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Little bit of a issue I think?

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Golddevon

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Oct 23, 2016
Ranchos de Taos, New_Mexico
I have a 98 Eclipse RS. Absolutely stock except for one thing which I don't know if its stock or not. The car has a chip in it near the ignition switch that is sort of like an anti theft chip. If I pull the chip out the car, the car will not start after waiting about 5 minutes. If I place the chip back in I can start the car fine. Now here is the problem. Every once in the while, the car will not start what so ever. Turning the key will produce 0 sound in the engine and the car will not even try to start. This seems to be a problem with the chip and it always starts up after about 5 minutes of waiting it will do this regardless of the lights being on or off or anything else? Any ideas? Should I try to remove the chip or would that cause more problems? Any help would help! Another issue is that the car will not start if the lights are on. It will do that exact same thing previously mentioned!
 
So its like a security chip in a key but external then? That sounds horrid. I will get rid of it as soon as possible. Thanks for the help!
 
Now on another notice since you answered my question. I have been looking for a good forum that can give someone like me with zero mechanical experience help with my car. Its pretty beaten up right now aesthetically and could use a bit of a power boost since it is a base model. What section would I put that in? I think the saddest part is that I got it as a forgotten project. It has zero paint done, only primer. The majority of the body has either small patches of rust or are damaged as well. The engine runs fine and the suspension is fine (just fixed it up) so really all it needs now are some performance parts for its 420a or an engine swap. That and actual paint LOL.
 
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