Content Theft Deterrent (CTD) Alarm Mode Inoperative

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Pontiac Sunfire and 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

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Schematic Reference: Theft Deterrent System Schematics Connector End View Reference: Theft Deterrent System Connector End Views DEFINITION: The CTD system will not ARM or DISARM properly.
1	Did you perform A Diagnostic System Check - Theft Deterrent?	Go to Step 2	Go to Diagnostic System Check - Theft Deterrent
2	Open the driver and passenger windows. Unlock the doors using the keyless entry transmitter. Remove the keys from the ignition. Open the driver's door. Observe the courtesy lamps. Do the courtesy lamps illuminate?	Go to Step 3	Go to Courtesy Lamps Inoperative in Lighting Systems
3	Open the driver and passenger windows. Unlock the doors using the keyless entry transmitter. Remove the keys from the ignition. Open the driver's door. Observe the theft LED. Is the theft system LED on steady or flashing?	Go to Security Indicator Always On or Flashing	Go to Step 4
4	Lock the vehicle using the power door lock switches or the keyless entry transmitter. Observe the theft LED. After 30 seconds, does the theft LED change from OFF to FLASHING?	Go to Step 5	Go to Power Door Locks Inoperative - Passenger Door (W/O Keyless Entry) or Power Door Locks Inoperative - Passenger Door (W/Keyless Entry) in Doors
5	Close all of the doors. IMPORTANT: Ensure that all the doors are closed. The Content Theft Deterrent System will not arm if all of the doors are not closed. Observe the theft LED. Does the theft LED begin to flash slowly in about 10 seconds?	Go to Step 6	Go to Courtesy Lamps Always On in Lighting Systems
6	Reach in and unlock the driver's door manually. Open the driver's door. After approximately 10 seconds, do all of the alarm mode functions activate-parking lights flash and horn pulses?	Go to Step 7	Go to Step 8
7	Disarm the CTD system by using the keyless entry transmitter. Do all of the alarm mode functions stop?	Go to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections in Wiring Systems	Go to Keyless Entry System Inoperative in Keyless Entry
8	Do any of the alarm functions activate?	Go to Step 9	Go to Courtesy Lamps Inoperative in Lighting Systems
9	Do the horns pulse only?	Go to Lights Inoperative in Content Theft Deterrent (CTD) Alarm Mode	Go to Horn Inoperative in Content Theft Deterrent (CTD) Alarm Mode