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How to solve the problem of the car alarm randomly going off

Model: (Various brands) Various
Part: Checks and maintenance

In this video we can see how to easily solve the problem of the car alarm going off randomly. It is a very annoying problem because it can go off at any time of the day or night, and for no apparent reason. By opening the hood, we see that there is a sensor in the latch that gets dirty or stuck and therefore sends a wrong signal to the computer, which then thinks that the hood is open, and sets off the alarm thinking that someone is trying to force it. These locks are often full of grease, so the youtuber simply cleaned it with a specific detergent, which was left to act for a few minutes, and the cleaning was enough to make the alarm stop going off when it wanted to.

Posted on 20 November 2024 by ScegliAuto

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