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Dam RKE!!
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 1:22 am
by jetas
Alright so last nite my buddy opened my car since my genuis ass locked it wit the window down. and to my surprise the "alarm" dint go off wne it usually does. We kept messing wit it and nothing happened. This morning we checked all the fuses and nothing was blown. What could be wrong and what can i check? i seriously need the alarm cuz all my goodies are in there. Help me out guys
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 2:47 am
by Paralyzer
check to see if the ground is...well...still grounded. Also check to make sure it has power to it. Does it respond by remote? If so then the arming feature is working and there may be some sensor circuits going bad. My first alarm had that problem within 2 months of having it in. Just go online and pull your manual up for it and retrace your wires. If all are connected then you have a circuit board going bad. Also do you have it wired into the dome light wire? If not then you can open the door and the alarm will not go off becuase the shock sensor will not shake enough. Just ideas for you to check.
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:56 pm
by jetas
Alright so where can u pull the manual for the stock alarm? cuz thats wat i got, and thats whats fuckin up
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 10:23 pm
by Paralyzer
you have the factory one? hmm.... let me see if I can find the wiring diagram for it.
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:04 am
by jetas
yup still factory. havent had the funds to upgrade. n good lookin out. i need whatever help i can get. i feel unsafe. lol
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:48 am
by Craz1000
see if your door pin is working
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:23 pm
by jetas
I believe they are. Cuz i left the windows down. Locked it. Then unlocked it by hand and opened it. And as soon as i opened any of the doors the dome light turned on.
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 4:19 pm
by Danteneon
Just to verify...when you have locked your car with the remote and opened your door from the inside (window down) the alarm has gone off in the past?
The reason I ask is because you can have RKE but no alarm. When the car is locked with the remote, does the red light on the cluster flash?
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:49 am
by jetas
yea it always did that. The lil red light flashes and everything. Earlier i sat in the car and my friend locked it wit the remote, i openened and the fuckin alarm went off. i tried it after and it didnt do anything.
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:57 am
by Danteneon
Damn. Well, other than running a diag on the system, I don't have anything very helpful for ya. Other than my gut telling me its a bad RKE module
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:16 pm
by jetas
Would running a diag on the system be worth it?
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:58 pm
by Danteneon
If you want your alarm to work again, I would say so. I'm guessing you don't have a FSM? If you did, they outline the diagnostic procedure to determine where the fault lies.
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:31 am
by jetas
Nope i dont. I dnt even know wat FSM stands for...
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:05 am
by Danteneon
Oh, sorry. FSM = Factory Service Manual. IMO, every Neon owner should have one. It will pay for itself with just one repair since a 1 hour check-out charge is anywhere from $65-$95.
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 12:07 am
by jetas
haha thought about it today and thougt thats what it stood for. lol. Is there anywhere i can find it online?
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 10:02 am
by Danteneon
Right here...
https://techauthority.gltghosting.com/w ... ogId=10051
I believe the FSM are available as a subscription via on-line as well as hard copy.
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 2:02 am
by jetas
Alright il be trying to get a hard copy. Alright so now what else could check out to see wat could be wrong
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 4:00 pm
by jetas
anyone...?