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Originally Posted by DjDio
I stripped about an eighth inch of the white covering to expose the wire itself and i put both little white wires, one on each side of the resistor on the spare key, held them on with my fingers, (making sure i didnt touch the key itself and turned the ignition with the other key and it started. Now it starts all the time without the use of the little white wires. I disconnected the battery and reconnected it and it still started without the resistor. My security light is on. If that bugs me enough i'll turn the light off by pulling the bulb or snipping the wire for it. But isnt that minor compare to having a vehicle that wont start? It cost me nothing at all. And here in Corinth Maine, i dont have to worry about somebody stealing it.
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What we have here is, you used a resistor key to bypass the decoder module and started the engine. Once the resistor key was removed, the engine will continue to run! Anytime the PassKey module detects an incorrect resistance after the engine is running, the PassKey module will allow the vehicle to be restarted, even with the existing failure. The
SECURITY lamp will remain on, to warn the driver of a fault in the PassKey system. Word of caution here, operating in this condition also means that the vehicle can be started without the correct key resistance, and is defenseless against theft. (This may, or may not be a problem in Maine)
The ECM will also display error code 53 while in this mode. This error code does not store in VRAM memory and is only present while the condition exists. The code only serves as a diagnostic tool while troubleshooting the VATS system.