QuestionI just purchased an 89 Dodge Dakota 3.9 with a Clifford alarm installed. The previous owner told me it didn't work and he never used it. However, after disconnecting the neg terminal and reconnecting it, the alarm went off. I pressed one of 4 buttons on the FOB and it stop, but I cannot start, even crank, the truck. I found the "module" and snipped it off as far as I could trace the wires. I also found 2 tiny toggle switches (hidden) which I also snipped, out of frustration, and she still won't start. NOW, when I open the drivers door, the dash cluster lights and all 4 turn signal lights blink in sequence, and then will stop after a minute, as though it reset. PLEASE help me get this outta here!
AnswerOk, try this.
Put the key in the ignition, and turn forward
all the way just before cranking. Then within
5 seconds, locate, press and hold in the
valet/overide button, found under the
dash area, (push button, spring loaded)
until the installed LED (the blinking light)
in your dash area goes on solid,
and the siren chirps once.
(Your valet switch might be the toggle
(on/off) type. in this case, key on,
flip switch in opposite direction,
then turn the key off.)
This should reset the alarm, and reset
the grounded relay on the starter wire,
allowing you to start the engine.
At this point, the only thing working would
be the keyless entry from the alarm,
if it came equipped that way.
Just Repeat these steps to place it
back to usable armed mode.
You may get 2 chirps, confirming it,
and the lights may flash twice as well.
That should do it.
If you want to remove it at this point,
take it to your neighborhood installer
for this, or buy the wiring chart
(Go to: www.vehiclewires.com)
for the vehicle, and reverse engineer it wire
by wire, until safely removed.
If it does not work out this way,
you will have to replace the system
with one you know how to operate
and what to expect. Don't want to
get stuck in another bad situation.
Let me know what happens.
Robert Martin/CEO-ALARMTEK
www.CARALARMINSTALLER.com
