Ok so before everyone flames me, I looked through this post but nothing really applied :
Links to posts about Steering Wheel Lock
Some context:
8/11 : Car Battery gets changed
8/16: keyfob dies and I change the battery. I get steering wheel lock symptoms where the push start won’t cycle off of lock and I have the key light illuminated the left side of the panel. I was able to disconnect/reconnect the battery, put the key in the fob holder and the car turned on. Drive home with the “security indicator light” on. The one with the key in the car in the center of the dash.
8/17: I pull the wheel lock fuse because why not
8/23: I go to start the car and just nothing happened the first time I pressed the push start. Second time and the push start won’t cycle off lock or attempt to start and the key sign is illuminated. Again, just disconnected and connected the battery and it started again.
8/26: Key in the fobgina and cycles through lock->acc->on this time but as its about to turn over i get nothing or one click then all electrical input just turns off. It comes back in about a minute but then the same thing happens. Disconnect and reconnect the battery and she starts.
8/27: Key in the fobgina and same problems as yesterday to start the car. But now as im cruising to work i twice lost all electrical input for a split second(dash warning lights came on and radio turned off)
- don't think its the alternator because i've been consistently reading over 14V on the dash's gauge.
My thoughts:
No CEL
Don't think it can be steering column lock since the fuse was pulled
Car and key fob battery are both new and tested, battery putting out 12.65V and key fob battery putting out 3.042
Alternator is reading 14.45V