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I've had a problem recently on my 96 24V where I turn the key, it starts, the revs come up then it immediately dies. It did it to me again last night and I noticed that the red Theft light was blinking when the ignition was on. I tried reinserting the key, jiggling the steering wheel and opening and closing the driver side door, but it still wouldn't stay started. Then I cycled the door locks back and forth and it started right up (and stayed started
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I'll need to wait for it to fail again so I can check whether it was the lock trick that did it, or whether it was a fluke.
Has anyone seen this problem where the PATS system was possibly getting confused about the state of the locks?
Is this really how PATS works? In other words, if I were to try to start it with a non-PATS copy of my key, would it start then immediately stop?
I'd appreciate the comments of any of our PATS specialists

I'll need to wait for it to fail again so I can check whether it was the lock trick that did it, or whether it was a fluke.
Has anyone seen this problem where the PATS system was possibly getting confused about the state of the locks?
Is this really how PATS works? In other words, if I were to try to start it with a non-PATS copy of my key, would it start then immediately stop?
I'd appreciate the comments of any of our PATS specialists
