[Shotimes] Re: OT my mom's car

[Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com]

I don't think her key has a chip in it, but I'll check it anyways.


Mike Wojton
Toledo, Ohio

-'95 White MTX
   '96 Brake Upgrade

"Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan




"Bender, Jim" <JBENDER@ags.com> wrote on 09/01/2004 01:09:26 PM:

> Mike,
> 
> It may be the resistor that's built into the key. Sometimes you just 
need to
> clean it with a pencil eraser, because dirt builds up on the resistor 
and
> changes the impedance.
> 
> Jim
> 
> 
> From:  Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com
> Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 10:20:45 -0400
> Subject: [Shotimes] OT  my mom's car
> 
> Sorry this is OT and not even about Fords, but I told my mom
> I would look into it before she takes the car into the dealer.
> Her mid 90's Grand Am has the Theft System light coming on.
> It used to be intermittent, but now it's on pretty much all of
> the time.  The owner's manual says that if it's on when you're
> driving the car, you should take it in for service.  Well it is,
> and she wants to take it in, but I figure maybe there's some-
> thing I could check that would be cheaper than having the
> dealer look at it.  This is the factory system, and I don't know
> anything about it.  Any help would be appreciated; as it is
> for my mom (playing for sympathy here).
> 
> 
> Mike Wojton
> Toledo, Ohio
> 
> 
> Jim Bender
> Database Analyst/Technical Representative
> Automated Graphic Systems, Inc.
> 800-678-8760 x455
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