ok so i was just swithcing my leds in the drivers side windows switches and i forgot the light to the car were on still. the battery went dead. i finished the job, put everything back together. i charged the battery and my alarm will not go off and wont let me startt my car. i just went out and bought a new battery for the keychain unlock thing. still nothing.


WHAT DO I DO?????

did i mess something up in the drivers side window switches so that now the dorrs wont unlock????

 

What year is your car.

 

According to Cardomain, 1997.

And yes, OP, it's possible you messed up the ability for the system to lock/unlock the doors remotely.

Does it work with the switch panel itself?

Does it not try to crank, or does it just not start?

 

car is a 97

starter doesnt crank at all. i accidently broke a small peice of the circuitboard for the leds and only 3 are working. would the led panel have anything to do with it? i just checked it again and the lights react to the remote. but no locking and no unlocking. the windows wont go up/down either. i put my dads battery in locking switch doesnt work

 

check your fusible link inside the fusebox. it's the brown one that says 140a its got a clear top on it and you can see if it popped. you have to separate the fusebox and unscrew the sides to truly get it out. they're like $6 @ an auto store.

 

car started. windows dont work. locks dont work. put my battery in and wont start again. not sure what it is it still wont start. checked all fuses. i get the feeling something is really wrong with it but to me this doesnt make sense.

 

wipers and radio do not work and gauges dont light up

 

Did you locate that 140 amp fuse?

 

Check to make sure that you put everything back together EXACTLY like it was before. Make sure nothing is unplugged and everything looks as it should. Just retrace your steps.

 

+1

 

i talked to my automotive teacher and he said hes sure that i blew the fusable link wiring from the battery to fuse box? anyone agree? im having my dads friend come tonight to look at it, he knows the 4th gens really well

 

yeah that happens to me when i remove the battery and take it in to get a new one. you just need to arm the car, then disarm it. try opening the trunk first with the key manually, then hit your unlock doors twice, to open all the doors. then hit the lock all doors, then wait maybe 5 seconds, and then hit unlock door. see if that does it.

if none of that stuff works, just reprogram the key. (you can check to see if the battery leads are corroded too. I spent a week working on mine, the alarm wouldnt respond to my key fob...turns out that the battery was just too corroded and it couldnt disengage the starter kill)

 

Fuses, check the one on the right side next to battery. There is one fuse you CAN'T remove but there is two metal connectors inside.

 

aha! that was the fuse that was broken. just took it out and waitng for a friend to bring a new one back. wish me luck that thats the only problem

 

Sounds like that is the fuse that's not allowing the start and therefore threw off the alarm.

Good luck.

 

PROBLEM SOLVED

it was the 120a fuse. unfortunatly now i have to buy a new drivers side window switch..... BUT its ok cause now im gonna go to a party

thanks for the help everyone!

 

That's what I said in the first place!
and you should put a 140a fuse in there..

If you want another window switch let me know.

 

sorry i was in panic mode....
why would i want to put in a 140 amp instead of the 120??

 

it is the fuse my dear watson

 

I've got a 97 as well you may be prone to blowing that fusible link. I had a 140a in there when I bought the car, I thought I could get away with a 120a fusible link when I replaced it, but it blew pretty quickly. With the addition of your aftermarket alarm, you might consider the 140a and double check if that's what is supposed to be there in the first place. Look in your manual or on the top cover of the fuse box.

Oh, if you have another day in the near future when the car doesn't crank and the fusible link is not popped, then it is most likely your ignition switch.