Alarm is being a pain
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Alarm is being a pain I woke up this morning at 3:30am to the sound of my alarm going off. At first I thought maybe some strong wind came, or some punk was trying to steal my car. I shut off the alarm, and 2 seconds later it goes off again while I'm standing right next to it. I disabled the alarm by locking the doors by hand.
Anyways, I was wondering if anyone has had this problem/knows how to fix it. I think maybe some condensation got in there since it has been raining for like 3 days, but I checked the vibration sensor and it was bone dry. I have only been arming the alarm like half the time the cars been parked (don't want it going off for hours at a time while I'm at school), but this happened the other day too (also a rainy day). I'm thinking if I bring it to my mechanic he won't be able to spot the specific problem and I'll need a whole new system. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Anyways, I was wondering if anyone has had this problem/knows how to fix it. I think maybe some condensation got in there since it has been raining for like 3 days, but I checked the vibration sensor and it was bone dry. I have only been arming the alarm like half the time the cars been parked (don't want it going off for hours at a time while I'm at school), but this happened the other day too (also a rainy day). I'm thinking if I bring it to my mechanic he won't be able to spot the specific problem and I'll need a whole new system. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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My Convertible use to go off often from the wind, motor bikes, other cars driving by. The shock sensor came loose off the 2 sides tape. I re-taped it no problem. My other 2 cars never did this. I have the factory alarm systems.
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My Convertible use to go off often from the wind, motor bikes, other cars driving by. The shock sensor came loose off the 2 sides tape. I re-taped it no problem. My other 2 cars never did this. I have the factory alarm systems.
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Mine NEVER goes off unless you hit it on the right quarter panel. Try taking out the right sail panel, digging around for a bit, and turning the adjustable **** on the factory shock sensor.
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I got this problem too. Same story....problem started after driving in a heavy rain storm. The alarm goes off within 10-15 seconds after arming it. Ive turned the shock sensor sensitivity as low as it will go....same thing. I really want this fixed.
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UPDATE: I got a new sensor, and when I took the old one out I opened it up. The computer chip was covered in fungus/corrosion. Maybe you guys with the same problem should open it up and check it out.
