[NEMDF]

I have a 1999 Olds Cutlass. Occasionally have had unexplained problems trying to start it, usually shortly after shutting it off, on short errands. After waiting awhile, it will start. I have no idea whether it has this Passlock deal you mention. I have sometimes gotten it to start, when finicky, by taking the keys out and re-inserting, just a different “touch”. It has never been a huge problem that has left me stranded anywhere. Perhaps it is the same kind of thing?

[library user]

Yeah, sounds very similar to me.

I usually can restart the car successfully after 10-20 minutes, but today, I had to wait about an hour.

In a Bravada manual I saw online, it said some variations of Passlock require you to wait 40-60 minutes to restart your car successfully. That seems pretty long to me. A thief would probably have given up long before then.