Green98XLT
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- City, State
- Winc. VA
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2002 Limited
Hi Guys, recently our 02 Ex Limited has been giving my wife a fit when starting, she inserts the key and it will not crank, the PATS LED on the dash flashes rapidly. So first I figure its the transponder key, we change keys to the spare and same results.
We've now figured out to tap the bottom of the steering column with a few good "taps" and it starts. I took the column trim off and inspected the module there that reads the keys but of course can't see anything wrong...
Can you just replace these? is there a fix? Obviously something is loose or making bad connections internally because the "taps" allow it to start.
We've now figured out to tap the bottom of the steering column with a few good "taps" and it starts. I took the column trim off and inspected the module there that reads the keys but of course can't see anything wrong...
Can you just replace these? is there a fix? Obviously something is loose or making bad connections internally because the "taps" allow it to start.