1998 Chevrolet Cavalier
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By jlynne222 on Jul 25, 2008

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i have a 1998 chevy cavalier and the anti theft system is on ive tried all the turn your car on for 10 mins. and shut it off and it should work but it doesnt. it flashes 5 times then shuts off but the car cuts out 2-3 sec. after turning over. i dont believe theres a chip in the key so i think it already may be bypassed i dont know im lost of ideas

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posted on Sep 11, 2008
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Guest

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turn it on for ten min. the theft light will stay on then without turning ignition off just start worked for my cavalier

Solution #2

posted on Dec 23, 2008
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luisinho_mex

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Turn the switch to RUN position for 10 minutes until the "theft system" message on the cluster disspears, put the switch back to OFF position wait 5 to 10 seconds and repeat this procedure another 2 times.
After the third attemp you will be able to start your engine without problems..

Good luck I had the same trouble and this info helped me to avoid waisting money
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