| Pull Key, wait 10 Seconds............... |
Subject: Pull Key, wait 10 Seconds............... by volzfan on 2010/4/20 0:57:57 Okay, on the "other" forum, this question would be met with more sarcastic remarks than you could count, and yes I've used their "search" function. With that out of the way, I need some help or advice. Here's what I've got: Occasionally, when I start the '98 A4, I get this message. As most of you probably know, the car will not run.....it will die as soon as you put it in gear due to the fuel shutoff. I DO NOT, nor have I ever got, the "Service Column Lock" message. The column does not lock, and has not since I got the car last June. When I got the car, everyone said to install a Column Lock Bypass............so I did. The car had been through the GM recall process, and by the date on the unit we removed when we installed the Corvettes of Houston bypass, it was the later recall ('04). Per suggestions on CF, I must have a bad, going bad, battery. So, I replace it with a Red Top Optima.........no change. They all said to clean the "pellet" on the key with alcohol......I did it to BOTH keys I have........no change. One guy said to always wait until the "Security" light on the dash went out after inserting the key, but before starting the motor...............seemed to work, maybe, for a while, but this past weekend, even that didn't work. Now, every time it does this, if I do remove the key and wait, it then will start and run just fine on the second try, at least it has so far.......and that is just a bit unsettling to me, not mention annoying, so I want to fix this thing. I think it must be something with the security system, but I'm at a dead end. Anyone got any ideas?  |
