Yes it does. I had it done on my 2005 Limited Excursion. When they put in my remote start system, the said they would have to bypass the PATS. I was like hell yeah, cheaper blanks.
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Ryan
1990 Mustang GT (In Process)
1993 LX Coupe (Daily Driver, but just choose not to)
2005 Excursion (Big Pig)