Car Alarms: no start alarm related?, valet service, conversion van


Question
OK   2000  econoline conversion van..first incident wife at the mall  turns key nothing no click just dash lights as usual ding ding..calls me I miss part of dover race and by the time I get there she has it running...second incident today she  tries to start same thing..no alarm light..alarm seems to arm and disarm  ok...tried second key just because same thing turn key dash lights  ( oil,airbag,etc..) all looks good.  moved selector through the gears..tilted the wheel up and down..dash lights don't dim like it would if it were trying to start so no juice is being sent to starter..relay maybe?


Answer
Gotcha, let's put it into valet/service mode,
and try to reset the alarm to default mode.

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.

You would repeat these steps to go back to
user mode to see if this was corrected.

Let me know if it works for yours.

ALARMTEK