1996 Acura RL starting

Tiny
CBONAMICO
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  • 1996 ACURA RL
  • 6 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 155,000 MILES
The car cranks when starting but not turn over. We replaced battery & alternator. The security red light does flash intermidently, could that be it?
Saturday, January 19th, 2008 AT 12:40 PM

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Tiny
JEREMIAH
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  • 217 POSTS
The car is equipped with an immobilizer system to prevent theft. You should see the key shaped, green indicator in the dashboard on top of the shift selector
the light should blink twice then turn off;if you have a programmed key. If it keeps blinking, then you have to get your key programmed by the dealer.
Red security light is not from the factory. Sometimes you can disable aftermarket alarms by locking then unlocking the car with the key from the driver's door.
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Monday, January 21st, 2008 AT 1:11 AM

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