[It Worked!] 2001 Chevrolet Venture refuses to crank - ignition system locked?

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Quantumflux
Member since December 2022 • 13 posts

Need my 2001 Chevrolet Venture's key code to program a new transponder key

Posted on January 12, 2025
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Posted on January 13, 2025

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Highvoltage
Member • 6 posts

Struggling with the same issue on my 2001 Chevrolet Venture, following this thread.

January 13, 2025 Reply
Yellowbird
Member • 11 posts

My 2001 Chevrolet Venture just blinks. I think this might fix it.

January 14, 2025 Reply
Omegaman
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Struggling with the same issue on my 2001 Chevrolet Venture, following this thread.

January 15, 2025 Reply

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