Just purchased this 02 Sportage for my daughter (read yesterdays posting with questions). It has an alarm on it. The way it works, as you may know, is you lock the doors and the alarm is automatic. The horn beeps once to activate; however, after a while (time inconsistent), the alarm will go off as if someone is trying to break into the vehicle. But no one is. What is tripping the alarm? We can not lock the doors without the alarm being activated.
Looking for Advice. Bob
Hello,
Just out of curiosity, how many miles and how has this vehicle performed for you (I've read that Kia quality has improved exponentially of late but wondered if it was ever as bad as some purport...?).
-Cheers
Bob,
I have a 1999 Kia Sportage. In that model, you can either lock all of the doors at once with the key which activates the alarm or you can manually press down the driver's side lock and automatically lock all of the doors without the alarm being activated. I have to manually lock the doors during the winter because the severe cold will ocasionally set off the alarm. I imagine extreme heat would do the same thing to the sensors. The alarm will also drain the battery pretty fast if left unattended. In my Kia, the alarm does not shut off until you come out and unlock the door. Manually locking the doors should get you around the issue until you can get a diagnosis on what's happening with the alarm.
Amazonmama
We just bought the vehicle. It has 53,000 miles on it. I took it to the dealer today to diagnose the problem. They can't find anything wrong with it. They said I have to leave it there all day and wait for the alarm to go off.
They also said there is no way to deactivate the alarm.
I may have to take it back to them and just leave it there for a day. It is still under warranty and I would like to get it fixed before the warranty runs out.
Bob
Thanks for the reply and good luck with your problem!
-Cheers
I might have stumbled onto something. I noticed that when I locked the doors and set the alarm from the passenger's side, the horn was loud. When I set the alarm from the driver's side, the horn sounded very weak and sickly. I wonder if the key lock switch on the driver's door is going bad.
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