My girlfriend got into a little fender bender but didnt seem to do much damage except a few scuff and scratches, but the alarm keeps going off randomly whenever i lock the car (just locking, not even setting alarm). Id like to keep the alarm, not disable it, and am wondering what can be causing the alarm to keep going off throughout the day (sensor off balance?), and how can i fix it? The car is a 2000 Pontiac Sunfire GT.
There is no sensitivity setting on a Sunfire. This is a factory alarm, GM didnt get that fancy with those especially on a Pontiac. I work on Cadillac they are not that fancy either. I suggest you look at the doors, look at the trunk. Make sure they are not opening on their own. Look at the interior dome lights, are they coming on? If so, it may mean one of the door locks is acting up to where the car thinks the door has opened but is actually the switch inside the latch assembly losing contact with each other so the car thinks the door just opened. Usually the dome light comes on. I suggest you have someone look at the BCM see if it has any type of internal error or failure codes as well
I'd go to Pontiacs web pg or check the glove box and try to find the manual for the factory alarm bec there should be ways to set up the sensitivity of the alarm.I know when you first install a alarm the system allows you to set the sensitivity also the remote for the alarm may have a button to access settings. Hope that helps and best of luck,By the way if the car was in accident that might of stretched or damaged wiring causing shorts.Also if the alarm was set fact to factory default settings you should be able to set the sensitivity level but again you should be able to access the alarm settings at anytime.Note resetting the alarm might also fix the issue maybe the accident caused a pause or gap in the alarm programming.
Yep Most people call them snorkle air cleaners. Hoses are run from the front of the car (away from the engine bay heat) to the carb.
