Thanks for this. That was my hypothesis. Going to check out the other ideas first just to be sure, but I thought it meant something that disconnecting the battery would allow for 1-3 start attempts.

Only question about this -- previously skreem probablems also kept the key from unlocking the car remotely, and were associated with alarm going off. Is that not always the case with the skreem issue? Does the key still sometimes work remotely, just not to start the car?

Kara