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imobilized...
Hello and thanks for reading my thread.
The other day I took out my 97 993 and noticed the front passanger seat would not move. The car started right up and i went on to a bussy day of stop and go.
I parked the car a couple of hours later and sat in the car for about 10 mins.
The car function as it should untill I turn it to start. I played the imobilizer game and after loosing ten times in a row I got out of the car, locked it and walked away for ten mins.
Car starts first try. Two mile later I stop at a store for 2 mins and the car starts first time. One mile later I stop for five mins then nothing.
The alarm workes, the locks and lights and everything i checked also work.
The lights all go out including the imobilizer light but nothing when i turn it over.
The next day I bring a fresh battery (hoping) and the car started right up.
I drove her 2 miles and parked. Two hours later...nothing when i turn it over.
The next day I bring a new relay for r63. Nothing still...
The passenger seat now works again.
Is this the imobilizer unit under the passenger seat signing off?
The other day I took out my 97 993 and noticed the front passanger seat would not move. The car started right up and i went on to a bussy day of stop and go.
I parked the car a couple of hours later and sat in the car for about 10 mins.
The car function as it should untill I turn it to start. I played the imobilizer game and after loosing ten times in a row I got out of the car, locked it and walked away for ten mins.
Car starts first try. Two mile later I stop at a store for 2 mins and the car starts first time. One mile later I stop for five mins then nothing.
The alarm workes, the locks and lights and everything i checked also work.
The lights all go out including the imobilizer light but nothing when i turn it over.
The next day I bring a fresh battery (hoping) and the car started right up.
I drove her 2 miles and parked. Two hours later...nothing when i turn it over.
The next day I bring a new relay for r63. Nothing still...
The passenger seat now works again.
Is this the imobilizer unit under the passenger seat signing off?
Last edited by jaybratt; Dec 11, 2010 at 02:38 AM.
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From: Winston-Salem, NC
Suggest you do a search on the forum and re-read our posts on the dreaded clutch switch malfunction. The erratic behavior you're experiencing could be just that. The clutch micro-switch could be a) out of alignment and need adjustment or b) Going bad. It's an easy operation to simply by-pass it. Hopefully, that will solve your problem.
