SizzleChest

my alarm (clifford arrow 3) won't disarm. i have 2 keypads that do nothing, one is never used. the same thing happened about 2 weeks ago while i was leaving work. i caught a ride home and back to work the next day and the alarm disabled on the first try and has worked fine for daily use since and now it's acting up again. at first i thought it was the battery on the keypad since it's the same one i've been using since i got the alarm (2001ish), but the never-used one doesn't work either.

help!

SheHateMe

Try replacing the battery for it, 2001 for a battery even not being used is still kinda old.

SizzleChest

it was replaced a week ago or so and has been working fine since, but the problem only came up every 10-20 days so we'll see. also, the alarm has some built in low-battery warning beep that i've never heard, so the battery was probably OK. we'll see...

boombox

iTrader: (4)

water must of got into your brain and shorted it out , its just a thought but try blowing drying it. Did you use the valet switch to try and turn it off ??

SizzleChest

i don't know much about the valet mode. i've read about it in my manual but never actually had a need to use it. i talked to the company that installed it and they seemed to indicate that i could disarm by entering the valet code, but it didn't work when i tried it (and yes it was the correct valet code). i open the door, the alarm starts blaring, i enter the valet code... nothing. the installer offered to have a look at the problem, but i now live a 3.5 hour drive from them.

theaudiodon

is this the same sizzlechest from bc4x4?
If so this is Epic3 I'm in richmond maybee close to you if ya want to bring it by my shop I can sort ya out it may be a contact problem in your remotes and about a ten minute fix.
Phil

SheHateMe

I know those little batteries can be funky at times (I work at the source). Sometimes even when I hook em up to a multi-meter, and it says it has a decent charge on it, it still doesn't disarm a alarm because the remote requires to much juice.

SizzleChest

yes, but the truck is a 3.5 hour drive from richmond. thanks though.

theaudiodon

where abouts are ya I might be able to direct you to a shop to have the remotes and or alarm repaired

SizzleChest

kamloops.