No Response to Ignition Key

ASSISTANCE Interior
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Here we go again…

A little backstory, my car got stolen around Labor Day and was found with a broken shaved key in the ignition, which was pretty much destroyed. I pulled out the ignition key cylinder and used the ignition switch to drive the car home from impound. After parking it at home and removing the battery (anyone could just take the car at this point) I checked for any other damage and didn’t find much other than broken interior panels etc. I tried to go out a few days later and the car does not respond to turning the switch to accessory, on, or start. I checked contacts, wires around the steering column, and the ignition fuse. Battery was connected. Everything not requiring a key works.

I bought a new ignition switch/cable harness and key cylinder… installed it today and the car gave me the warning that I had left my key inside, so I kinda got excited as it wasn’t doing that before, and went to start the car and… nothing. Absolutely ignoring the new key and company. The key turns just fine, just no activity resulting from it.

My registration is due in 3 weeks and I don’t really want to pay if I can’t get the car to work and may just part it out.

Any ideas? Thanks.

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Do any of the lights work with the key in the on or start position? an it just does not turn over or nothing works no light no nothing? if the light work an it does not turn over I would look at the starter relay first an go from there

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Nothing happens when the key goes from off to acc, to on, to start. No instrument lights, no beeping, no seatbelt moving or anything :sad:

The only things I can get to work at the moment are low/high beam headlights, horn and hazard flashers.

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i know it may sound dumb. did you check the fuse under the hood? the main battery fuse? also are the terminals on the right way red to positive? next thing to do is pull out the volt tester and see if your getting power to the underdash fuse box and then check the ignition harness. you should have a constant 12 at the fuse box and at the ignition harness. keep me updated.

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Yeah, the battery is fine as the low and high beams come on, horn, hazard and interior lights all work. I will check relays when I get home from school later today.