Q: It starts but only stay started for 2 seconds and there is a security light on the right

asked by on January 23, 2017

We just had the water pump fixed on friday we drove it home everything was fine. Got out of the car accidentally hit the panic button turned it off. Did not have to restart it until today and it will not start. it'll start for 2 seconds or so and then turns off and that has the security thing.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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