Car Alarms: 1994 Nissan Altima Car Alarm, nissan altima, alarmtek

Question
I have the same problem regarding my alarm going off by itself.  I saw your answer to a question from about a week ago.  It said to find a harness and splice a wire into the yellow/green wire.  Do I find this inside the drivers door panel?  Sometimes the car won't even start.  When I turn the key over, it just lights everything up and locks the doors and peeps the horn.  I usually have to turn the key off and wait a few seconds and then it will turn over.  Very wierd. (and frusterating).  Like the car has a mind of its own.  I have been throwing these symptoms out to a lot of people and no one has heard of this problem.  I am so glad I found you.  Is this a common problem with 1994 Nissan Altima alarms?
Thank you,
Virginia

Answer
Let's assume we are dealing with an aftermarket car alarm
first, then if no joy, you can find the disarm
wire in the harness coming inot the car from the drivers
door and ground it.

but, try this first please:

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.

Let me know what happens.

Robert Martin/CEO-ALARMTEK
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