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Alarm stopped working
#1101676
15/09/2010 09:50
15/09/2010 09:50
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Mollymoo
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Mollymoo
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Car has been into the garage for a week to have a power steering pipe replaced. When I went to pick it up the alarm doesnt work, I have to unlock with the key.
The car unlocks fine and the alarm doesnt activate at any point.
First thing I will do is change the battery in the fob - does the fob just split in two?
If that doesnt help then what is the next step?
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Re: Alarm stopped working
[Re: Kayjey]
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15/09/2010 14:14
15/09/2010 14:14
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Mollymoo
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Mollymoo
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Thanks for that Kayjey. Alarm light is still on, only have one fob, a square one. So will start by changing the battery before I move to the next steps.
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Re: Alarm stopped working
[Re: Kayjey]
#1102049
15/09/2010 16:50
15/09/2010 16:50
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Mollymoo
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Mollymoo
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Well £7 later and there are new batteries in the fob, didnt make any difference. Which contacts need bridging?
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Re: Alarm stopped working
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#1102065
15/09/2010 17:15
15/09/2010 17:15
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DaveG
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Which alarm do you have? Scorpion (rectangular fob with two buttons and slider switch on the right) or Meta (square/round fob)
Does the LED light on the fob when you press the button?
Do you have an alarm LED on the dash (eg: on the spare push button) or next to the gear stick? Is that "on" or "off"?
Make sure the locks aren't out of phase, lock both doors with the key, then use the fob, if it doesnn't work, then unlock both doors and try again.
When you say the "alarm doesn't work" do you mean the alarm siren doesn't go off, indicators don't flash, or simply that the remote locking fob doesn;t seem to work?
If you have a Scorpion alarm, there is a key switch on the siren to silence it, maybe that has been used?
Did the workshop disconnect the battery to work on the car? Have you talked to them about it?
1996 Portofino 20vt & 2000 Pearl White Plus 2008 Ferrari F430 & 2017 Fiat 124 Spider
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Re: Alarm stopped working
[Re: DaveG]
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16/09/2010 00:34
16/09/2010 00:34
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Mollymoo
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Mollymoo
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Meta alarm with rectangular fob, no LED on the fob. Alarm LED in the spare push button is on. Checked locks, not out of phase. Remote central locking doesnt work, no siren, no indicator flash, no alarm operation whatsoever. Workshop claims that the battery has not been disconnected and that the alarm and remote central locking did not work from the very first time they tried to unlock the car.
I left the car with the alarm working on Monday night, they claim it did not work on Tuesday morning.
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Re: Alarm stopped working
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#1102295
16/09/2010 01:40
16/09/2010 01:40
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the_mule
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the_mule
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try standing next to the drivers door look at the led in the car point the fob under your right ear and press, try it a few times at 10 second intervals .if it works the bat is on it way out in fob.
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Re: Alarm stopped working
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#1102407
16/09/2010 10:48
16/09/2010 10:48
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Mollymoo
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Mollymoo
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As above post, fob had brand new batteries in yesterday
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Re: Alarm stopped working
[Re: Rask]
#1102466
16/09/2010 13:23
16/09/2010 13:23
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Mollymoo
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Mollymoo
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Thanks for that, I have read it through.
I have tried bridging all contacts in the remote with no differencce, nothing seems to be working, bizarre
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Re: Alarm stopped working
[Re: Kayjey]
#1102608
16/09/2010 19:08
16/09/2010 19:08
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Mollymoo
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Mollymoo
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Yeah I think that may be the next step, though there has been a little development today. When I started the car this afternoon the dash LED went off and has stayed off.
So does it make a difference to everyones diagnosis if the LED is now OFF instead of ON?
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Re: Alarm stopped working
[Re: Kayjey]
#1102721
16/09/2010 23:15
16/09/2010 23:15
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DaveG
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I don't think any UK cars ever came with any alarms using keyholes in the glove box, there were only the two systems, Scorpion and Meta (maybe several variations of Meta) but cars in Europe used something else AFAIK
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Re: Alarm stopped working
[Re: DaveG]
#1102731
16/09/2010 23:34
16/09/2010 23:34
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Mollymoo
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Mollymoo
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From what I understand it is only certain scorpions that have the keyswitch in the glovebox, mine is a meta
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Re: Alarm stopped working
[Re: Kayjey]
#1102787
17/09/2010 08:14
17/09/2010 08:14
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DaveG
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In the UK on early Coupes the Scorpion system was 918U with a key switch on the siren mounted just behind the nearside side/fog/indicator light, not in the glovebox. Apart from in the owner's handbook I've never seen a glovebox keyswitch, but we're going a bit off topic I guess...
1996 Portofino 20vt & 2000 Pearl White Plus 2008 Ferrari F430 & 2017 Fiat 124 Spider
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Re: Alarm stopped working
[Re: DaveG]
#1102805
17/09/2010 09:15
17/09/2010 09:15
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TheAudioGuy
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Re: Alarm stopped working
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#1102970
17/09/2010 15:23
17/09/2010 15:23
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Mollymoo
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Mollymoo
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That would involve spending money, something that I dont want to do right now, though ultimately that would be the solution
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Re: Alarm stopped working
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#1102976
17/09/2010 15:35
17/09/2010 15:35
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TheAudioGuy
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TheAudioGuy
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alarm not working = car being nicked? cost of car? cost of new alarm?
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Re: Alarm stopped working
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#1103006
17/09/2010 16:05
17/09/2010 16:05
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Mollymoo
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Mollymoo
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I live in the 2nd safest town in the country, no car has been stolen in the 13 years that I have lived here and at the end of the day the alarm is just a loud noise, the immobiliser is totally seperate and remains unaffected by this problem. Car cost me £440 an alarm would cost me well over half the cars value.
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Re: Alarm stopped working
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#1103730
19/09/2010 02:23
19/09/2010 02:23
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the_mule
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the_mule
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as ag says spot on mate, hey mollymoo well you have answered your own question rip it out and dont bother with one. even better solution.problem solved
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Re: Alarm stopped working
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#1103767
19/09/2010 10:02
19/09/2010 10:02
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Mollymoo
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Mollymoo
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I hoped that there would be a relatively simple solution so that I could retain remote central locking, clearly if that solution does exist it isnt to be found in this thread.
Thanks Kayjey, when I have the spare time and cash I will get in touch with Abacus
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Re: Alarm stopped working
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#1103800
19/09/2010 11:35
19/09/2010 11:35
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Rask
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As long as it is not bothering you, I would just leave it alone for now. I´ll get someone tech savy to have a look at my stuff eventually. Maybe we'll find a solution and I'll let everyone know...
By the way, any idea where the reciever for the alarm is located? I have full alarm functionality with the switch in my glove box, and the second time my alarm gave up on me it got gradually worse with both remotes. Indicating that there might be some issues at the recieving end, bad wiring/ground connection etc?
Good to know where to start looking. I guess the fault should be somewhere inbetween the full functioning ECU and the Reciever in case it is located in another place.
Also Kayjey, I switch for the alarm is above the glove box but you also stated that the ECU is located in the fender on your car. When I routed the cables for my amp I only remember seeing the actual horn. Are you saying that the ECU is located above the glove box as well? I've got a German spec car with a factory installed alarm by the way...
Last edited by Rask; 19/09/2010 11:38.
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