Q: Well my light flashes even when car is shutoff and I am sitting with door ajar
Well I have a Taurus wagon 2005 and my anti theft light comes on when I'm driving and it's starts to act like it's going to shut-off so I then give it some gas like press the accelerator real hard and it's goes on and the problem stops but my anti theft light constantly flashes even when car is off n door is not locked
My car has 150000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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