# 2002 Olds Alero

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-olds-alero/56600>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** alero, oldsmobile\
**Created:** [October 19, 2010, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-olds-alero/56600 "2010-10-19T17:38:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![bill2420](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f9ae1b/32.png) [@bill2420](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bill2420)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-olds-alero/56600/1 "2010-10-19T17:38:40Z")

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car will not start on occasion-turning the key has no effect. If I wait, with the ignition on, 10 minutes, the car will then start. Appears the security system has a gremlin. How to fix or disable?

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**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 10:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-olds-alero/56600/2 "2010-10-19T22:40:00Z")

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I don’t know a thing about security systems so I can’t help there.

But I can suggest that another thing that might cause this is a bad neutral safety switch (automatic) or a bad clutch pedal switch. I’ll assume it is an automatic in which case you can try putting it in neutral to see if it starts then.