How do I bypass the anti-theft key sensor device?
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1) The dinging happens at normal pace and sound (door open)
2) No lights on the dash illuminated
3) When the switch is pushed to start, there is a slight clicking sound (reminds me of back in the day when a starter relay didn't have enough power from the battery to turn over. But the battery and alternator check out as good and within spec
4) As an aside, when I tried this a few days ago at my daughter'* after checking (pulling out and bench testing) the alternator and battery, I used my son in laws key and it started right up. I have the son in law'* key now and this....
2) No lights on the dash illuminated
3) When the switch is pushed to start, there is a slight clicking sound (reminds me of back in the day when a starter relay didn't have enough power from the battery to turn over. But the battery and alternator check out as good and within spec
4) As an aside, when I tried this a few days ago at my daughter'* after checking (pulling out and bench testing) the alternator and battery, I used my son in laws key and it started right up. I have the son in law'* key now and this....
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You are correct sir.
I learned two things:
1) Never trust anyone to test anything; or 'trust but verify.' The alternator was only creating 12.5 volts, not charging the battery.
2) Trouble can come in pairs.
3) PassKey was a horribly applied idea that may have looked good on paper.
Yes, it has a PassKey issue with the keys, especially her main key. Due to this fact, I could not jump start the car to test the alternator, so I had to remove it and get it "bench tested" by obvious morons who do not know what they are doing.
Oh, I also learned that the Passkey system acts up even more when the battery goes below spec.
Thanks for your grand assistance!
I learned two things:
1) Never trust anyone to test anything; or 'trust but verify.' The alternator was only creating 12.5 volts, not charging the battery.
2) Trouble can come in pairs.
3) PassKey was a horribly applied idea that may have looked good on paper.
Yes, it has a PassKey issue with the keys, especially her main key. Due to this fact, I could not jump start the car to test the alternator, so I had to remove it and get it "bench tested" by obvious morons who do not know what they are doing.
Oh, I also learned that the Passkey system acts up even more when the battery goes below spec.
Thanks for your grand assistance!
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LOL
Somebody must've added a 50% surcharge . . . I count three things on your list.
Well sheee-oooot twealve pownt faave vowlts is mower than twealve pownt zeerow sowit musta been chargin'!
So there were two "technicians" testing the alternator?
I think it did a good job of making auto theft of GM vehicles more that five seconds with a screwdriver like it was for many GM models right up until PassKey came out. Mine are both still good with 240,000 miles and 23 years on one and 200,000 miles and 25 years on the other. That having been said, yes it did have problems in general, and many that would have had the problem died of something stupider first. It'* like humans, in the olden days most humans didn't get cancer because they died of something else too early. That having been said, once they went contactless with key security we were all better off.
LOL just think . . . when they grow up big and strong they'll be real live auto technicians at Walmart or something.
That'* weird. I've had battery issues a few times over the years with both of mine and they never had an issue "trying" all the way to "cliclicliclicliclicliclicliclick".
Somebody must've added a 50% surcharge . . . I count three things on your list.
So there were two "technicians" testing the alternator?
That'* weird. I've had battery issues a few times over the years with both of mine and they never had an issue "trying" all the way to "cliclicliclicliclicliclicliclick".
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Modules tend to go funky when system voltages go below or above spec.
The computers on Volvo and Mack trucks will shutdown if voltage is above or below spec. Then we will have a butt load of communication faults.
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LOL
Somebody must've added a 50% surcharge . . . I count three things on your list.
Well sheee-oooot twealve pownt faave vowlts is mower than twealve pownt zeerow sowit musta been chargin'!
So there were two "technicians" testing the alternator?
I think it did a good job of making auto theft of GM vehicles more that five seconds with a screwdriver like it was for many GM models right up until PassKey came out. Mine are both still good with 240,000 miles and 23 years on one and 200,000 miles and 25 years on the other. That having been said, yes it did have problems in general, and many that would have had the problem died of something stupider first. It'* like humans, in the olden days most humans didn't get cancer because they died of something else too early. That having been said, once they went contactless with key security we were all better off.
LOL just think . . . when they grow up big and strong they'll be real live auto technicians at Walmart or something.
That'* weird. I've had battery issues a few times over the years with both of mine and they never had an issue "trying" all the way to "cliclicliclicliclicliclicliclick".
Somebody must've added a 50% surcharge . . . I count three things on your list.
Well sheee-oooot twealve pownt faave vowlts is mower than twealve pownt zeerow sowit musta been chargin'!
So there were two "technicians" testing the alternator?
I think it did a good job of making auto theft of GM vehicles more that five seconds with a screwdriver like it was for many GM models right up until PassKey came out. Mine are both still good with 240,000 miles and 23 years on one and 200,000 miles and 25 years on the other. That having been said, yes it did have problems in general, and many that would have had the problem died of something stupider first. It'* like humans, in the olden days most humans didn't get cancer because they died of something else too early. That having been said, once they went contactless with key security we were all better off.
LOL just think . . . when they grow up big and strong they'll be real live auto technicians at Walmart or something.
That'* weird. I've had battery issues a few times over the years with both of mine and they never had an issue "trying" all the way to "cliclicliclicliclicliclicliclick".
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Between the idiot bench testing her alternator incorrectly to the PassKey system being a real bitch (especially at low voltage/amperage), it was a problematic troubleshoot. But, in the end a new alternator and a $0.20 resistor and now it'* running as designed again.
Thanks for assisting and listening to our issues!!
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NP, I also like seeing the conclusion on forums when I'm searching for answers to crazy issues so you really know if this might be yours. Again, thanks for batting this ball back and forth with me as it not only assists in discovering the answer, but it also assists in keeping one'* sanity while troubleshooting "newer" cars, haha!
