Alarm goe off internittantly

Have a 2000 Honda Accord EX. The security alarm goes off for no apparent
reason with the car sitting in the driveway. Turn it off with the remote
and within 15 min it will go off again. The alarm is not supposed to be
armed if either the hood is unlatched or the trunk is open. This is true of
the trunk but I found that the system will arm itself even if the hood was
open. I understand that the hood latch contains a switch that tells the
alarm system the position of the hood. From what I can gather looking
around for info is that the switch will be open when the hood is open.
Based on that I would reason that the switch has failed in the open
position.
I can see a connector down behind the horn which I think is coming from the
latch but can't be sure since it such a tight space and everything is buried
and crunched together. Can see a wire going into the latch but can't tell
exactly what it is attached to.
I'd like some opinions as to whether or not I'm on the right track and if
there is anything else to check out. I'd be happy to just disable the
system. Any easy way??? Can't find a dedicated fuse.
MLD

In article >, MLD > wrote:
>Have a 2000 Honda Accord EX. The security alarm goes off for no apparent
>reason with the car sitting in the driveway. Turn it off with the remote
>and within 15 min it will go off again. The alarm is not supposed to be
>armed if either the hood is unlatched or the trunk is open. This is true of
>the trunk but I found that the system will arm itself even if the hood was
>open. I understand that the hood latch contains a switch that tells the
>alarm system the position of the hood. From what I can gather looking
>around for info is that the switch will be open when the hood is open.

So who made the alarm system and who installed it? Is it a factory alarm
system or a third-party system?

>Based on that I would reason that the switch has failed in the open
>position.

It's possible but it may also be the controller that is reading the switch.

>I can see a connector down behind the horn which I think is coming from the
>latch but can't be sure since it such a tight space and everything is buried
>and crunched together. Can see a wire going into the latch but can't tell
>exactly what it is attached to.
>I'd like some opinions as to whether or not I'm on the right track and if
>there is anything else to check out. I'd be happy to just disable the
>system. Any easy way??? Can't find a dedicated fuse.

Who made the system? Is there any name on the controller?
--scott

--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

Scott Dorsey wrote:
> In article >, MLD > wrote:
>> Have a 2000 Honda Accord EX. The security alarm goes off for no apparent
>> reason with the car sitting in the driveway. Turn it off with the remote
>> and within 15 min it will go off again. The alarm is not supposed to be
>> armed if either the hood is unlatched or the trunk is open. This is true of
>> the trunk but I found that the system will arm itself even if the hood was
>> open. I understand that the hood latch contains a switch that tells the
>> alarm system the position of the hood. From what I can gather looking
>> around for info is that the switch will be open when the hood is open.
>
> So who made the alarm system and who installed it? Is it a factory alarm
> system or a third-party system?
>
>> Based on that I would reason that the switch has failed in the open
>> position.
>
> It's possible but it may also be the controller that is reading the switch.
>
>> I can see a connector down behind the horn which I think is coming from the
>> latch but can't be sure since it such a tight space and everything is buried
>> and crunched together. Can see a wire going into the latch but can't tell
>> exactly what it is attached to.
>> I'd like some opinions as to whether or not I'm on the right track and if
>> there is anything else to check out. I'd be happy to just disable the
>> system. Any easy way??? Can't find a dedicated fuse.
>
> Who made the system? Is there any name on the controller?
> --scott
>

That car had a factory unit connected to the key less entry system.
Looking at the wiring it shows a master disarm switch in the wiring.
Don't have any idea where it's hid though.

--
Steve W.

"Scott Dorsey" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, MLD > wrote:
>>Have a 2000 Honda Accord EX. The security alarm goes off for no apparent
>>reason with the car sitting in the driveway. Turn it off with the remote
>>and within 15 min it will go off again. The alarm is not supposed to be
>>armed if either the hood is unlatched or the trunk is open. This is true
>>of
>>the trunk but I found that the system will arm itself even if the hood was
>>open. I understand that the hood latch contains a switch that tells the
>>alarm system the position of the hood. From what I can gather looking
>>around for info is that the switch will be open when the hood is open.
>
> So who made the alarm system and who installed it? Is it a factory alarm
> system or a third-party system?
>
>>Based on that I would reason that the switch has failed in the open
>>position.
>
> It's possible but it may also be the controller that is reading the
> switch.
>
>>I can see a connector down behind the horn which I think is coming from
>>the
>>latch but can't be sure since it such a tight space and everything is
>>buried
>>and crunched together. Can see a wire going into the latch but can't tell
>>exactly what it is attached to.
>>I'd like some opinions as to whether or not I'm on the right track and if
>>there is anything else to check out. I'd be happy to just disable the
>>system. Any easy way??? Can't find a dedicated fuse.
>
> Who made the system? Is there any name on the controller?
> --scott
>
> --
> "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

Original equipment---alarm came with the car
MLD