I just got a car 02 coupe accord and the factory alarm keeps going off randomly while just sitting in my driveway.
WHAT DO i doo:S

 

Sounds like there might be a short in the wiring somewhere. There is one way I can think of to shut down the alarm until you can check all the wiring, remove the fuse. There should be a fuse in the system that will disable the alarm.

 

Check the hood latch for starters, that seems to be a pain point for a lot of users.

 

Unplug the hood latch. 9/10 times that is the issue. Customers come in all the time with this problem. Its easy to do and it will tell you if that is your problem.

 

Hey dean do you mean the fuse or wire to the hood latch:S
SOrry im not the most proficient with cars

 

If so, can you please tell me how to unplug the hood latch
YOur help is gretaly appreciated thanks!

 

BumpIn

 

Open your hood and look for a little plunger that has a wire on it. It will probably be on the outside edges, probably near the headlights.........

Disconnect it

 

I see a rie infront of the radiator an dunder the hood latch that is connected to a green coloured box (guessing the outlet) however i is hard to unplug it since its a tight position.
Would it be ok to just cut the wire?

 

I wouldn't cut it, I would unplug it......

I'm not sure if that's the sensor though. It probably is but since I'm not 100% I wouldn't cut it.

 

Hey so i did not end up takng the wirre becuase a mechanic told me thats the horn (notsure if thatstrue though)

But instead I tried a brake parts cleaner and used that to take out the grease etc etc from the hood latch and so far 3 days no alarm.
Thanks for suggetsions appreciate it.

 

I have the same problem with the horn going off on its own. Tried to unplug the wire from the hood but I couldnt figure it out. The wire is so short and there's hardly any room to manuever. Do you straight unplug it or is it clicked on/ ;atched? I just couldnt unplug it. Should I try again to unplug it or should I just clean the grease off the hood latch? I cant have the car going off at night again. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

 

Hey i was the SHIFTSHAPA who initially posted here.

What i used was BRAKE PARTS cleaner and used it all over the HOOD LATCH to get rid of the grease and then my alarm problems went away.
I assume the grease was shorting out the hood latch/hood as a conductor and was then causing the car to get the alarm.