97 Buick Lesabre..security light comes on...won't Start?

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I have a 97 Buick Lesabre and have been having a issue with the security light coming on for a few months now. When I try to start the car the light would come on and I would have to wait 3 minutes and the light would go off and then it would start. Today it would not start once the light went off...at one point I read the manual and it told me to pump the gas if the car didn't start...so I did that and it started once the security light went off.....after that I turned car off and tried again and it didn't start...I'm assuming its the security light that's the problem. Could anyone let me know if there is anything I can do to turn this security stuff off so I can know that I don't need to take it in if there is something really wrong with my car...Thanks
 
The key for your car has a chip in it that rubs up against two terminals at the edges of the ignition switch when you put the key in. The chip has a resistor in it, and the security system reads that resistance and inhibits starting if it isn't right. It could be that the connections are loose. You may need to replace the switch.
 
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