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Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 02:00:19 GMT
From: "Walt Kienzle" <wkienzle.nospamnospamlobal.net>
Subject: Re: 1991 Saab 9000 alarm won't turn off


I have a '91 Saab 9000 and can possibly answer a few questions. Check the LED on the left speaker grille. If it blinks even when the doors are unlocked, the alarm system is probably in the "transit mode". It goes into this mode after the battery has been disconnected. IIRC, the method to get it in the normal mode is to put the key in the driver's door and turn it to the unlock and then lock position. Then repeat this unlock/lock two more times so that your 3 unlocks/locks are done within 5 seconds. That may turn off the alarm. If this fails, you can remove the alarm control box and jumper the connectors that control the ignition kill. The control box is under the dashboard at the far right in front of the passenger seat and under the glove box. You should be able to easily find it by taking out the glove box (assuming this is a left hand drive car). I think it is a Bosch part that is sort of bronze colored and a bit larger than a pack of cigarettes. FYI, there is no kill switch or key fob for this model year. The alarm is activated/deactivated by locking/unlocking the driver's door. If you want to set the alarm without the motion sensor (for parking at the airport, for example), lock the door, and within 3 seconds turn the key to the lock position once again. If you want to lock the doors without setting the alarm, turn the key to the unlock position before turning it to lock. The entire alarm system is controlled by the key in the driver's door. Maybe one of the switches there is broken so that the alarm no longer turns off, but this is unlikely because the immobilizer portion of the alarm would also prevent you from starting the engine. If your heater fan is part of an ACC system and not manual, the fan going to high speed is a failure of the ACC fan speed control. This speed control is under the hood behind the false bulkhead on the passenger side. It isn't too difficult to replace the part, as long as you get the really tiny Torx screwdriver needed to remove the screws that hold it in place. Until you get a chance to fix it, pulling fuse #6 should turn off the fan. I cannot see how the alarm and the fan problems would be related, unless a voltage regulator problem (or some other electrical fault) caused them both to fail at the same time. >Local Saab dealer "doesn't work on old > Saabs" and won't even look at it I guess I haven't missed anything by not going back to the Saab dealer for service in the 8 years I have owned my 9000. I hope this helps. Walt Kienzle 1991 9000 Turbo "catyak" <gstenstromnospamstromscientific.com> wrote in message news:2ba84c994e9ec1de78814b658765d71enospamlhost.talkaboutautos.com... > Help - just purchased a '91 Saab 9000 with a single key. Didn't know > there > was remote entry key fob, or that the car even had an alarm. Have driven > it for 2 months and alarm spontaneously sounded while I was driving and at > the same time, the heater blower started working at high. I cannot turn > either the alarm or the heater off, and it has been sounding non-stop for > over an hour. I tried closing all doors and hatch and turning key to > right and left. Can't find fuse. Local Saab dealer "doesn't work on old > Saabs" and won't even look at it, and local car mechanic couldn't figure > it out after about 20 minutes of trying. Local mechanic looked for fuse, > kill switch, and finally disconnected battery, but as soon as it was > reconnected, the alarm continued to wail. Obviously hard to drive around > with alarm blaring, and have exhausted local mechanic resources. Need > help desperately right now. Thanks in advance to anyone who replies. > >

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