Ford Fiesta - Ford fiesta alarm activating

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Sat 1 Jun 2013 14:26
Ford Fiesta - Ford fiesta alarm activating - nick832
Hello,

Hoping for an answer. The alarm on my 53 plate ford fiesta zetec keeps going off randomly. This only happens at night (usually between 0000-0400). I stop it with the remote key (keep it by the bed now!!) when I go down the car refuses to lock using the remote key or by putting the key in the lock. The locks just spring back open.

I've moved the car away from bushes as I know cats get under there at night and thought them running under car might be setting it off.

I really need an answer as to why its activating and why it wont lock!! my neighbours must be losing patience!

Any advice appreciated, it's driving me mad!!
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Sat 1 Jun 2013 17:08
Ford Fiesta - Ford fiesta alarm activating - Simon

I would guess that you have a dodgy door catch and this is what is triggereing the alarm.

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Sat 1 Jun 2013 23:50
Ford Fiesta - Ford fiesta alarm activating - Galaxy

On my Mondeo who's alarm kept going off for no reason the fault was the alarm switch under the bonnet which was causing the problem.

Cure was to replace the switch. Could also have removed the connections and shorted them together, but would have lost the bonnet alarm function by doing this.

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