# 1996 Ford Explorer won't start after alarm went off

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-ford-explorer-wont-start-after-alarm-went-off/58177>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** explorer, ford\
**Created:** [December 1, 2010, 12:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-ford-explorer-wont-start-after-alarm-went-off/58177 "2010-12-01T00:41:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![adamandvel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@adamandvel](https://community.cartalk.com/u/adamandvel)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 12:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-ford-explorer-wont-start-after-alarm-went-off/58177/1 "2010-12-01T00:41:28Z")

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How do you get a 1996 Ford Explorer to start after the alarm goes off?

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**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 1:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-ford-explorer-wont-start-after-alarm-went-off/58177/2 "2010-12-01T01:07:17Z")

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You need to disarm it via the key fob. That will disengage the starter kill.