tartukaru

Hello.

Yesterday I parked my car went home and when i went back to my car it would not start.

I have a 1995 Park Avenue 3.8 V6 w/ Automatic Transmission.

The car is literally dead. The "SECURITY" sign flashes and nothing happens when i turn the key. I had a spare that I tried but got the same results. What could be the likely solution or problem?

Much thanks in advance,
tartukaru

brcidd

Typical Passkey problem- Try cleaning the resistor pellet in your ignition key- then wait 4 minutes between failures- until security light quits flashing and try again-

if this does not work- then do some research- if you are mechanically inclined, you can bypass the security resistor with one of 14 known resistances- the two white wires inside the orange sheath under steering column can be joined by the correct value resistor (same as your key). I've done several this way.

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tartukaru

Isn't it unlikely that both of the keys pellets are dirty? What should i clean it with a simple cloth or use some alcohol i.e. vodka.

I probably won't go poking around in the wiring and just wait til' the holidays pass and get a technician here to look at the problem.

tartukaru

Sorry for doublepost. I read that when VATS is activated and when you turn the key you have to wait like 3 minutes or it will add another 3 minutes etc. up to 45 minutes... is this true?

HotZ28

No, this is not true. The 3-minute timer starts each time the key is turned from the run position, to the OFF position. If you do not wait the full 3-4 minutes, it will start a new 3-4 min cycle. It does not accumulate time!

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tartukaru

Sorry for reviving this old topic.

Just wanted to say what the solution turned out to be.

I took off the wheel, and everything under it (there's a lot of plastic there so be careful if anyone else tries to do this). When I got to the lock cylinder I found out that one of the white wires(VATS) was broken so fixed that, put everything back together and worked like a charm.

Be warned that if you are doing it for the first time like I was it will take you a lot of time and you have to be careful not to break any of the plastic. It took me somewhere around 7-8 hours total. (Including the pauses when me and my friend ran out of ideas).

Scrapper

yah the little white wire i don't know why they put such wire like that for your vats i guess so you have to take it to a dealer or well known shop.