car starts then shuts off and security light comes on

Asked by nromano58 Oct 10, 2020 at 12:48 PM about the 1999 Chrysler Sebring JXi Convertible FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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That's a immobilizer or anti theft issue, basically your car thinks someone is trying to steal it. Depending on the system you have you will probably need to have a key programmed to the vehicle and or bypass the immobilizer via a new ecm.

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