i have a honda prelude coupe and the alarm keeps going off when i park it up. i have checked doors and windows. my washer above the back window is leaking into the car but i don't see how that would affect the alarm. any suggestions would be great thanx its keeping me up lol.
2007-02-15 04:41:11 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
if your car has a engine management system
it sends a live electrical pulse every 30mins
around the electrical system
to refresh/update its memory(code)
if your alarm is wired into its path
the surge of electric will activate the alarm
have the alarm desensitised or wired independentaly from the main wiring loom
2007-02-15 05:21:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It wouldn't be, if you were my neighbour! Take it to a garage, or at least disconnect it. Or you will be asking "how much damage would a pick-axe through the bonnet, have done to my engine?" Alarms ARE adjustable for sensitivity, there is a little dial on them. Maybe passing cars are setting it off, or there is a power-drain which is causing it to trigger. Does it have a casette player in the stereo? It's common for a tape-motor to keep turning, it's a hard diagnosis to make sometimes, but it can be enough, over a period, to drain a battery a little more than the VERY minimal power-drain which happens overnight (the alarm, the clock, the stereo memory) - and it is this extra drain, which the alarm system sees as a possible big drain, like the interior light coming on, when a door is opened. If you want security, forget the alarm, nobody listens to them anyway. Just fit a simple switch - costing a pound or less - in the live feed of the fuel-pump. Mount it in a hidden place, such as under the dashboard, or in the luggage area. Without the pump working, that car is NEVER going to start, just leave a thief, even one with the keys, sat there, cranking the starter on the key!
2016-05-24 03:48:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check with your local Honda dealer to see if your car was equipped with an anti tow switch add-on to the security system. If it's an aftermarket security system, just ask your local garage to see if an anti tow switch is on your car. These switches will tend to set off the alarm, if the car is overloaded, causing the system to think someone is trying to tow it away. Mechanics and some tow truck drivers can bypass this switch for you to test out this theory. This will only take a minute and is harmless to the system. Good luck.
2007-02-15 05:09:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check the door pin switches, these switches are bad for breaking the lug which the door catches as it closes, if the lugs broken the alarm thinks a door is open! Check the switches for corrosion too, check the vents are closed and the volumetric sensor.
Hope this helps.
2007-02-15 10:41:28 · answer #4 · answered by gsf1200 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your leaking car sounds like a bit of a shed turn your alarm off so you can get some sleep and so what if some little chav nicks it just claim and get something decent
2007-02-15 05:58:03 · answer #5 · answered by Adski 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Get your battery checked as when it runs low it can affect the alarm.... it happened to me.
2007-02-15 04:46:01 · answer #6 · answered by 2 good 2 miss 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone is tryin to nick it and keep kickin it in the hope that you will turn the alarm off.....maybe ?
2007-02-15 12:38:21 · answer #7 · answered by THE POVES 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sensitivty is set too high. These usually can be adjusted. If your car is in warranty, you can get it done FOC from your dealer.
2007-02-15 04:47:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
you just need to adjust the sensitivty level of the alarm
2007-02-15 04:46:40 · answer #9 · answered by Mickirs 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
go to the dealer
2007-02-15 04:46:17 · answer #10 · answered by mystery8 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