Re: 98 GLX alarm problem

[John Kiekhaefer <jonnk@execpc.com>]

Related to the possibility of the back door being partially open, or other power
drains, maybe your battery is run down.
John Kiekhaefer

John A. Gersic wrote:

>  I have a '98 GLX with 7k on it, up until last night it was working
> perfectly...now as of today, the alarm is not working correctly. With either
> the key, or the keyless entry, when you try to arm the alarm, the light on
> the door flashes very slowly, the horn does not beep, and if you open a
> door, etc, it does not go off. If you use the key, the doors will lock, but
> the alarm will not arm, again, the light starts to flash slowly, and no horn
> beep as if it were armed. I played around in the electric box where the
> fuses are and it the horn beeped, and the doors locked when I moved some of
> the wires around (I have some stereo wires running around through there from
> an aftermarket stereo I added. I am almost sure that it must be a relay or
> something that has become loose from the piece of equipment that I added
> possibly vibrating around down there from the car moving. My question is,
> has anyone else had the same problem with the alarm? Also, what relay (there
> must be one?) is for the alarm? I can try to remove/replace the relay and
> see if it is a loose connection...any other ideas? I don't want to take it
> to the dealership (even though it is under warranty) as fear they will freak
> with the electrical wires for the added stereo equipment, and then void the
> warranty/charge me a boatload for a simple repair....