2003 FOrd Taurus theft light comes on and car stalls.... While driving the car starts to show theft light and will then cut out and may actually stop dead. Battery shuts down entire car for 10 - 15 minutes and will then usually allow the car to start again. IS it the key or the steering column or an electrical short?

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Try pulling the fuse for the anti theft system and starting. If the car starts normally, then the problem is with the theft system. The theft system will reset itself after a period of time.

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Either you may be using a key that you had copied from the original or your chip went bad in your original key. Most of cars now a days have the key censor in the key so if it is the incorrect key it will not start your car or if it does not read that chip it will not start

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you need to lock the doors wait 60 sec then at drivers door turn key to left 30sec then to right

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have your idle speed sensor cleaned,also checkd the air flow sensor located in the air cleaner housing,you best bet is to have it scanned for PCM soft codes(codes that wont turn on the check engine light on)

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The security systems pass lock is disabling the vehicle. This usually happens when the ignition switch does not recognize the ignition key and/or a defective fob or the battery in the fob needs to be replaced. If you ignition key is too worn. This could possibly be your problem