Hi all,
Has anyone out there in TorqueSpace got an encyclopaedic knowledge of vehicle alarm problems?
I have a Supra TT, and I paid a lot of money to have a Clifford G5 installed. For 6 months everything worked fine but now the alarm immobilises the car if I depress the brake pedal (it is a deliberate feature of the G5) - this should not happen since I drive with the key in the ignition barrel in the on position.
So, I have to drive (sparingly) with my brake pedal switch unplugged in order not to trip the immobiliser, but that removes the brake lights too (so I have to cycle, walk, or if driving is unavoidable, use the rear fogs to manually indicate braking)
Then, even with brake switch unplugged, the G5 immobilises the car about a certain # revs (another deliberate feature)
So - the alarm is behaving as if my ignition key is not present, so in one sense it is working perfectly. Except that my key is present.
It suddenly started failing after six months of working perfectly, and so far the alarm chap has instead it cannot be the alarm, and a vehicle electrical specialist has inspected everything and told me there is nothing wrong at all with the ignition barrel or anything else for that matter.
Alarm chap (Gap Security) would charge £150 just for turning up let alone any time spent inspecting his installation, so I thought I would turn to this forum to see if any clever people out there can give me some new ideas to try - if not I guess I will have to arrange a call-out...
Has anyone out there in TorqueSpace got an encyclopaedic knowledge of vehicle alarm problems?
I have a Supra TT, and I paid a lot of money to have a Clifford G5 installed. For 6 months everything worked fine but now the alarm immobilises the car if I depress the brake pedal (it is a deliberate feature of the G5) - this should not happen since I drive with the key in the ignition barrel in the on position.
So, I have to drive (sparingly) with my brake pedal switch unplugged in order not to trip the immobiliser, but that removes the brake lights too (so I have to cycle, walk, or if driving is unavoidable, use the rear fogs to manually indicate braking)
Then, even with brake switch unplugged, the G5 immobilises the car about a certain # revs (another deliberate feature)
So - the alarm is behaving as if my ignition key is not present, so in one sense it is working perfectly. Except that my key is present.
It suddenly started failing after six months of working perfectly, and so far the alarm chap has instead it cannot be the alarm, and a vehicle electrical specialist has inspected everything and told me there is nothing wrong at all with the ignition barrel or anything else for that matter.
Alarm chap (Gap Security) would charge £150 just for turning up let alone any time spent inspecting his installation, so I thought I would turn to this forum to see if any clever people out there can give me some new ideas to try - if not I guess I will have to arrange a call-out...