Car Alarm Keeps Going Off - How To Fix It
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- čas přidán 17. 03. 2016
- Getting a lot of false car alarms? Your car might have a very common problem. Mark shows you a trick he has used to stop this annoying condition. It only takes a few seconds and a few pennies so take a look.
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its 3am in England, uk and after my 2003 mgtf alarm went off I went to youtube and saw your film, went to garage and it seems to work, its 5am now going back to bed, Thanks.
Man I hope this helps - cheers!
Literally the exact thing that happened to me. except a different vehicle of course. LOL
3am in Charlotte NC suburbs I feel ya
Perfect! This 66 year old woman (me) just did this and sure enough it fixed this problem with my 2014 Buick Encore. A big thank you for taking the time to make this video.
Well done - cheers!
Man, THAT was the funniest intro I've seen in a long time! Good job!
Thanks Randy - Cheers From Canada!
That part in that order
Worked for me! Thanks man. My neighbors were getting pissed off at 3am. My Toyota Prius was going off every 2 minutes and I didn't know what to do. So I looked on CZcams and found this video and problem solved. Thank you very much!!
Anytime Kirk
Alexsandra Castella did it work
Not only did this solve my prob I called Honda who NEVER even tried to help by offering advice, didn't call back and could only schedule an appointment in 5 days.... I then researched the problem, tried your solution following all the simple instructions. Guess what? It completely SOLVED the problem. i am blown away with the incompetency of the dealership.
You Tube - third most visited website on the planet - for a million good reasons
Just be thankful that you didn't get to the Honda dealer who very well may have squirted the WD and then charged you $$$ to repair your alarm system.
Ford dealership told me the same on 05 p71 vic. They have been backed up due to laziness i bet lol 3 days before they can diagnose & charge me arm & leg prices for reprogramming an add on alarm system thats been going off randomly, but this time the car will not allow me to reset & i get a click from starter or ignition. This car will not start unless security system allows it to, car is still stuck @ a hotel 3rd day in & ive taking the security system box out the vehicle & its a mess. I dont know what to do.
Bc they just want to make money off you. They are horrible places that over charge bc they know we need it smh
Thank you so much! I have been having this problem for a couple of days now and have had people leaving angry notes on my car complaining about the alarm. I was quoted $109 an hour for an electrical diagnostic (did not know how many hours it would take to figure out what was wrong) and instead bought a $5 lubricant and tried your technique out. It has been 8 hours now and no alarm sounds! Thank you thank you! You have saved me so much money and trouble. Great video
very glad to hear it worked for you Michelle!
@@carquestions Would having a new alarm with an auto remote start fic it? I was going to do that anyway. My jeyfob is bad.
@@carquestions HI there. Can I use a Brake Cleaner or should I go with WD-40? thank you
2016 GMC Yukon XL, alarm kept going off indicating tailgate or doors open. It would go off all hours of the day and was driving me nuts! The good news, this fix worked! Thank you for your video.
Good to hear DT - Cheers from Canada!
Thank you kind Sir! I encountered this problem on a family friend's car. Simply followed your instructions and it worked like charm. You've got another new subscriber! Thank you again Mark!
Anytime NU - Cheers from Canada!
Started having this problem yesterday. Called the agency just to get an appointment and after being placed on hold for four times to get to the right department, I came up on them. Checked CZcams and your video was the first one that came out. It made perfect sense. I have one door that does not close properly. I took your advise and now monitoring my car to see if it got fixed. I am subscribing.
Thanks - hope it works for you
Just want to confirm that this also worked on my VW Golf 4, a 16 year old champ that's still going strong! Thank you so much for publishing this video!
anytime Stefan - thanks for the info
Thank you so much for making this video. A couple days ago my husband went to get in our truck and it was locked which he hadn't locked. He unlocked it with the key and the alarm went off. Could not get it to shut off after he tried several things so truck has set. We came across your video he tried it and it worked wonderfully. This worked for our 1997 Dodge Dakota.
