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  • "Dynaride" is Buick's name for their standard soft-ride Suspension system. It has nothing to with the alarm system. The factory option 'Universal Theft Deterrent' alarm system (as of the manual from my 1996 LeSabre) does NOT lockout the Ignition system. It merely flashes the lights and honks the horn when tripped - and keeps doing so until you put the key in the ignition switch and turn it on. The starter lockout may well be caused by your KEY. The "PASS-Key II" system (standard equipment, as of '96) uses a Resistor Pellet in the Ignition Key. This is the small black piece on the shaft of the key, at the back end of the toothed section, with a metal contact on each side. That resistor connects with contacts in the ignition switch, and the 'code' is matched up to a decoder in the vehicle. If it don't match up, it disables the starter and fuel systems, for a period of 3 minutes. If you try another 'mismatched' key within those 3 minutes, it restarts the clock, keeping the ignition locked out. This is to keep a thief with a ring of master keys, for example, from quickly trying a bunch of keys until he gets a match. Make sure the key - and most particularly, those contacts on the resistor block - are clean and dry. If your primary key is resulting in a starter lockout, WAIT three minutes before trying your spare key. If the spare key then starts the car OK, chances are your primary key just has a bad resistor pellet (it happens), and the key needs replacing. If neither key will start it, you will need to contact a GM dealer or Locksmith who can service the PASS-Key II system. Unfortunately, duplicate keys from the hardware store just won't do the job - you have to go through GM to get the resistor coding matched up to your car.

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