Car Alarms: 2001 tahoe alarm, starter wire, dash area

Question
i have 2001 tahoe it had an after market alarm. no original fobs for factory alarm. i removwed after market alarm and repaired all wiring. the reason i removed the aftermarket one was it would not start, thinking the starter enable was not working. still does not start, the starter will not engage. do you have any suggestions

Answer
This sounds like a malfunctioning passlock II system.
Does it try to crank ovre, start, then die? If so,
You need to have GM reset the device. Can not do it
yourself, and niether can the local mechanic.

If no carnking happens at all, nothing happens or
attempts, just dead, this is an aftermarket relay.

You will need to locate it, cut it out, then
repair the starter wire to get it started.
see www.passlockbypass.com to see what wire you
need here.

The easy fix obviously is to place it into
valet overeide mode if possible.

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.

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