Glad it worked for you Rebecca - cheers
So far so good. I had this problem with my '06 Acura and took WD 40 to the trunk latch and the front hood latch. We've been two days now without the alarm going off unexpectedly; hoping that this is a longterm solution, but am prepared to replace a switch (or switches) if needed! Thanks for the great video, it was great to have something to try after being up all night trying to figure it out!
Anytime Adam - Cheers from Canada!
Thank you so much for this video!! We live in a condo and I am sure we would have had multiple complaints. You are a neighborhood hero!
anytime - please hit the like button
My alarm went of every two hours through the night oh my word I cannot wait to try this! Nothing else worked and I don't have the wrench to disconnect the neg terminal of my battery. Thank you so much for this video! Also your face at the beginning when the alarm goes off😂😂😂😂 me every time mine goes off, same face.... lol. I needed a laugh after last night. You ROCK man! Now I just have to make it through my day of momming with very little sleep under my belt.... 😊
Cheers! let me know how it works out for you
Thanks for posting this video. I’m ecstatic that I found it. I’d have spent no telling how much time trying to figure this out or paying somebody to fix something that I didn’t need to pay for. The alarm was going off randomly if the vehicle was locked. Fortunately, I noticed a Hood is Open INFO notice the yesterday so running across your video was perfect. WD-40 seems to have fixed it but if it comes back I’m pretty sure the hood sensor will be the problem.
Good going!
I thought no way on this fix for my neighbors BMW. Sure enough, it fixed the alarm . Thanks for posting
Anytime Dana - cheers from Canada!
Thank you very much!!!! had a terrible weekend with the car not starting, i tried to look up how to disable the darn alarm and came across this video. I am at work and a quickly dashed out to do this, worked like a charm! Many thanks from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe!!!
Good to hear that - excellent!
Thanks for the information.... It seems that your advice still works in 2023. I also sprayed and massaged the rear window mechanism while I was at it. Not sure how much money you saved me... But the neighbors are glad I watched your video.
Glad it worked Kevin - BTW - smart of you to lube rear wiper - very good idea - Cheers from Canada!
OMG this easy task worked for me on my Acura Mdx. I was trying to unplug the battery cable.
The wife's 2015 Journey just started the "Alarm" thing. The rear hatch light would come on even though it was closed. Watched this video (the first video that came up) popped the little inspection cover at the hatch lock area and sprayed it with wd40. Problem solved. Thanks for the tip and thank you "You-tube"
Gotta love the Tube - way to go Pete!!
LOL that beginning part blew out my eardrums, great video and made me laugh!
Thanks
video starts 2:05 - most people watching this are in a rush
Zurg thanks so much 😂!!!! this so me
@@Mkay0818 bless you
LoL true
Sorry for the late reply (4y) - did it work? - Cheers from Canada!
Legit video, I tried it for my grandpa at 8am in the morning for his Camry 2006. His car was going off nonstop I think it's bc the high wind. At first I was skepticle but it worked for his car. Thank you!
Anytime
hello. My 2007 camry is doing the same. It mostly happens after a long drive when the engine is hot. did yours had problem with the hood too? Mine thinks the hood is open even when its closed. Please let me know if it was the same problem and if rust remover helped that.
Its 5:00 AM in the morning & guess what I just finished doing? My Honda HRV alarm woke me up. I noticed yesterday as I was driving home from work the "door ajar" light came on the dash. Well I'm so glad I found this video because it was the rear hatch! Sprayed it with WD40! Problem solved! Thanks!
Anytime Jay - glad it worked
That ending had me busting my gut... Haha! Awesome tips... Usually a bad sensor in the latching mechanism.
Thanks
thank you man. As a thank you, I just subscribed to your channel !!!
Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!! It worked like a charm! My hatchback light was coming on, car alarm would go off randomly, and near constant dinging noise from the instrument cluster that was driving me nuts. Good day sir!
