How do I disable the alarm on my 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis so I can start my car?

Asked by Scott Mar 02, 2014 at 12:32 AM about the 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Hi,
I have a 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis, it's been sitting for about a month now, and the battery died.  I have a jumper pack and when I hook it up everything works fine (radio, lights, etc.) but as soon as I turn the key to the run position, the alarm goes off.  As long as I keep the key in the run position the alarm continues, then a couple second break, then continues, and the car won't even try to start.  I tried unlocking the driver door, passenger door, and trunk with the key (it's the fat black security chip one) which I was told should disable the system, but no luck.  Any help would be much appreciated, I can't take it to get it looked at since I can't get it started.  I had the fob and hitting the unlock button used to disarm it but I can't find the fob and I've looked EVERYWHERE.

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Tracy answered 10 years ago

No offense or derogatory statement intended but you will find that moat of us here on this forum will not advise on how to defeat a security or safety device. If it is an OEM alarm system your local Ford, Lincoln, Mercury dealer can help you (but by your description, I don't think it is). If it's aftermarket, there's no telling what needs to be done to correct the concern. My apologies.

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Scott answered 10 years ago

None taken, thanks for letting me know, it's really weird and I feel like the same thing happened a while ago but I don't remember how I fixed it. I did think of one thing, do the security chip keys run on a battery that might need to be replaced? Maybe it's not sending the signal to the alarm system because of that... I'll try calling the dealership too.

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IwiLLoften answered 9 years ago

You sound stupid, Tracy. If a person needs help they need help. The fact that a negative path to walk down came into your mind because of this question says way more about you than the OP.

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Tracy answered 9 years ago

IwiLLoften - OK Troll: As a licensed and ASE Master Certified technician that's been in the field for 30+ years - I know what the Hell I'm talking about. I'm sorry that you can't tell the difference between straight-forward advice and sarcasm. You need counseling.

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BMFields answered 4 years ago

Tracy. You are a good mechanic but this man needs help. If he was up to no good he wouldn't be on a forum . Just don't reply if that's all you have.

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