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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 08:02 PM
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okay so i parked my car yesterday after a normal drive around town.

i get in there today to take it for a spin and it will honk when i turn the key whether or not i hold the cruise button in or not. its as if there is something wrong with the release or the alarm system.

i already tried a different keys, and disconnected the battery also.

Ummmm.... help?
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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 08:20 PM
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... cruise button? Some after-market alarm cutoff wired in?
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no, you have to hold in the cruise button in order to start the car, they are all like that. now when i hold it in. it does the same thing as if i wasnt holding it in.
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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 08:24 PM
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yea... good luck with that... thats not a stock feature
I have seen people do similar things, but GM wouldnt- follow the wiring where they spliced into your ignition- pull out the splice and wire it back directly-
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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 08:33 PM
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it is a feature on some cars, it was on my brothers when he bought his brand new in 2000 so i know its not afermarket
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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 10:44 PM
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no, you have to hold in the cruise button in order to start the car, they are all like that. now when i hold it in. it does the same thing as if i wasnt holding it in.
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it is a feature on some cars, it was on my brothers when he bought his brand new in 2000 so i know its not afermarket
Dont know man- be interested to see the results- GM would not do it, possibly a weird dealer mod- if they came from the same place- odds are its wired into the orange Vats wire coming from the ignition- Trace it, you will probably find a splice- Bypass it-
try this in the stereo/electronics- probably a better response in there
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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 11:55 PM
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yeah that is definately not stock alarm.
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if its not stock then how do i know 3 people with it and when my brother bought a BRAND NEW camaro in 2000 it had it?
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 12:06 AM
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Dont know man- be interested to see the results- GM would not do it, possibly a weird dealer mod- if they came from the same place- odds are its wired into the orange Vats wire coming from the ignition- Trace it, you will probably find a splice- Bypass it-
try this in the stereo/electronics- probably a better response in there
yeah when i get home ill start looking at stuff.

i just dont get how it could do this after sitting over night. doesnt make any sense.
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 12:12 AM
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Sorry man- Cant answer that- my bet- small town with the same alarm installer
Its not an uncommon thing to do, I have seen cars done where you had to hit the window roll up...
Check the ignition harness- whether its "factory" or not thats where it would be spliced-
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alright. will do, thanks for all the help.
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 12:15 AM
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come to think of it, i bought mine off a guy that bought his from the same Dealership in houston as my brother did in 2000. so maybe thats what it is.
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There you go- Orange Vats wire... I gotta dollar that says if you jump around the splice it will start, your Cruise switch probably is toast... they arent ment to be pushed that often...
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 09:31 AM
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last night i looked in the fuse box and saw some wires going in the plugs with the fuses. if i take out those wires and plug the fuses back in without the wires it will start when i turn the key like normal then huh?
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