Thank you so much. This fixed my alarm problem on my slk after 6 month of hassle :)
Glad it worked for you
Funny you just put this up today, just had a customer come in the shop this morning telling me about his intermittent alarm problem he has been having on his Mountaineer and then he mention his other intermittent problem he has been having..... give you a second to guess what that was... yep his flickering dome light and door ajar light as he was driving. He told me it has to be a short for sure lol. I told him not to worry, one little door switch and we will kill two birds with one stone :) . Ended up being the pass rear door on his but it was a little past the lube stage. Good tip for folks, great job!
+South Main Auto Repair Glad to help a fellow mechanic anytime
This will really work ?
@@carquestions hey buddy I know I'm 5 years late lol but ironically I have that exact same dodge nitro... My car alarms aren't going off BUT my horn keeps going off randomly... Do you know anything about that ??
@@jamesjarrettt3995 look up problems with the TIPM
@@carquestions ok. Can I pull the left and right horn fuses without there being any issues ? Do I need to do anything before I pull them out ?
Thanks for the video. I tried this about a week ago (after watching this the first time)and haven’t heard the alarm since!
But then the cops showed up at 11:30pm last night. I haven’t heard it but the neighbors have. They called the cops two nights in a row. (Yep. I’ve got those neighbors.) Apparently my house is really sound proof. So, today I’m taking it in to the dealer. Thanks for trying though!
Sorry RTY - good luck and let me know how you make out - cheers
Hey man, I think your trick has done the trick on my Mondeo! Many thanks!!!
Marcelo - Try it - it has worked on other cars
Thank you very much! This worked on our 2009 Santa Fe. 😊
Glad it helped Karen - Cheers from Canada!
Ah CZcams! Came here for an answer and so far seems fixed!!! I used WD40 since thats the inly thing i have. Used it on my trunk and doors. Havent gone off in mins. It would go off within like 30 secs. Been 5 mins no problem!!! Thanks so much for this video!! Didnt think it was going to be this easy!!!
Excellent result - keep up the good work
I just had this exact problem with the alarm and fixed it as easy as you suggested, but not before recharging the dead battery. Thanks heaps.
Glad to hear it worked out - cheers from Canada!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge, it help me to fix the same problem.
Anytime Casa
Thank you so much, my daughters 2007 Ford Focus just started this a few hours ago. Problem solved!
Glad it helped
Took a lot of WD40 and white lithium grease, but I finally got this concept to work on my 2014 Durango with the same issue. Thank you!!
Great news Dee - cheers!
This happened to my girlfriend 2013 Nissan Rogue had the same issue, and this fixed it. Thank you so very very much.
Thank you very much for this video..I have a 2006 ford Escape I was having the same problem .Watched your video and it worked Perfect 24 hours later NO ALARMS...……...
jon williams Hey Jon! I have the 2005 Escape with the same alarm problems. Please let me know if this is still working for you!
Thank you for the information .My vauxhall has been driving me crazy going off all the time .I will defo be trying this when i get some time cheers
Hope it works for you Robert
This worked like a charm!!!!
Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video. Worked like a charm. My neighbors thank you too!!!
🙏 Thank you 🙏
Glad it helped! RJL - cheers from Canada! happy independence day
carquestions , Spent a whole summer in Canada when I was a teenager. Best summer ever! Wish I was there now! Going to be 45-46*C here in AZ today. Thank u again for this video! Good to see people do things just to help others.
My 2003 VW Beetle car alarm was going off after a hard rain. I suspected and sprayed the back trunk latch with liquid wrench. At first it reduced the the time the alarm would go off by 10 minutes so I left the trunk slightly closed overnight and sprayed the latch again the next day. With the trunk hatch fully closed the alarm hasn't gone off. In other words this worked for now. Thanks for your video!
Definitely trying. Was driving this afternoon from work, it was so embarrassing when the alarm went off. I hope it works.
