Alarm question.....

[Nick Chapman]

My neighbor has a F*rd Exploder(not sure of the year, but it's a newer one). He has a factory alarm on it.
It goes off by itself. Sometimes in the middle of the night.

What would cause this? Any ideas?

[EW]

If it is from Ford (<---not a bad word Nick), then it should only have door protection on it which means it should only go off when a door is opened. If it was added by the dealer, it is most likely an improperly adjusted impact sensor. The sensor is usually mounted on/near the steering column and turning the knob counter clockwise will reduce sensitivity.

[Nick Chapman]

I don't think it is the impact sensor. You can hit the windshield pretty hard and nothing happens. I don't know if it is a F*rd unit, or an aftermarket unit. All I know is that it goes off at 2am sometimes :rolleyes:


Never said it was a bad word. I just thought it needed a "*" in there :D

[evil jose]

Disable the Alarm Clock feature of the alarm and she should be allright :D Seriously, it could be a defective impact sensor (which would explain why hitting the windshield wouldn't set it off) or someone was screwing around with the car every night at that time :eek:

[GTPhreak]

arggg, my neighbors have a newer ford exploder too, with i guess the factory "alarm". i have been sitting here one time, and it went off at least 3 times withing the hour. im always asleep though so i cant hear if it does it at night :D