Q: I am trying to do a relearn on a 2000 bonvillie but security light isnt blinking for me to do it

asked by on July 15, 2017

I switch out the ignition switch. I put a lock cylinder on it and put it back together to do the relearn. But to do the relearn the security light has to blink. But it's not blinking. What did I do wrong
My car has an automatic transmission.

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