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Posted on Jul 18, 2008

Theft system keeps shutting the car off while driving the dash lights up then it shuts down the car this started after i got the battery replaced

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  • Anonymous Jul 20, 2008

    My 2001 grand am just started shuting off while driving down the road.I would put it up in neutrel and it would start back up.Then sometimes it wont start at all so i did the 10 minute thing and it worked for a few times and now it wont start at all. Cant here the feul pump kick on.

  • Anonymous Jul 21, 2008

    My 01 pont grand am gt has been cutting out too. It is when I slow down when I come to a stop sign. It dies, but starts back up. This was after getting the head gaskets replaced, so my batter was probably removed during the repars.

  • Anonymous Mar 19, 2014

    theft system light on dash is on and isn't getting gas to injectors

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For the first problem up top, put a battery chrager on your new battery for about 15 to 30 minutes and leave the car alone. this resets the computer. my car also did this. TRY IT!!

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Usually if you replace a battery, you have to re-flash the C.P.U..

The problem is that when you take the battery out and replace it, the stereo, alarm, presets for seats, etc, get deleted. You need to go to a Chevy dealer or a shop that can flash the C.P.U. to fix the problem.

Sorry, but that's the "ONLY" fix for your problem.

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