View Full Version : Alarm going off in the sun? What gives?


Rob MacK
06-01-1999, 05:40 AM
Yes, it happened more than once yesterday. The car was sitting in a driveway, the roof tilted up for ventilation purposes, and the damn alarm would go off every 20 minutes or so. I had to keep unlocking the car and then locking it w/ my remote to get it to shut up. Finally, exasperated at the damn thing for interrupting my fun, I pushed the interior "kill switch" behind the driver's seat and it never bothered me gain. How is it possible that the slighlty open roof could cause the alarm to go off so much. Surely the interior sensors aren't that sensitive to air movement? Possible theories anyone?<p>Rob

ALD
06-01-1999, 05:42 AM
Had my alarm go off this past Saturday, my neighbor said a car drove past, and the alarm went off. The only thing that I can think that happened, is the Sun Shield shifted and triggered the motion sensors. Killed the motion sensor switch after that. Kinda wimpy alarm though.<br>

Kyle Bailey
06-01-1999, 06:34 AM
Those (like yours) that are ultra-senstitive and are tripped by the wind, and others that won't go off until you tap the grill in front of the sensors (like mine). I've had my dealer look at mine several times. Each time they said they fixed it, but there has been no change in performance. I've put my kids in the car and told them to move around to try to trip the alarm and it wouldn't go off.<p>Kyle

DaveN
06-01-1999, 07:00 AM
It's quite loud inside the car.