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Anonymous Posted on Feb 15, 2011

4.0 Always ran great, shut it off went to eat came back ,unlocked door horn went off lights flashing ,won't start,turns over start for about 2 seconds and dies. Never even knew I had an alarm system till now can't find any theft flashing little light or switch to disable have great fuel pressure, I am lost. An old veteran stuck

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The alarm system on your Jeep Grand Cherokee is controlled by a small, approximately 3 inch square box that plugs into wiring under your dash on probably the drives side towards the middle. It is black in color and is printed with the words "alarm module. If you unplug that the alarm system will be permanently disabled and starting issues may be resolved as well.

  • Anonymous Feb 15, 2011

    If you are having a problem with the alarm going off seemingly at random or will not disable even with the key in the lock or ignition. the problem is your battery. I have had this problem, when the security system is acting odd..get the battery checked right away, you may have to have a dealer re-program your computer also.
    You can ground out factory alarm by removing driver side kick panel, finding purple wire with yellow stripe. Expose portion of wire...do not splice in half. Take piece of speaker wire, connect one end to exposed portion of purple

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