me and my kids were running late for court i went to start my car and the damn car wouldn't start . all of a sudden the security light flash on and i have to push the trip button that's beside my speedometer, and wait for 10\15minutes and as soon as the light stopped blinking (which is the "security light") MY CAR WILL START , BUT AS SOON AS I am driving the car the light will flash on again. Last but not least, I am in a situation where I can not afford a new car because I am not financially stable enough to get another car. I have had this car for 4 years and I am almost finished my payments. I can't afford to put it in the shop.

i bought a 2000 grand am gt 4 door from a friend... really a hot car. It drove great all day... for the first day. then i tried to start it the next day and it did but after driving for a few minutes it died on me and wouldnt start up again for another hour! then i drove it home and it did the same thing again! as of right now it is on the side of the highway. i bought a fuel air filter for it which is what the mechanic said was the problem and that worked for a couple of minutes... then died again! mabey it is the cables going from the filter... idk but i want my car to work! any suggestions please!

I have experienced the same problem as has been mentioned. I get into my car and try to start it, the engine sounds like it's about to start but never completely turns over. This was frequent back in 2003/2004, and after taking it in a couple times, the service professionals determined it could be solved with a new fuel filter and an injector flush. The problem did go away, until today, when it came back.

My research taught me that the security light will come on when the correct key is not used or the ignition lock cylinder is tampered with. The Passlock system will then disable the fuel. The manual says that if it comes on, just "wait 10 minutes, until the security light stops blinking and try again." Obviously, everyone else has figured this part out, but what is amazing to me, is that it is in the manual, as though it's known that it doesn't work correctly and can be triggered for the owner, so they included what to do when it happens. Is there a way to disable the Passlock system or somehow override it?

I have had my car towed 5 times in the last 2 months because my car doesn't start sometimes. The reason it STILL isn't fixed is because it's an intermittant problem and when the dealership receives the car it starts for them! They said they need to receive the vehicle with the problem in order to diagnose the problem, so needless to say this could go on for months! they did say there are some communication code errors on the diagnostic test which point to either the fuel pump, ignition, or a couple of other things that could be wrong. I'm about to drop my car off in a parking lot somewhere and buy a new one! If anyone has ANY advise PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME! Funnythang21@aol.com