Cars started using ignitions keys with chips in the mid 90's. From 1995 and after many vehicles were made with ignitions that required chips in the key to operate.
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They do have ignition keys. You must have the key on your person for the start button to work.
bad ignition or you have a serious short.
You will need to take proof of ownership or registration to a buick dealer, along with the vin number, but they should be able to get it off the registration. Now If the car has ever had the ignition replaced it might not work. I acutally lost the keys to my Avalon in a drunkin stuper, which was a good thing, and had to got to the dealership and do this
You can back up to it with a tow truck and tow it away
Sounds like your battery was weak to start with. What you did should not have caused any problems if your battery was in good condition so without seeing it, I think you should remove your battery and have your battery charged and load tested.