paulJ1
Member Since: 17 Mar 2009
Location: Stewarton, Scotland
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| My Alarm keeps going off randomly...... |
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Yes as I saidm my alarm eeps going off,randonly... I open the car.... relock, it beeps, leave it 10s, relock again and it locks...
A few weeks ago, I opened the bonnet shut it, and the bonnet open message remained, had a few open and closes, and it went away.... no message on dash since.
How do i isolate the cause.. idease please.
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 28th Sep 2011 9:32 pm |
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caverD3
Member Since: 02 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
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Probably the bonnet switch. Damaged or broken. I repaired mine or you can replace. “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
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| 29th Sep 2011 12:30 am |
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Wildrover
Member Since: 19 Jul 2005
Location: Walkabout
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I second that the bonnet switch easy way to confirm is to remove the plug of the switch and short it out 2007 D3 HSE Artic Frost Silverish
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| 29th Sep 2011 6:38 am |
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adam
Member Since: 20 Sep 2005
Location: Home and Happy
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Definatley - try a squirt of wd40 first - its the catch on the drivers side - looking forward
Happened to me few months ago - quick squirt and clean, nothing since - just regualr check its not gunked up
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| 29th Sep 2011 7:39 am |
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mbf
Member Since: 24 Jan 2010
Location: Devon
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I had the same thing earlier this year.
Turned out no to be the sensor, but the bonnet catch itsel was stuck local stealers tried just freeing up the catch but eventually had to replace the catch completely to stop it.
(was done free under the extended warranty though) 
Mark
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| 29th Sep 2011 8:20 am |
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Calcul@tor
Member Since: 08 Mar 2006
Location: Middle England!
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I had the same problem. Just shorted the switch with a bit of wire / paper clip. D4 XS MY12 Galway
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| 29th Sep 2011 9:41 pm |
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Nasher
Member Since: 07 Mar 2009
Location: Clanfield, North of Pompey - UK
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Yep been there too.
For me though it wasn't the alarm going off, but not being able to lock the car without a blast from the horn every time I'd had the bonnet open for some reason.
After flushing out the catch etc with WD40 and not getting a result I 'adjusted' the thin metal strip that activates the microswitch.
This involved hooking the right angle end of a scriber under it and bending it up slightly so the catch attached to the bonnet touches it sooner and activates the switch.
I'm convinced the arm bends over time having the catch constantly pressing against it.
Nasher Heaven doesn't want me, and hell is afraid I'll take over.
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| 29th Sep 2011 10:15 pm |
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