Good luck - let me know how it works out for you Abongile
Thank you for the tip. The alarm on my 2006 Ford Escape had been ringing intermittently. I just didn't lock my driver side door so the alarm wouldn't ring. Then my door ajar indicator light came on out of the blue and stayed illuminated, but all of the doors were closed. I figured it had something to do with the door switch, but I didn't want to take the car to the dealership to get it fixed. So, I tried your tip and it worked. The door ajar light went off. I haven't tried to simulate the alarm yet. But, thank you for the tip. I hope it works a little while longer before I have to get it properly repaired.
Way to go - mine is still working like a charm 5 months later
Thanks man you saved us. We are located near Stuttgart Germany and imported a Dodge Grande Caravan 2014 from florida 😉. The Alarm went Off for no reason , but you saved us. But "Spray the living daylights Out of this Thing " stoped it 👍🏽thank you
Love it cheers from Canada
Oh Canada, all good things are from Canada ,thanks again. My sister in law is from Edmonton 👍😉
Great Video. Was getting the same issue with 2011 Hyundai Elantra Touring. Read all the forums, took it to the delaer too. The dealer took the money to investigate and the answer we do not know what is wrong with it???!!!
Tried your approach and it has not honked since last 2 days now...used to be every few hrs. Thanks!!!
Hope it works for you Ranjeet
It's 4 a.m.
Me and my neighbours are going crazy right now.😁😁😁😁😁
Thank you so much seriously! This just worked on my Saturn ion
Anytime
Forgot to say thanks, great help and advice 👍🏼
Glad to help - anytime
Thanks for the video. Mine just started out of the blue. I was going to see if I could bypass the alarm system entirely via the fuse box, but this seems to be the better way. Even so, I wish I could also bypass it entirely as the neighbors get rightfully ticked off when it goes off unexpectedly.
Good luck John - I know what you mean
Bypass c4 almer
@@fredstokes1785
05 p71 vic is operating in dark mode with a factory added on alarm system that will not allow me to start the car. Its happened once & just a simple unlock deactivates. 2nd time & the car has been stuck for 3days & ive had no luck removing alarm box as it is a maze of wires & patrol add ons that have been snipped & left without care. Ran thru trouble shooting checklist & nothing seems to work. I believe the alarm has been reset, but if i lock by key fob the red security light stays on & no longer flashes @ all, if i unlock it disables the light. Car has good power so what is the issue? Wd40 trick is a no go on this ford, something else is malfunctioning. Ive spoken to the cop who owned it before me, who put over 100,xxx miles and never had that issue as it was a service car until recently.
Thank you. I have a 2005 Ford Escape and this trick seemed to have solved my issue.
Glad to have helped - anytime
Dude you are a hero. Seriously. I wish i could pay you.
All free all the time - no problem
worked on vw mk V GOLF 15+ years old !!!! myself and my neighbours thank you :-)
Good to hear Andrew - keep up the good work - Cheers From Canada!
I have a 2002 Chevy Trailblazer that started doing this the other night(Alarm sounding). Thought it was from the cold snap we got here (I live in Greenville, South Carolina). Any way, when you started talking about the display being on for 'Door Ajar' or 'Tailgate Open', it all hit! I will spray the dickens out of all of the first thing in the morning. Thank you for this video, was very helpful!
You were right I fix my Renault Megane alarm problem with WD40 on the door locks. And it works, Thank you so much!
Anytime - cheers!
Hello I'm from Scotland. I can't believe it worked. I have a Honda civic. Thank you very much!
My family came from around Caithness - cheers!
thanks!!! car alarm started going off at 3am and continued going off. did this and worked!
Love it - cheers!
1am here and thanks. I have been having troubles for about a year with my back hatch on my 2004 Yukon and so hopefully this will solve both problems.
Let me know how you make out - cheers!
So far so good!!!!
