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Zprodo · 02-05-2008, 04:28 AM

So the other day I went out to move my car and i unlocked it and the alarm went off. I put the key in the ignition and tried to start it so the alarm would turn off and it worked but now my car wont start. Iv tried several times to start my car and it doesn't turn over or anything. This is my only car and I need it to go to work and school. What do i do?

Chambers · 02-05-2008, 04:58 AM

Try locking the doors and arm the alarm, then unlock it with the key on the driver side. Then try starting it, if that doesn't work right away, try locking it and unlocking it a couple of time before trying to start it. I think I have seen a few threads here of people who had similar problems and they solved it by doing something like that. My car has a problem with the alarm system, sometimes it works on all the doors when you try to open them when they are locked, then most of the time the alarm only sounds if the passenger side door is tripped. It also trips when I try to unlock the pass. door lock with the key, I have to unlock the lock with the key a second time to get the alarm to stop going off, then its fine. Good luck!!

Zprodo · 02-05-2008, 05:03 AM

How do I arm the system? just by locking the doors?

Chambers · 02-05-2008, 02:39 PM

Yea, for me you have to lock the doors, hold the outside door handle in the open position, close the door, then release the outside door handle. That should arm the alarm, if you look into the dash there should be a "Security" light that will come on and off every so often after doing that. Then unlock the door with the key etc..

f00g00 · 02-06-2008, 03:18 PM

use this link. I bypassed my alarm with it.
No-Crank Situation Can Be Confusing, Especially If Security System Involved

Zprodo · 02-07-2008, 04:50 PM

Well the problem was that i couldn't restart it because the battery was to low to do anything. I charged the battery did the stuff you guys told me to do and now it works fine. Except my battery wot hold a charge. Could it be the battery or the alternator? or something I Don't know about? ha ha any ideas would help.

suprasabre · 02-07-2008, 10:08 PM

Yesterday getting into my Supra, I unlocked the driver's door and the alarm went off, so I put the key in the ignition and the alarm turned off. I then tried to start it. It wouldn't start, so I got backout, shut the door and locked it again, then unlocked it. It started right after that.

If your battery is not holding a charge, you got a bad(dead) battery. To test your alternator, after you start the engine, put a voltage meter on the battery (red -pos/black-neg) and if you see 13-15 volts, it's charging. I'm not sure what the total voltage should be from a Supra alternator, but if it's putting out over 13 volts, your battery is charging.

f00g00 · 02-09-2008, 07:41 AM

Depending on your battery you could also check the specific gravity of each cell to see if one is dead with a hydrometor if a maintenance free style get a free check from autozone where they can load test it.

msbralick · 07-14-2008, 10:35 PM

I have read all of the posts, but my problem is that the key that fits the ignition does not fit either door or the hatch. I can not lock or unlock the doors with a key, so now that the alarm got set off, I can not start the car. It doesn't even turn over. I know it isn't the battery, because that is new. Can anyone help me?

CyFi6 · 07-15-2008, 03:21 AM

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Originally Posted by msbralick

I have read all of the posts, but my problem is that the key that fits the ignition does not fit either door or the hatch. I can not lock or unlock the doors with a key, so now that the alarm got set off, I can not start the car. It doesn't even turn over. I know it isn't the battery, because that is new. Can anyone help me?

How the heck do you get into and out of your car? you just dont lock it?

02-05-2008, 04:28 AM	#1
Zprodo Stock Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Salem Oregon Posts: 21	Help So the other day I went out to move my car and i unlocked it and the alarm went off. I put the key in the ignition and tried to start it so the alarm would turn off and it worked but now my car wont start. Iv tried several times to start my car and it doesn't turn over or anything. This is my only car and I need it to go to work and school. What do i do?

02-05-2008, 04:58 AM	#2
Chambers walbro fp Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA - Harford County, Maryland Posts: 481	Try locking the doors and arm the alarm, then unlock it with the key on the driver side. Then try starting it, if that doesn't work right away, try locking it and unlocking it a couple of time before trying to start it. I think I have seen a few threads here of people who had similar problems and they solved it by doing something like that. My car has a problem with the alarm system, sometimes it works on all the doors when you try to open them when they are locked, then most of the time the alarm only sounds if the passenger side door is tripped. It also trips when I try to unlock the pass. door lock with the key, I have to unlock the lock with the key a second time to get the alarm to stop going off, then its fine. Good luck!! __________________ Whats in the garage, well.... in the yard. 1986.5 Toyota Supra - NA - 5 spd 1986 Ford Ranger Lowrider - 5 spd 1984 Ford Ranger XLT - 7" Lift - 4X4 - Auto "Stuck in the 80's" Last edited by Chambers; 02-05-2008 at 05:04 AM.

02-05-2008, 02:39 PM	#4
Chambers walbro fp Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA - Harford County, Maryland Posts: 481	Yea, for me you have to lock the doors, hold the outside door handle in the open position, close the door, then release the outside door handle. That should arm the alarm, if you look into the dash there should be a "Security" light that will come on and off every so often after doing that. Then unlock the door with the key etc.. __________________ Whats in the garage, well.... in the yard. 1986.5 Toyota Supra - NA - 5 spd 1986 Ford Ranger Lowrider - 5 spd 1984 Ford Ranger XLT - 7" Lift - 4X4 - Auto "Stuck in the 80's"

02-07-2008, 10:08 PM	#7
suprasabre Stock Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Murrieta, CA Posts: 13	Yesterday getting into my Supra, I unlocked the driver's door and the alarm went off, so I put the key in the ignition and the alarm turned off. I then tried to start it. It wouldn't start, so I got backout, shut the door and locked it again, then unlocked it. It started right after that. If your battery is not holding a charge, you got a bad(dead) battery. To test your alternator, after you start the engine, put a voltage meter on the battery (red -pos/black-neg) and if you see 13-15 volts, it's charging. I'm not sure what the total voltage should be from a Supra alternator, but if it's putting out over 13 volts, your battery is charging. __________________ Bob 89 Supra N/A 05 Honda ST1300 (motorcycle)

07-14-2008, 10:35 PM	#9
msbralick Stock Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Rhinelander Posts: 2	Alarm Trouble I have read all of the posts, but my problem is that the key that fits the ignition does not fit either door or the hatch. I can not lock or unlock the doors with a key, so now that the alarm got set off, I can not start the car. It doesn't even turn over. I know it isn't the battery, because that is new. Can anyone help me?

02-05-2008, 05:03 AM	#3
Zprodo Stock Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Salem Oregon Posts: 21	How do I arm the system? just by locking the doors?

02-06-2008, 03:18 PM	#5
f00g00 12psi boost Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kuwait Posts: 292	use this link. I bypassed my alarm with it. No-Crank Situation Can Be Confusing, Especially If Security System Involved

02-07-2008, 04:50 PM	#6
Zprodo Stock Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Salem Oregon Posts: 21	Well the problem was that i couldn't restart it because the battery was to low to do anything. I charged the battery did the stuff you guys told me to do and now it works fine. Except my battery wot hold a charge. Could it be the battery or the alternator? or something I Don't know about? ha ha any ideas would help.

02-09-2008, 07:41 AM	#8
f00g00 12psi boost Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kuwait Posts: 292	Depending on your battery you could also check the specific gravity of each cell to see if one is dead with a hydrometor if a maintenance free style get a free check from autozone where they can load test it.

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