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Car kills out after a few seconds

Kissner

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Hey everyone, just wondering if anyone had any suggestions for a weird problem in my 02 Grand Prix GT. I recently had remote start installed, which I think has to do with the problem.
The car starts normally with the key or remote start, but shuts off after a few seconds of running. It doesn't chug, it ran be revved, put into gear- anything I want for 1.8 seconds before it shuts off.
Called Best Buy where I had it installed and they couldn't find anything wrong, only guess was the keys became "unprogrammed". So he suggested having a locksmith come to program the keys again, to see if that's it. Is there any way to program a key without having the locksmith come? I don't have any other spares, just the two involved in remote/key starting.
I checked the air filter, mass air flow and tried resetting the battery.
I don't know what it could be if it's not related to the remote start, but any suggestions from anyone would be great. Thanks
 


if its not related to the remote start, might want to bypass the fuel pump resistor and make sure the fuel pump is priming
 
I'm guessing that if it has nothing to do with the remote start you installed then it's the fault of the Idle Air Control valve (IAC).
 


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