Engine does not start with the immobilizer key
NOTE: Check the items listed in General Check before Troubleshooting .
- Problem verification
-1. Try to start the engine.
Does the engine start?
YES
Intermittent failure, the vehicle is OK at this time.
NO
Go to step 2.
- Immobilizer system check
-1. Turn the ignition switch to LOCK (0).
- 2. Turn the ignition switch to ON (II), and check the immobilizer indicator.
Does the indicator blink once, then stay off?
YES
Go to step 3.
NO
Go to the immobilizer indicator blinks troubleshooting - Refer to: Immobilizer indicator blinks .
- Starting system check
-1. Turn the ignition switch to START (III).
Does the starter motor run?
YES
Go to step 4.
NO
Go to starting system, and check the starter motor - Refer to: Starter Removal, Installation, and Performance Test (V6) or Starter Removal, Installation, and Performance Test (L4) .
- PGM-FI system check 1
-1. Try to start the engine with the immobilizer key.
Does the engine start?
YES
Go to step 5.
NO
Go to the PGM-FI system symptom troubleshooting - Refer to: Fuel and Emissions Systems Symptom Troubleshooting Index (V6) or Fuel and Emissions Systems Symptom Troubleshooting Index (L4) .
- PGM-FI system check 2
-1. Wait for a few minutes with the engine running.
Does the engine stop?
YES
Go to the PGM-FI system symptom troubleshooting - Refer to: Fuel and Emissions Systems Symptom Troubleshooting Index (V6) or Fuel and Emissions Systems Symptom Troubleshooting Index (L4) .
NO
The system is OK at this time.