Question
Recently, while driving in a neighborhood, not highway, my 1997 Chevy Suburban jumped out of gear and quit. I had been expecting the batteries (2 installed by original owner) to need replacing, since they were a bit sluggish. I installed one new battery and still could not get any electrical response. I called a tow company and had it taken to my repair shop. They say that the alarm system has the ignition locked out and they can't figure out how to get it disabled so the vehicle will start. How do we get to the wiring to disable this unwanted system?
AnswerAlrighty, not familiar with that system but try this:
You'll need to set off the alarm for a few seconds.
then, look under the dash area for a button or, a toggle
switch. When you locate it, turn on the ignition
key, press and hold in the button (little
spring loaded micro button, red or black possibly)
until the alarm chirps 1 time. This should over ride
the system, and only the keyless entry part,
if installed, would still be operating.
The LED (light emiting diode) light in the dash
should also go on solid.
At this point. the alarm would have reset.
If this had a starter kill relay installed,
it would now be opened, and the engine would
turn over when tried. This is override/reset.
You would repeat these steps to go back to
user mode but in your case, I'd leave it this
way until you can have a service technician
get under there and remove/replace & repair.
DO NOT leave this system in there or your
headache will get worse.
Let me know what you discover
& if you want to upgrade to a
better, more reliable system.
ALARMTEK
CARALARMSTORE.COM
