Help! Problem with my '01

[Jeff Lemke]

Help! Problem with my \'01

I can always seem to find the answer to my Viper problems here. Yesterday the door handles stopped working on the yellow 01 that we've been using to design the new trunktop. It also has effected the alarm system in some way as both key fobs do nothing. The car will not start (I assume because of the alarm system). I checked the fuses and they were fine. I also terned the key in the glove box to try to bypass the system. In the end, we PUSHED the car to it's photo shoot locations for the new www.trunktop.citymaker.com website.

Any ideas?

Thanks for the help.

Jeff

 

[Ulysses]

Re: Help! Problem with my \'01

The EEM may be dead. Seems like the most likely culprit if both door handles are not working. Does it honk 3 times or does nothing at all when you use the key fob? Tested the car battery?

 

[Jeff Lemke]

Re: Help! Problem with my \'01

Battery is strong. I get NOTHING with the key fobs. What is the EEM?

Jeff

 

[Ulysses]

Re: Help! Problem with my \'01

Electronic Entry Module (alarm box)

 

[Jeff Lemke]

Re: Help! Problem with my \'01

Ahh. Where is it located? What might the cost be for one of those?

Thanks again for the info.

Jeff

 

[Andrew/USPWR]

Re: Help! Problem with my \'01

You don't have more than one Viper there and have the wrong keys do you?

 

[Jeff Lemke]

Re: Help! Problem with my \'01

Nope.

 

[Ulysses]

Re: Help! Problem with my \'01

The EEM is under he driver's side instrument pan held to the tunnel with a rubber strap. I'm sure it's pretty costly to replace. I'ld test a little further to pinpoint the problem.

 

[Jeff Lemke]

Re: Help! Problem with my \'01

Thanks. I'll check it out.

Jeff

 

[Jeff Lemke]

Re: Help! Problem with my \'01

I tried it again and now everything is fine. Weird. Fingers crossed that it does not happen again.

Thanks for the help.

Jeff

 

[Ulysses]

Re: Help! Problem with my \'01

Cool. Just a side note, every once in a blue moon, my alarm will act up where the fob will not be able to unlock the car. BUT the alarm WILL go off if I open the hatch with the key. After a few minutes, everything works fine again. Hasn't happened in a couple of years now. Some attribute it to radio interference. Who knows, it's working fine now.

 

[Gerald Levin]

Re: Help! Problem with my \'01

Jeff, I had the same problem in my SUV. Battery tested fine, alarm acted up, the SUV was disabled, etc. etc. It turned out I had a loose battery terminal so your battery may be good but your connections may not be. Just something else to check.

 

[Jeff Lemke]

Re: Help! Problem with my \'01

Thanks. I'll check that also.

Jeff

 

[rcdice]

Re: Help! Problem with my \'01

Years ago I had a Chevy Blazer with an after market alarm, coincidentally enough, called The Viper. Every time it got below about 20 o F that alarm would do all sorts of crazy things. I remember one time I was actually driving and it just went off. Didn't cut the ignition which it normally would do. There I am, driving with this thing blaring at full volume. I felt like a fireman. And, yes, the truck was red!

 

[imsa2004]

Re: Help! Problem with my \'01

Had a similar problem with our 96 GTS. Car would not start, then door handle , key fob would not unlock car. Turned out
to be alarm system code was lost. Took off positive battery teminal, let set for 30 seconds and rehooked. Code reset itself
and everything has been fine since.