellow wire is supposed to be crank relay control, (I thought) but doesn't produce crank. However, it does produce a run state when combined with the wh wire. I'm at an utter loss as there's no additional wire to trigger the crank relay as far as I can tell. I'm about ready to just say screw it and try to find a new ignition with key, but I'd love to get it running faster.
Sounds like the accessory BRN is faulty / broken / blown fuse as run state requires an accessory + hot and yellow relayed wire will satisfy accessory as it's also a secondary 12v source to draw from - so hot + yellow + wh isnt a ideal continuous run state but will produce ignition similarly and only utilizes brown wire for redundancy in case of crank relay failure
If you replace the key you do have to reprogram i the key 👍👍but it's very easy. There are two procedures for reprogramming a 3 minute reprogram if you have the original key and a 30 minute reprogram me if you have no original key 👍👍 I have a video on it
Very helpful. I could not have done it without your video. I removed the steering wheel to make the drilling easier. Thanks
Glad it helped 👍
Just finished this job on my girlfriend’s Cobalt. Thanks for the most detailed video out there.
Glad it helped
I have a Malibu LTZ 2011 and I lost the key how do I get that cylinder out so I can get any cylinder in
How to get the car to turn over with new cylinder in
Hell yea bro good shit
Shot in the dark here as you're the cobalt expert. Perhaps you can solve a conundrum for me.
My ignition stripped and the key is stuck in it. As this is the second time it's happened over the life of the car, and just because I want to, I decided to just bypass it and install a switch and push button start.
The wiring seems strange though. There are 5 wires in the ignition.
The wh/bl is supposed to be the resistor signal so I left that one alone so it will keep reading the key.
The red/wh is 12v hot and behaves as expected.
Brn is accessory and seems to behave as expected.
Wh wire should be "run" according to the diagram, but doesn't produce a run state when triggered.
The yellow wire is supposed to be crank relay control, (I thought) but doesn't produce crank.
However, it does produce a run state when combined with the wh wire.
I'm at an utter loss as there's no additional wire to trigger the crank relay as far as I can tell.
I'm about ready to just say screw it and try to find a new ignition with key, but I'd love to get it running faster.
Sounds like the accessory BRN is faulty / broken / blown fuse as run state requires an accessory + hot and yellow relayed wire will satisfy accessory as it's also a secondary 12v source to draw from - so hot + yellow + wh isnt a ideal continuous run state but will produce ignition similarly and only utilizes brown wire for redundancy in case of crank relay failure
2011 Malibu how to remove key cylinder without the key how do I
Ok so i have cobalt with a lost key should i do the same thing
That's what I would do 👍
I buy insurance auction cars with no keys quite often and it is the quickest easiest thing to do 👍
Wats the tape for
I use tape so when I was drilling the hole in the ignition metal shavings wouldn't go into the steering column
Really??
How the fuck did you do that without reprogramming it
If you replace the key you do have to reprogram i the key 👍👍but it's very easy.
There are two procedures for reprogramming a 3 minute reprogram if you have the original key and a 30 minute reprogram me if you have no original key 👍👍 I have a video on it
@@1020autorebuild thank you
i called locksmiths they said the need the car present there
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2011 Malibu how to remove key cylinder without the key how do I