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Re: Turn key, nothing happens on first try
When the car won't start, just release key from crank position to the on position and look at your SECURITY light......if it is on solid, you have a PassKey security problem......
Normally, that light will come on for 3 seconds and go out, when you turn your key to the on position.........but if it stays on, you have a problem.....
PassKey I and II, have a black resistor chip imbedded in the shaft of the key, that you can see......Passkey III, has a transponder imbedded in the head of the key, and the key usually has "PK3" stamped on the key......
I assume you have PK II, with a resistor on the key.....if the light is intermittently staying on, then the usual problem is the lock cylinder.....it has two wires running up the steering column, to the lock cylinder....these wires "flex" every time you rotate your ignition key, and over time, the wires can break inside the insulation, causing intermittent contact....when the wire breaks completely, the car will not start....
If this is the case, you have two options, pull the steering clumn apart and install a new lock cylinder, or,
cut the wires going up the steering column to the lock cylinder, and attach a resistor to the wires, equal to the resistance in your key....
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