Interior alarm sensor isn’t working
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Interior alarm sensor isn’t working
Interior alarm sensor on the inside of my 2014 stingray does not work I know about the button to shut it off if you have someone in your car but it hasn’t worked since I’ve owned it I have walked away from the vehicle left the windows open and had the key fob in the house far away came back put my hands inside moving around nothing, left my girlfriend in the car to do the same thing she moved around nothing anybody have any ideas I’d greatly appreciate it. Thanks
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Only thing I can think of is a bad sensor. Let us know what you find.
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Obviously the roof has to be on. The alarm is not active with the roof off.
There is a small microswitch up where the roof pin engages in the top of the window frame
It's on the passenger side I believe, very hard to see but it is in the hole.
If the switch is not depressed then the alarm is bypassed.
You may want to check that the switch is getting activated by the pin,
Take the roof off and try a small tube, rod or anything that would fit snuggly in that hole.
Lock the doors, wait and try again
If no change the switch may be out of alignment or the problem is else where
Good Luck
There is a small microswitch up where the roof pin engages in the top of the window frame
It's on the passenger side I believe, very hard to see but it is in the hole.
If the switch is not depressed then the alarm is bypassed.
You may want to check that the switch is getting activated by the pin,
Take the roof off and try a small tube, rod or anything that would fit snuggly in that hole.
Lock the doors, wait and try again
If no change the switch may be out of alignment or the problem is else where
Good Luck
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Obviously the roof has to be on. The alarm is not active with the roof off.
There is a small microswitch up where the roof pin engages in the top of the window frame
It's on the passenger side I believe, very hard to see but it is in the hole.
If the switch is not depressed then the alarm is bypassed.
You may want to check that the switch is getting activated by the pin,
Take the roof off and try a small tube, rod or anything that would fit snuggly in that hole.
Lock the doors, wait and try again
If no change the switch may be out of alignment or the problem is else where
Good Luck
There is a small microswitch up where the roof pin engages in the top of the window frame
It's on the passenger side I believe, very hard to see but it is in the hole.
If the switch is not depressed then the alarm is bypassed.
You may want to check that the switch is getting activated by the pin,
Take the roof off and try a small tube, rod or anything that would fit snuggly in that hole.
Lock the doors, wait and try again
If no change the switch may be out of alignment or the problem is else where
Good Luck
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The motion sensor is located in the "bulge" of the windshield header trim, above the interior rear view mirror.
It is an ultrasonic motion sensor, and could possibly be false tripped by wind if the top is off.
The two little grills are the openings for the ultrasonic transducers.
OP: Have you ever had your windshield replaced? Some folks have had the motion sensor not work after windshield replacement because the installer did not properly plug the motion sensor module back in, when they replaced the header trim.
It is an ultrasonic motion sensor, and could possibly be false tripped by wind if the top is off.
The two little grills are the openings for the ultrasonic transducers.
OP: Have you ever had your windshield replaced? Some folks have had the motion sensor not work after windshield replacement because the installer did not properly plug the motion sensor module back in, when they replaced the header trim.
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How do I get to sensor
Obviously the roof has to be on. The alarm is not active with the roof off.
There is a small microswitch up where the roof pin engages in the top of the window frame
It's on the passenger side I believe, very hard to see but it is in the hole.
If the switch is not depressed then the alarm is bypassed.
You may want to check that the switch is getting activated by the pin,
Take the roof off and try a small tube, rod or anything that would fit snuggly in that hole.
Lock the doors, wait and try again
If no change the switch may be out of alignment or the problem is else where
Good Luck
There is a small microswitch up where the roof pin engages in the top of the window frame
It's on the passenger side I believe, very hard to see but it is in the hole.
If the switch is not depressed then the alarm is bypassed.
You may want to check that the switch is getting activated by the pin,
Take the roof off and try a small tube, rod or anything that would fit snuggly in that hole.
Lock the doors, wait and try again
If no change the switch may be out of alignment or the problem is else where
Good Luck
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Sensor
[yes it’s a 3LT I just need to know how to get to the sensor to replace it, I can’t find any info on this, don’t really know the name of this sensor, any help would be great👍
QUOTE=Gearhead Jim;1601254455]Just to be sure, is your car a 2LT/2LZ or 3LT/3LZ?
Is the microswitch visible but pin appears to be hidden/missing?[/QUOTE]
QUOTE=Gearhead Jim;1601254455]Just to be sure, is your car a 2LT/2LZ or 3LT/3LZ?
Is the microswitch visible but pin appears to be hidden/missing?[/QUOTE]
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Sensor
[yes it’s a 3LT I just need to know how to get to the sensor to replace it, I can’t find any info on this, don’t really know the name of this sensor, any help would be great👍
QUOTE=Gearhead Jim;1601254455]Just to be sure, is your car a 2LT/2LZ or 3LT/3LZ?
Is the microswitch visible but pin appears to be hidden/missing?
QUOTE=Gearhead Jim;1601254455]Just to be sure, is your car a 2LT/2LZ or 3LT/3LZ?
Is the microswitch visible but pin appears to be hidden/missing?
there isn’t any pin, does anybody have a clue how to get to it to replace it
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there isn’t any pin, does anybody have a clue how to get to it to replace it[/QUOTE]
I'm a little fuzzy on terms. Can you see the switch in the hole? Can you see the little bead sticking out of the switch cylinder?
Elmer
I'm a little fuzzy on terms. Can you see the switch in the hole? Can you see the little bead sticking out of the switch cylinder?
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there isn’t any pin, does anybody have a clue how to get to it to replace it[/QUOTE]
If you click on the link in post #6, that will give you a rather fuzzy picture of what the roof stud hole looks like. You can see part of the switch "body" and the little pin protruding from the body.
Does your can appear to have the switch body but no pin, of is the hole just blank inside?
If the switch body is there but the pin is missing, just go to a dealership and have the parts guy look up the switch assembly. They should be able to order it for you.
If there is no switch body and the hole is just blank inside, then you don't have that disable function on the alarm. Maybe it wasn't available on the 2014 cars, or yours was omitted by mistake. Either way, probably unfixable..
If you click on the link in post #6, that will give you a rather fuzzy picture of what the roof stud hole looks like. You can see part of the switch "body" and the little pin protruding from the body.
Does your can appear to have the switch body but no pin, of is the hole just blank inside?
If the switch body is there but the pin is missing, just go to a dealership and have the parts guy look up the switch assembly. They should be able to order it for you.
If there is no switch body and the hole is just blank inside, then you don't have that disable function on the alarm. Maybe it wasn't available on the 2014 cars, or yours was omitted by mistake. Either way, probably unfixable..
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Interior switch
I had to replace the switch, the bin was broken off and it’s call a striker it’s about $105, and I did it myself, it’s where the driver side roof bin that fits into the hole to hold your roof on there’s a tiny pin in that hole that makes your interior alarm work, I replaced it and now it work fine part # 23374302 driver side.👍
