rx8 will not start (electrical problem)
08-15-2010, 08:10 PM
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rx8 will not start (electrical problem)
hi im new to the rx8 forum but worked on few veichels...today i saw a mess of wiring under my steering colum i have a viper alarm installed by the previouse owner but all it does is locks the doors and unlucks them today i wanted to figure out what wrong i disconnected the shock sensor and the antenna and untangled them then re intalled them and then tried to lock my car to test the shock sensor and nothing will happen not even does the dash come on when i turn the ignition to on or anything else im having a hard time figuring this out does anyone have an idea!
08-15-2010, 08:14 PM
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Probably the best bet will be to call VIPER alarm for help. I've had this happen to company vehicles, and each time it has turned out that the ignition kill part of the alarm system is engaged and has to be cleared or turned off in a specific way.
08-15-2010, 08:34 PM
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i will have to do that, how can you tell if it has a kill switch?.... i was hoping by disconnecting the whole thing it might of turned something on, ive been reading alot of forums so far and alot of them had similiar problem but it was due to an immobilizer but there dash came on mine dont
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I think they refer to it as the "ignition interlock". And I am not aware of a VIPER system without it, but there still might be one that does.
Usually it is used as a safeguard in case someone tries to bypass the system, triggering and locking the ignition down if it detects the system was tampered with (like disconnecting the battery, disconnecting sensors, etc...)
The first time it happened to me it was a battery disconnect that triggered it. A few minutes on the phone with the VIPER customer support and I had it corrected. I had to verify that I was authorized to work on the vehicle, etc... so being as it was a prior owner, you might have to send them some sort of documentation that you are the owner now. And I could see that becoming a pain. But it's probably your best shot.
For my systems it is something along the lines of key in the ignition, turn to on, press a button installed with the kit, hit a momentary switch while pressing the button, cycle the ignition on and off twice, and it cleared it. The exact sequence and what is physically installed varies from system to system, car to car.
Usually it is used as a safeguard in case someone tries to bypass the system, triggering and locking the ignition down if it detects the system was tampered with (like disconnecting the battery, disconnecting sensors, etc...)
The first time it happened to me it was a battery disconnect that triggered it. A few minutes on the phone with the VIPER customer support and I had it corrected. I had to verify that I was authorized to work on the vehicle, etc... so being as it was a prior owner, you might have to send them some sort of documentation that you are the owner now. And I could see that becoming a pain. But it's probably your best shot.
For my systems it is something along the lines of key in the ignition, turn to on, press a button installed with the kit, hit a momentary switch while pressing the button, cycle the ignition on and off twice, and it cleared it. The exact sequence and what is physically installed varies from system to system, car to car.
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I think they refer to it as the "ignition interlock". And I am not aware of a VIPER system without it, but there still might be one that does.
Usually it is used as a safeguard in case someone tries to bypass the system, triggering and locking the ignition down if it detects the system was tampered with (like disconnecting the battery, disconnecting sensors, etc...)
The first time it happened to me it was a battery disconnect that triggered it. A few minutes on the phone with the VIPER customer support and I had it corrected. I had to verify that I was authorized to work on the vehicle, etc... so being as it was a prior owner, you might have to send them some sort of documentation that you are the owner now. And I could see that becoming a pain. But it's probably your best shot.
For my systems it is something along the lines of key in the ignition, turn to on, press a button installed with the kit, hit a momentary switch while pressing the button, cycle the ignition on and off twice, and it cleared it. The exact sequence and what is physically installed varies from system to system, car to car.
Usually it is used as a safeguard in case someone tries to bypass the system, triggering and locking the ignition down if it detects the system was tampered with (like disconnecting the battery, disconnecting sensors, etc...)
The first time it happened to me it was a battery disconnect that triggered it. A few minutes on the phone with the VIPER customer support and I had it corrected. I had to verify that I was authorized to work on the vehicle, etc... so being as it was a prior owner, you might have to send them some sort of documentation that you are the owner now. And I could see that becoming a pain. But it's probably your best shot.
For my systems it is something along the lines of key in the ignition, turn to on, press a button installed with the kit, hit a momentary switch while pressing the button, cycle the ignition on and off twice, and it cleared it. The exact sequence and what is physically installed varies from system to system, car to car.
ok so far i connected eveythig back on and the viper system started to work again but not my dash or the engine i think ima have to call viper it might be the same thing dam you viper alarm >_<
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