Car starts when it feels like it? Cranks and cranks but no luck.

COREYCOR03

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2004 SATURN VUE
117,000 MILES

Hello,
My 04 Saturn Vue will start when it feels like it. Sometimes after a decent drive it will not start. Sometimes after sitting a while it will start. Sometimes not at all. I had the anti-theft bypassed because I was told that could be an issue with that year and make. Still no luck. Pep Boys Diagnostics says it has a faulty O2 senser. But I was told this will not hinder the car starting. Just bad fuel economy and a hard idle. The man at Pep Boys said it could be a faulty code. This is really becoming a huge inconvenience as me and my girlfriend (2 kids also) rely on this vehicle. The car just cranks and cranks and cranks. But no luck. Everything electrical turns on and does not dim at all so its not the battery. Please Help! Thank you in advance!

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SATURNTECH9

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30,869 POSTS

Do you have a have a four cylinder or 6 cylinder engine?Also how did they bypass the security?Also when it cranks an won't start is the security light on solid or flashing?

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Tuesday, February 9th, 2021 AT 8:32 AM

COREYCOR03

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Hello Sir,

It is a six cylinder. The issue was before the anti-theft was by-passed as well. They bypassed it at a remote starter place because the key was having issues. I am not sure how they did it. But the car was doing the same thing before that was done. When the car will not start using the remote starter the security light comes on and the car will keep trying to start itself every 30 seconds or so. When you use the key it will just crank and crank and crank but no ignition.