Thank you,
Alarm does go off with a car door open indicator light on dash board
Tried several you tube suggestions. Fixed wires on door for switch,still had the indicator light on.My mechanic took a look at back door latch, it was not closing, he thought it needed a new spring and new latch,but he like you said loaded almost a whole can of WD- 40. I have a 2000 Toyota 4 runner.,opened and closed several times alit of rust was coming out with WD ,one additional thing I did also with the WD was put on the handle underneath that was also rusty.Yes! and this did fix the indicator light showing opened door; Once that was fixed my doors locked properly with the remote wireless key and now the alarm indicator light comes on when door is locked. Thumbs up!
Great result - cheers!
I have just got a 2020 Toyota Corolla and I’m going to try this ....I used to get on well with my neighbours!
Thank you, that was the issue. Now I can go to sleep without worrying about waking up in the middle of the night.
Christian - yes you can till it rusts up again - cheers
Thank you for the video! Let me try this for my mother's suv. But i'm just wondering what if there might be something wrong with the switch of another one of other 4 doors? The 5th door(trunk?) is the highest possibility that causes this random alarm going off?
Bout to try this. I think it's exactly what's going on...thanks for the thorough report!
Let me know how you make out
@@carquestions Aahh - still an issue. Must be something else. Is there a way I can lock my door without arming the alarm? I have a 2012 Nissan Rogue. Thanks
@carquestions update - after that initial day, even my last comment, I have not had an incident since! I think the greasing of the lock mechanism was effective! Thanks!
Thanks this video helped my dad a lot, our car alarm kept going off every time we would unlock the door manually
Bmw 120d 2005..........worked like a charm :D
Didn't expect to work....glad it did. Thank you man !
Glad to hear that Val! - cheers
Dude I can't believe it it actually worked thank you keep making more video you can help inform alot of people thanks again
will do Kris - Cheers from Canada!
My -08 Dodge Avenger does this all of the time when the weather is moist.
This totally helps, at least for week at the time. Been using CRC lock oil.
Thank you for this video. Plus funniest intro :)
Anytime Toni - Cheers from Canada!
Thank you sir. It worked for me. I was already at the point of disabling the alarm system of my car.
Good to hear Cyril - Cheers from Canada!
Thank you for your video! I've been having this problem and it was solved! Thanks again!
No problem
Currently having this issue on my 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee. I was always confused as to why I’d get multiple alerts mid drive saying my rear doors were ajar when they clearly weren’t. Not to mention the random alarms throughout the day. Thought it was the 100+ degree heat killing my car’s computer, but I’ll gladly try out this first.
Nitro and Jeep made at the same plant and share most problems
Big big Thanks I tried this and so far 👍 it’s been happening since yesterday soo embarrassing. And tonight it decided to do the chorus line so I tried it with grape seed oil , and hey presto 😃
So far so good. Followed your instructions about 2 weeks ago on my 2011 Mini Cooper and alarm has not gone off since. These cars are notorious for car alarm issues never mind expensive to service. Unbelievable!! Thank you.
Glad it worked Henry - Cheers from Canada!
had this problem on my 2003 ford explorer.. just sprayed the locks no more false alarms... thank you!
Glad to hear it worked
This possibly is the most useful video when it comes to alarm going off issues after locking. Thanks
Hope it helps you - cheers!
How's she going eh?! Thanks for the tip! My GM is doing the same thing and I'll try this when I get home!
Let me know how it works out - good luck Jacob - cheers!
my neighbors called the police because of the noise, I saw your video and it helped me a lot, thanks
Good to know Richard - Cheers from Canada!
Thank-you for sharing this video on how to stop the car alarm from going off. I have a 2012 Jeep and today as I was driving the front panel said, "gate open," I got out to check it and it wasn't open, so as I drove home the gate open and mileage numbers were flashing back and forth. The car alarm went off twice after I parked it, within a few minutes of time. So, I watched this video that I found through Google, and I tried it, the WD-40 you suggested and opened and closed the back 10 times, and it worked, the alarm didn't go off anymore. Thanks for the suggestion. Julie
Anytime Julie - glad to help - Cheers from Canada!
It worked! ... You are a life saver! Thank You
Glad it helped cheers from Canada!
