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False Theft Alarm

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YOUR RESEARCHFalse Theft Alarm

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bushings

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Reported cause
Turned out that the bushings on the airbag retaining frame were failing, causing the horn to activate, often in a pulsing rythym like an alarm.
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fairly common, at least

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Reported cause
The issue is fairly common, at least with 4 spoke steering wheels.
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bushings

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Reported cause
Turned out that the bushings on the airbag retaining frame were failing, causing the horn to activate, often in a pulsing rythym like an alarm.
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fairly common, at least

No successful repair reported for this finding.

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Suspected cause: 0
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Reported cause
The issue is fairly common, at least with 4 spoke steering wheels.
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I have a friend who is a new owner of a 2001 C2 996 Cab. He has a bizarre problem. With the car unlocked in the garage and the key fob not even in the house, the theft alarm goes off for minutes or hours as the neighbors report. It can often deactivate itself. Any suggestion of the origin of the gremlins?

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I had a similar report from coworkers. Turned out that the bushings on the airbag retaining frame were failing, causing the horn to activate, often in a pulsing rythym like an alarm. This would only happen on random occasions and I never witnessed it myself. The issue is fairly common, at least with 4 spoke steering wheels. Just a guess...

POST 3Original post

Known problem. I don't even bother trying to fix it. Solution : arm the car, then unarm it ..... Walk away Min about 1 minute, the auto door lock will lock the door. No more false alarm. Don't even ask why ......just do it

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