Battery, Alternator, or Alarm System issues???

[ROCKET62]

Thanks in advance for the help - this board had been incredible.

When cold, door poppers/alarm system works fine. After driving and bringing the Viper up to temp - when I park and try to set the alarm it will not work. Door poppers don't work either. After cool down - everything works fine.

I did seem to notice that Voltmeter seems to be running a little higher than normal - 14-15 volts. After reading all the posts it seems that a bad or going bad battery can cause many strange electrical issues.

Plan to take to Autozone today for a battery check.

 

[99GTSACR]

Voltage of 14.6 is normal. Try resetting everything by disconnecting the battery for 30 minutes or so.

 

[ROCKET62]

OK - so the plot thickens a little. Battery tests OK at the battery terminals, but comes up bad/marginal at the front battery terminal? Could be normal based on the way the tester works, or could be a wire issue somewhere?

 

[Tom F&L GoR]

Ummmm... maybe the battery in the key fob?

 

[ROCKET62]

Not the Key Fob Batteries - changed them twice. Strange part is the fact that it works when the Viper is cold - but stops working after driving and bringing up to temp - I plan to try to look at the wire between the starter and the positive lead under the hood?

 

[AviP]

There is an alarm reset sequence for my 97 GTS. I'm not sure if it applies to your 93 RT. Search my post from 01/02/01 11:17 AM.