Security Problem
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Burning Brakes
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From: tucson az
Security Problem
For a few months now, every once in a while the car will not start. It doesn't turn over or crank at all. I wait 3 minutes, lock the doors, unlock the doors, open the door and then turn the key. It usually starts after the second time throught this ritual. Today while driving the security light came on and stayed on. It shut off when I got home and restarted the car. Anyone heard of this before?
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From: Dyer, IN
For a few months now, every once in a while the car will not start. It doesn't turn over or crank at all. I wait 3 minutes, lock the doors, unlock the doors, open the door and then turn the key. It usually starts after the second time throught this ritual. Today while driving the security light came on and stayed on. It shut off when I got home and restarted the car. Anyone heard of this before?
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From: Van Buren Arkansas
Wounded Warrior Escort '11
If the security light is flashing when you attempt to start, the pellet in the key is not being read. Clean the key or try your second key. If still flashing, the contacts there are shot and need to be replaced. Bill Curlee has an excellent write-up with pictures to assist you there. The other possibility is the ignition itself.
Racer
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Hollywood Maryland
If it's a 6 Speed, make sure you depress the clutch pedal far enough
As silly as it seems, if you don't push the clutch pedal far enough when starting, the car won't turn over and it seems like it's dead. Then you release the clutch pedal and try again and it starts. Seems like a random problem you can't repeat, but it's only the depth that you push the clutch when starting. Happened to me a couple times.
