So my alarm just started going off while the car was sitting in the driveway. Now my key fob broke a long time ago and I’m not worried about it when I get out and lock the doors, the alarm set itself. When I unlock the door with the key, the alarm turns off. So I don’t have any new problem with the fob. So now the alarm sounds for no reason or I thought so. When I get out of the car, I have to pop the Hood and disconnect the negative battery cable, if I don’t, the alarm will sound and just reset itself and sound again and reset itself and sound again.
This has been a problem for about a week now. Yesterday I was driving and the alarm bell sounded, and the "open door" icon lit up on my dash. So I open my door and close it again and it was fine. The light and bell turned off and then a few seconds later, it sounds again.
So I’m thinking that the car is parked and for some reason the sensor tells the car, the door opened without the alarm being turned off. So the alarm sounds. If this is the case, this explains why my alarm goes off for no apparent reason.
Also, this problem with the alarm going off, happened about 10 years ago, when the car was still under warranty. I took it to the dealer and they fixed it and that was it. They didn’t tell me what they did . I guess they just reset it, because it didn’t take a very long to call me back to come pick up the car.
So can I just reset the alarm? Do I need to replace the door open/closed sensor? If you know please tell me how I can fix this. thank you.
This has been a problem for about a week now. Yesterday I was driving and the alarm bell sounded, and the "open door" icon lit up on my dash. So I open my door and close it again and it was fine. The light and bell turned off and then a few seconds later, it sounds again.
So I’m thinking that the car is parked and for some reason the sensor tells the car, the door opened without the alarm being turned off. So the alarm sounds. If this is the case, this explains why my alarm goes off for no apparent reason.
Also, this problem with the alarm going off, happened about 10 years ago, when the car was still under warranty. I took it to the dealer and they fixed it and that was it. They didn’t tell me what they did . I guess they just reset it, because it didn’t take a very long to call me back to come pick up the car.
So can I just reset the alarm? Do I need to replace the door open/closed sensor? If you know please tell me how I can fix this. thank you.