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06-18-2008, 02:49 PM
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How often does it do it?
Can you figure out if it does it after you used the trunk or opened the hood?
There are sensors in the hood, trunk and each door aswell. It might be an adjustment in the locking mechanism in the door or a bad or corroded sensor under the hood.
Try manually locking your door by pushing the knob down all the way. worked for me!
Can you figure out if it does it after you used the trunk or opened the hood?
There are sensors in the hood, trunk and each door aswell. It might be an adjustment in the locking mechanism in the door or a bad or corroded sensor under the hood.
Try manually locking your door by pushing the knob down all the way. worked for me!
06-20-2008, 06:32 AM
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Had the same issue, was a hood sensor for me. I cleaned it all out (covered in grime) and it seems to have done the job for now. Prior to cleaning it, I just popped the hood (just the release) and I was able to arm the alarm and it wouldn't go off. Anytime I drove somewhere, I'd have to close the hood all the way of course.
If you go about cleaning it, you have to remove the plastic cover shield that goes across the front end underneath the hood. There are a bunch of those plastic self sealing bolt things that can be popped out. The hood latch assembly has a little blue switch with a red dot that is made by the hood latch when closed. I had grime between the latch and little red dot switch which I'm assuming relied on some kind of circuit and not just a physical touch to make the sensor. Must've been shorting randomly from grime.
As other posters have said though, each door, hood and trunk have a sensor. One of those is your problem. Statistically, I've read of quite a few hood issues of just what you're describing.
Also, if you're going to be playing around with it, for your neighbours sake, unplug the connector from that little horn. You'll still be able to see if you trip the alarm as your headlights will be flashing. That, or wrap a rag around it to muffle the sound.
If you go about cleaning it, you have to remove the plastic cover shield that goes across the front end underneath the hood. There are a bunch of those plastic self sealing bolt things that can be popped out. The hood latch assembly has a little blue switch with a red dot that is made by the hood latch when closed. I had grime between the latch and little red dot switch which I'm assuming relied on some kind of circuit and not just a physical touch to make the sensor. Must've been shorting randomly from grime.
As other posters have said though, each door, hood and trunk have a sensor. One of those is your problem. Statistically, I've read of quite a few hood issues of just what you're describing.
Also, if you're going to be playing around with it, for your neighbours sake, unplug the connector from that little horn. You'll still be able to see if you trip the alarm as your headlights will be flashing. That, or wrap a rag around it to muffle the sound.
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