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Follow up. My mechanic said it was the control module (I think also called the "immobilizer"??) which is located under the driver's seat. He dried out that area as well as possible and made sure the drains were open. We've been out of town for a while and just got back, so it's time to get things fixed.
As I mentioned before, the rains here have been torrential, and I had left the car outside. For a couple of weeks, the inside of the windshield has been very wet when it rains - so I suspect the drains under the driver's seat were indeed plugged.
At this point the engine will start fine, and the windows - which for a while didn't work - now do. The main immediate problem is that there's no way to lock the car. The remote doesn't work - opens the trunk instead. Physically locking the door doesn't also lock the passenger door. And the key lock on the dash is inoperative.
It seems that I'll need to either get a dealer try to reprogram the module to my key (which probably won't work) or replace the module (which is expensive). Any of you had this problem? Any suggestions?
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