Car cranks but does not fire??

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I kept my car in my garage for about 2 week cause of quarantine, and I decided to fire it up yesterday move it but it won't start. It cranks, but it won't fire. I keep getting an immobilizer error on my dash (car is a year and a couple days old). I saw a couple of people had the same problem in forums, and I'm pretty sure there isn't anything wrong with my immobilizer. I read a couple of threads about people having the same issue, but every one of them refers to changing the battery in my key fob or charging up my car battery. I tried both but nothing worked out. Anyone know what's wrong?
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If you've replaced the battery in your key fob (electric key), and charged up your cars battery without any success, you've got a problem. Somehow your theft system got triggered. Try disconnecting your cars battery for a half an hour. Make sure that it is fully charged and re-hook it up. You'll probably get some errors at first, but if it starts, driving it a distance will reset them.

If that doesn't work then you're stuck with a service call or tow.

(Make sure your "parking brake" is off before you have it towed).
 


 


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