car alarm going off!!!

[creativ73]

Anybody have this problem or have a remedy or suggestion? I have a '00 Galant V-6 and last week on a Friday, my car alarm started going off for no reason. I went out and turned it off and it happened again. Then, it happened twice more that i know of when I came out of some stores. So, now it's a week later and I haven't had a problem until today. It went off once more for no reason. What the heck?

[Reelax]

umm factory alarm or aftermarket?

[Fishboy55]

Is it the whole alarm with the lights blinking, etc. or is it just the horn blowing?

[manybrews]

if its a factory alarm, chances are the hood switch is slightly bent. A small wind blowing on it would set it off.

you can bend the hood switch up slightly, or shim it up slightly.

either will probably fix your problem.

[creativ73]

It's the factory alarm and it's as if I hit the panic button or something. The lights are flashing and the is honking.

[Sarah]

I don't have an alarm, but one time for no reason ( and only one time) my horn started honking, and it honked twice and rthen it never did it again

[creativ73]

Thanks, I'll try bending the hood switch, but where do I find it and what does it look like?

[manybrews]

front corner of the hood (dont remember if its right or left on a galant.).


Its just a small, black, rubber coated push button switch.

Note that i am ONLY referring to a factory alarm, here. If its aftermarket, youre on your own.

[Fishboy55]

It's on the left...drivers side.