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my car is doing the same thing forst day on the knew job and wham cant get there LOL. how do I bypass the vats wiring you were speaking of with the other responder.
Hello,
I am very tired of dealing with a know GM problem on junk they stuck their customer with. Someone should sue GM for consumer fraud. Used for 19 years with the same old problems that did not stop theft and did nothing but hinder and cost the owner.
I hope you understand, but this has been a problem I have been dealing with since 1986.
I no longer explain it. I was getting 15 requests a day because GM got the money for making the car and the system as well as the repair parts, ripping people's eyeballs out and all I got was the headache of giving step by step training to people for free because they refused to pay.
Here is what you need to do. Go through your phone book for auto alarms or car alarms. Call them and ask if the do remote start. If they do, they can bypass the VATS for you. At the same time get a starter kill from them and make sure it is hidden.
To steal the car is 30 seconds with no protection, another fine GM design! Old cars are stolen all the time.
Good Luck!
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Rob Painter
Expertise
Alarm system questions cannot be answered on this forum. These systems are not what I can answer. Without being physically at the vehicle and not knowing what kind of electrical service has been done on the vehicle, there is no possible way to give an accurate answer over the internet. My expertise is in Ignition/key based anti-theft systems. These issues include GM VATS (resistor chip in key blade) PASSLOCK (MRD)-ignition lock rotation based, no special ignition key and the PKIII Transponder (computer chip in key) systems. These systems are not alarm based and are integral with the starting of the engine. This is why I cannot diagnose alarm problems without physically looking at the vehicle: Alarm systems are a completely different annimal than ignition key/lock based anti-theft system. Many alarm questions come from vehicles 10 years old, and since older, many hands that had been involved over the years.I am an expert in all GM factory (ignition/key based)systems. Alarm system questions pose to many situations beyond my knowledge as to what has been done to the vehicle over the years. Some guy may have actually wired the stereo into the alarm system. Who knows? Over my past 30 years in vehicle wiring repair, I have seen unbelievable wiring disaters done by guys that consider themselves "mechanics." I have seen stereos and alarms intalled using surgical tape. I have seen modules burn up, un-fused circuits, wiring jambed between the doors and even lamp cord used for a starter kill. To answer alarm questions over the internet without examining the vehicle is like asking; What does it take to remove a dent?
Experience
Education/Credentials-ASE certified. 11 years with a GM dealer and 17 years with a repair facility dealing with only the repair of theft recovered vehicles.
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