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> aRKay wrote:
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> > > >> >In article , "SC Tom"
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> > > >> >wrote:
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> > > >> >> > The panic alarm in my wife's 2003 Explorer keep going off. I
> > > >> >> > tried
> > > >> >> > the
> > > >> >> > old tick to spray the driver's door lock with WD40 and it helps
> > > >> >> > but
> > > >> >> > does
> > > >> >> > not fix the problem.
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> > > >> >> > I am pretty sure the problem is with he driver door. Anyone know
> > > >> >> > how
> > > >> >> > to replace the sensor?
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> > > >> >> Have you checked the key fob? It's possible the panic button has
> > > >> >> gunk
> > > >> >> or
> > > >> >> something around it, making a little more sensitive to press. > > > >> >>
> > > >> >> SC Tom
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> > > >> >Tom,
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> > > >> >I am not sure but I don't think it is the key fob. When my wife
> > > >> >walks
> > > >> >up to car or touches the handle the panic alarm goes off. She uses
> > > >> >the key fob to stop the panic.
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> > > >> It sounds like she simply isn't turning the alarm off before touching
> > > >> the car.
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> > > >Please clarify???? How do you turn the alarm off? As she walks up to
> > > >the car the panic alarm goes off and she used the red button on the key
> > > >fob to silence the panic alarm.
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> > > How do you know it's the panic alarm instead of the theft alarm? Is
> > > it an aftermarket alarm? Some alarms have proximity sensors and will
> > > go off if you get too close to a car. Some alarms also automatically
> > > set themselves even if you don't.
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> > New Information: This morning it went off on me when I touched the door
> > handle. I used the red panic button to shut it off. Started checking
> > and it looks like the driver door is NOT locking. I can push the lock
> > on the fob or the lock button and hear it lock but it is not locking.
> > Push lock a 2nd time and the horn honks.
> >
> > This new info may help explain what's going on
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> It got so bad last night my wife could not stand it so the Explorer was
> dropped off at the Ford Dealer for repair.
They called and I got stuck for ~$350 for an actuator replacement