blktalon456

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On my 95 I know when I shut and lock all doors, hood, and trunk the security light is supposed to stay solid for 30 seconds to let you know the system is in the arming stage. After that it is supposed to blink normally. Well, mine blinks all the time no matter what when the car is off. Is there a way to trouble shoot the bcm or whatever module controls the system. Thanks in advance.

mendon99

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not all cars do it that way, Im not even certain ours do, but the easiest way to check the stock alarm is to:

1. open a door, roll the window all the way down
2. shut the door, make sure all other doors and trunk and hood are closed
3. lock the car with the fob
4. wait 1 minute
5. reach in the opened window and unlock the door, open the door. The alarm should go off
6. try it with the trunk button too, instead of the door latch

blktalon456

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I will see what happens

blktalon456

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Just tried it both ways and it DID NOT go off either time. What can I check? I need this to work.

mendon99

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check for a fuse, maybe its missing or blown. schem should be on the back of the fuse lid, also look in the engine bay fuse block, not certain where it is..

do your locks work from the fob?

blktalon456

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Yes sir they do. Every function works except for the physical arming of the system. I can hold the lock button and make it go off but it will not arm on its own. Is there anyway to troubleshoot it?

blktalon456

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I need to know if you all have any other ideas. Cause this crap my security not working is worrying me. EVERY function is working except for arming of the system. Just some common suggestions would be nice. PLEASE

mendon99

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Hmmm.. Its very odd. Did you check all your fuses?

The horn just blaring when you hold lock on a car without an alarm is called the panic function. Just about every car with a fob, alarm or not, has this feature.

That said, the horn blares when you hold lock, and the car won't go off when you unlock it while 'armed'. This points to a car WITHOUT a factory alarm, but I would guess all 4th gen maximas came with an alarm from the factory. If you can confirm this (ALL 4th gens came with alarm, i thought they did), it seems something might be wrong with your ecu.

The easier fix would be to just add a cheap alarm if you're that worried. It sucks, but at least you'll have peace of mind.

mendon99

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Well, just came up with an idea. If you have a bad hood pin, or even 1 bad door pin, where the car thinks the door or hood is open, it will NOT arm.

So, to check door pins, turn the car on, open each door 1 by 1, hold the pin and see if the dome light goes out. As for hood pin, make certain the switch functions properly in the engine bay area. Id say test it with a test light or DMM but im guessing you don't have one?

blktalon456

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yes mendon all door switches work. The hood now thats another story don't know. The trunk doesn't have on does it? I'll try and check the hood today or tomorrow.

VQ'rInWLA

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Bumpin this. What ended up happening OP? I have a homie who has the EXACT same issue and he asked me to look it over for him. I dont have much exp on alarms so here I am.

Will start with mendons tip about the pins. Great tip btw!