Pinpoint Test F - Panic Alarm Diagnosis
NOTE:
DO NOT
run any PINPOINT TESTS unless directed by QUICK TEST.
- With headlight switch off, check if parking lights are on. If lights are on, go to step 8). If lights are not on, go to next step.
- Turn parking lights on. If parking lights come on, go to next step. If parking lights do not come on, go to step 6).
- Disconnect control module connector J1. Check for continuity between Tan/White wire of connector J1 and pins No. 1 and 15 of connector J1. If continuity exists, go to next step. If no continuity exists, repair Black wire.
- Check parking light and automatic headlight relay. Replace relay as necessary. If relay is okay, go to next step.
- Disconnect control module connector J1. If parking lights shut off, replace control module. If parking lights do not shut off, go to next step.
- Disconnect headlight switch and control module connector J1. If parking lights shut off, replace headlight switch. If parking lights do not shut off, repair short-to-battery in Brown wire, or repair automatic headlight circuit.
- Press horn switch. If horn sounds, go to next step. If horn does not sound, go to step 13).
- Press horn button on steering wheel. If horn sounds, go to next step. If horn does not sound, go to step 12).
- Disconnect control module connector J1. Check for continuity between horn relay Yellow/Light Green wire and pin No. 26 of connector J1. If continuity exists, replace receiver module and retest system. If no continuity exists, repair Yellow/Light Green wire.
- Check horn and horn relay. If both are operational, go to next step. If either are not operating, repair as necessary.
- Check fuse No. 8 in fuse panel. If fuse is okay, go to next step. If fuse is blown, replace fuse and/or repair Yellow/Light Green wire. Repeat TEST A QUICK TEST.
- Disconnect control module connector J1. If horn shuts off, replace control module. If horn does not shut off, go to next step.
- Disconnect horn switch and module connector J1. If horn shuts off, replace horn switch. If horn does not shut off, repair short-to-ground in Yellow/Light Green wire, and/or repair horn relay circuit.
- When alarm activates falsely, turn ignition on. If alarm continues to sound, problem is in anti-theft system. See ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM article for 1993 models.or ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM article for 1994 models. If alarm stops sounding, replace anti-theft control module and repeat TEST A QUICK TEST.