I accidently put my office door key in my ignation switch of my 98 Mustang GT and turned it before realizing I had the wrong key.Now my car will not start with the correct ignation key. It will turn over but not start. The "Theft" light is flashing on the dash. What do I do?

Asked by dboxxe Jul 15, 2014 at 01:21 PM about the 1998 Ford Mustang

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I accidently put my office door key in my ignation switch of my 98 Mustang GT and turned it before realizing I had the wrong key. Now my car will not start with the correct ignation key. It will turn over but not start. The "Theft" light is flashing on the dash. What do I do?

FordNut answered 10 years ago

The 1998 Mustang has the PATS (Passive Anti-Theft System) and I agree with Tom. This is not a do-it-yourself fix

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GuruKTQT8 answered 5 years ago

No it is not you half to have it connected to the computer I just did my 98 mustang

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GuruJKGT7 answered 4 years ago

Wiggle steerig wheel back and forth then crank it while doing it amazing good luck grant 503i780274 no weirdos

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I accidently put my office door key in my ignation switch of my 98 Mustang GT and turned it before realizing I had the wrong key.Now my car will not start with the correct ignation key. It will turn over but not start. The "Theft" light is flashing on the dash. What do I do?

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I accidently put my office door key in my ignation switch of my 98 Mustang GT and turned it before realizing I had the wrong key.Now my car will not start with the correct ignation key. It will turn over but not start. The "Theft" light is flashing on the dash. What do I do?

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