My alarm keeps going off randomly on my 2003 Cadillac Escalade as well as another thing you mentioned that nobody has been able to tell me why or what...my dashboard 100% of the time says "rear access open (hatch door, same as yours in the video) sooooo i will he doing it tomorrow to pray that it indeed fixes both! Thank you so much 🙏
Hope it works Princess - good luck and Cheers from Canada!
You've helped solved this on my Renault Koleos. Thanks from across the ocean.
Anytime Gary - glad to hear mate - Cheers from Canada! - and I'm going to google what the hell a Koleos is
thank you for posting this video..it helped me out
Glad to help out
thanks for the video. I hope your trick will work for my mazda 3.
cheers
Trying won't hurt anything
Thank you. You saved us at 1:00 am in the morning
Good to hear - Cheers from Canada!
I thought this wouldn’t work but was desperate because my 2010 Mazdaspeed3 would not stop waking me up at 1 or 2 am. How could WD-40 hurt anything? I thought I would give it a try. I sprayed every door including the hatch. Two months later and no more nightly awakenings. Thank you for this simple yet effective solution!!
Hi when you say your doors, where were you spraying it? What part of the door exactly?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.... it worked on my Ford Mondeo 😁😁😁
Thanks for the info Sherif
Yes, my 2007 Ford Escape just started doing this really bad for no reason in the last 2 weeks. My neighbors are horrible and called the police on me ! I'm 62 and couldn't get to my keys on 3 different times right away. People are really rude and don't care if you are having a problem. This is the first time I've has this happen. Their kids slam basketballs all night long right next to my car so hard and I believe it's making my alarm go off! I'm going to try your suggestions because it's a 2007 Escape Ford hatchback. The locks could need liquid wrench like you said because I just had it to get it serviced and I had to get a partial new tailpipe because of rust. Other than that, my car is in fantastic condition with very low miles. Thanks for your info.!
Thank you for your well explained information, I was wondering the same issue came to my car yesterday. Can I spray this under the lock mechanism in front bonnet?
Yes no problem Sastha - Cheers and let me know if it works
I have a toyota 3rd gen 4runner with a intermittent alarm. I thought the alarm reason was that i had disconnected the battery and the alarm system would not reset. No. Well, i had just removed the horns and alarm switch to get some peace. Then this fix showed up and it was easy so I tried it. I drenched WD40 on all locks including hood and then opening and closing for many times. So I reconnected the alarm and it WORKED. Thank you
Thanks, I'll try as my Fiesta 09 model does exactly the same ☺️
Great - hope it helps - let me know how you make out
Very helpful, thank you from England....by the way you sound like Fancy Fancy in Top Cat.
Thank you for the video, it worked for my mazda cx 7 2007 , but in my case i would use uur tip once in each quarter, just to make sure everything is updated
Anytime Ghali - Cheers from Canada!
It helped me!! Thank you so much!!
Excellent
Helpful video. I may need to try this. But a switch is an electrical part, so are you actually applying the lubricant on the latching mechanism?
Yes - the switch is always dependent on something mechanical to actuate it
Now did this and it worked
You are the boss
Thanks dear..
Sooooo help full video..
Anytime love
Well! I did what you said 10 to 20 times didn't work for me, but I decided to do it again another 20 times, to my surprise my neighbor was watching me like Im a lunatic 😁.
Thank you for this video. I have a 2008 Prius and if I have the key in my pocket the alarm will go off if I'm just passing the car. If I hit the unlock button on my key fob the alarm will go off sometimes. Could this be the problem?
Didn’t think this would work but holy cow thanks it did!
Glad to hear at worked for you
About to try this on my ‘03 Explorer. Hoping it works! Neighbors weren’t too happy last night
Let me know how it works out for you - cheers!
It worked on my b7 audi a4!!! Thanks man
Anytime Curtis - keep fixin
Thankyou so much for this information I been having this same problem yesterday and this morning thankyou thankyou🙂
Sorry for the late reply Nek - Cheers from Canada!
Thanks. This is very helpful
Anytime Master