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Expert: - 7/24/2009


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I lost the keys to my 1991 Eldorado and I had new keys made. My car wouldn't start so I put in a new ignition switch. The car still doesn't start but all the accessories work and I get a message that says "security wait 3 minutes and try again".  I was wondering if there is a way to bypass the security so I can drive my car? Thanks- Jim

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Hello,

You do not have normal ignition keys, nor will they work. You key for the vehicle has a chip embedded in the key. You need to contact a local locksmith that has what is known as a VATS Interrogator where he can read the correct resistor chip for your car.
The locksmith can make you correct keys for your car.

The system can be bypassed and if you write me at robo14@aol.com I can give you instructions, but if you do so you have to install a hidden starter disable. To steal your car by a kid, it takes 30 seconds and he does not need a key if you have the VATS bypassed. You may think; my car is too old to steal. Unfortunately too many people have the same thought until their car gets stolen.

If you have comprehensive (fire and theft) and if your car is stolen because this vehicle has a VATS even if you tell the ins company VATS was bypassed they will deny your claim because according to the investigators and their expert this car is "unstealable."

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Alarm system questions cannot be answered on this forum. These systems are not what I can answer. Without being physically at the vehicle and not knowing what kind of electrical service has been done on the vehicle, there is no possible way to give an accurate answer over the internet. My expertise is in Ignition/key based anti-theft systems. These issues include GM VATS (resistor chip in key blade) PASSLOCK (MRD)-ignition lock rotation based, no special ignition key and the PKIII Transponder (computer chip in key) systems. These systems are not alarm based and are integral with the starting of the engine. This is why I cannot diagnose alarm problems without physically looking at the vehicle: Alarm systems are a completely different annimal than ignition key/lock based anti-theft system. Many alarm questions come from vehicles 10 years old, and since older, many hands that had been involved over the years.I am an expert in all GM factory (ignition/key based)systems. Alarm system questions pose to many situations beyond my knowledge as to what has been done to the vehicle over the years. Some guy may have actually wired the stereo into the alarm system. Who knows? Over my past 30 years in vehicle wiring repair, I have seen unbelievable wiring disaters done by guys that consider themselves "mechanics." I have seen stereos and alarms intalled using surgical tape. I have seen modules burn up, un-fused circuits, wiring jambed between the doors and even lamp cord used for a starter kill. To answer alarm questions over the internet without examining the vehicle is like asking; What does it take to remove a dent?

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Education/Credentials-ASE certified. 11 years with a GM dealer and 17 years with a repair facility dealing with only the repair of theft recovered vehicles.

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