Cranks but will not start.

I checked it yesterday and the security light comes on when you first turn the key but it does not flash and the light goes off after about 2 or 3 seconds.

I have a neighbor who brought over the diagnostic machine and hooked it up and it gave a code P1599. But then he told me that his machine only went up to year 1999. So the code that came up was for a 1999 saturn 1.9. So I have no idea if that would be the same code for a 2002.

The car is currently NOT running at all. So I have not had a chance to take it to another place to get codes. About 3 weeks ago I came out of work and the car would not start (it cranked but would not start).I left the car at my job and approximately 24 hours later, the car started right up. Now it did this again. Last week I came out of work and the car started right up.I drove the car to the place where I clock out and turned the car off. When I came back a couple minutes later, it would not start (it cranked but would not start). I once again left the car at the lot and returned approximately 8 hours later and it still would crank but would not start. I had the car towed to my house and it has been there ever since. Still cranking but NOT starting.

Thank you so much for your help. I will get to it and let you know!

Would the battery being low cause the scan tool to not read any codes? I went and rented a scan tool from auto zone and hooked it up but it came back "no codes found".I know my battery is probably drained some from trying to start it over the past week. Would that cause the scan tool to not have enough power to pick up codes? I have scanned it a few different times and it just continues to say "no codes found".

My dad says it is getting spark but he and a friend checked and the 1st and 2nd cylinder have no compression. The friend says that means the timing chain is bad?

Could be body control module there popular for these problems and the code reader wont work

Yesterday when my husband took the car to work, it started up and ran just fine, ran to the loan company, again started up and ran just fine, came home so I could go to work, it started up and ran just fine, I stopped at the stop sign leaving our apartment complex, it died. I tried to restart and it cranks and won't start. We pushed it to a parking spot, and I try to start it with the gas pedal pressed to the floor, it turns over but won't catch. I had a mechanic come out and look at it, we changed the coil pack and the module, one at a time and then eventually changed the spark plugs, still will turn over but won't start. He says that he can hear the fuel pump engaging so he says we're getting fuel, and we're getting spark, and we're getting air, but the car just won't start, and he has no idea what's going on.

Never had any problems before today. Went out to start my car this morning and it would crank but not actaully start the engine. While checking the battery nothing looked bad, good connection no corrision or anything. Did notice that it was showing out of oil. Could that be the problem? If so, what damage could it have caused and how could it be fixed?

Dianne

We put oil in first thing then we detached the battery for about 15 min and re-attahced and now it starts.

I will see if we can rent the code meter to see if anything comes up.

Thank you,
Dianne

My 2002 Saturn L200 just wouldn't start one day. Changed all four spark plugs, the fuel filter, oil, and put more gas in it. Still won't start. Threw out only one code, which had something to do with emission (the guy at auto zone said that it meant my gas cap was loose). I turned the cap until I heard it click. I just bought a crankshaft sensor, but I'm scared that it's still not going to fix the problem. I am SO FRUSTRATED - PLEASE HELP!

My car will not start. Sometimes I can drive it to the store come out and the car will turn over no problems. All the lights etc. Work fine the car will just not fire. The fuel pump seems to be working fine. I don't beleive it is a spark issues duw to the low miles. Could thsi be cause by a fuel pressure regulator?