Found this...

"Reset the box by making sure you have selcted economy and not sport, that the box is in summer and not winter setting. Switch off the engine. then swithch on the ignition without starting the engine. Move the gerat selector to drive, back to park, then agin, sometimes yoou need to ...

Have you pushed in all your wires again,


turn the key to the on position but do not turn it over, leave it on for 20 seconds (do this twice)

now the third time do it again with out turning it over, (leave it) and disconnect the positive battery terminal

after a couple of minutes replug in the ...

Not strange at all, "now a days" that would be a set up for someone to sue you,

but if I lived in MN.... I would have to do that, cause there it is cold!

good topic - I see.

lots of good info here,

I am less than 2 minutes from the highway...

My place has a security guard, no trespassers, and when it is cold no one is out anyways, there are at least 30 different apartment windows facing the parking lot and is well lighted, but no plug ins ...

Just moved into an apartment and it is getting cold, how could I start my car to warm it up and lock the doors, so I can return after a few minutes. I notice the remote will not lock the doors when the car is running.

check your type of oil filter, and don't use a fram, there is a check valve issue that is critical to the way the oil stays at the top of your engine. there are lots of threads for you to search on the oil filter topic and various types of oil to be used, I use Mobile1 synthetic and Mobil1 filter ...

Feel free to add in half a can of "Sea Foam" for transmissions it will not harm, about 6bucks from Napa, I have only heard good things about it and, I do use it on my electronic transmission ....knock on wood!

I attest, stay with Bougicord try for some used ones on Ebay..., just bought me a set for 20bucks shipped less than 2k on them then the dude wrecked his car.

try unplugging your positive battery cable when you do that, if you have a stock radio make sure you have the code...

and an oil dipstick!