While driving the anti-theft light turns on

2006 FORD ESCAPE
10,000 MILES • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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LEIGHLYN1
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My anti theft light comes on when I drive my car! When the light comes on it slows my car down or completely stops my car. How to stop this from happening?
Oct 1, 2019 at 6:47 AM
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BMDOUBLE
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The factory anti-theft system does not affect your vehicle after the engine has started. This system is only active before start-up to verify that the key is correct for the vehicle, after it starts this system is null. An aftermarket anti-theft system is the only possibility that I can think of. Are there any other lights coming on?
Oct 1, 2019 at 7:34 AM
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LEIGHLYN1
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No, it is just the red anti theft light.
Oct 1, 2019 at 7:44 AM
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BMDOUBLE
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We would need to retrieve trouble codes from the power-train control module and the instrument cluster module to accurately determine what you've got going on. There are many things that it could be, but we don't want to get into a guessing game also.
Oct 1, 2019 at 9:07 AM
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LEIGHLYN1
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I was thinking that. Thank you for all your help.
Oct 1, 2019 at 9:22 AM
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BMDOUBLE
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No problem! Let us know if you're able to get the codes for those modules and we can go further with it.
Oct 1, 2019 at 9:40 AM
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