URGENT* Car not starting...ODD problem

click said:

I dont really know how to describe this since ive never seen anything like this...but... okay to start i was at a friends house and i was leaving. I got into my car and put the key in a pressed the clutch and turn the key and nothing happened. So i took the e-brake off and backed the car down the driveway, and got the car stopped. I got out of the car the keys were in the ignition but in OFF position and when i opened the door the alarm went off. I never even knew i had an alarm. So now the car does weird ass crap...Like the power doors wont work. The front ambers, tailights, and dash are flashing simeltaneously. I swaped the batteries and that didnt work. I have no idea what is wrong and my car is sitting on the other side of the city... Plz help.

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Same thing happened to me when I first got my car. It had an aftermarket alarm, and they lost the remote. So they put it on valet. But when I had to replace a sensor, I disconnected the battery, which reset the alarm. So when I hook it back up, the alarm starts going off & I can't shut it off.

Typically underneath the steering column, there will be a brain with wires coming from it. Usually, if the alarm is installed correctly, the brain can be removed & the factory wiring can be restored by simply connecting the connectors back together (mine was that simple).

You may have to re-wire it. Get a voltmeter or a test light to determine each wires function & get some crimpers/strippers & some butt connectors. There should be a main ground, a always hot +12V, a +12V that is only on when the key is in the ignition, an a +12V that is on when you are cranking the starter. Figure which is which, restore the wiring, and you are done.
Scott