My Passats Alarm :(
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The Bloody alarm on my Passats has now started to go off with no signs of why, have any of you vw nuts any ideas, any thing to look out for on the passats maybe??

thanking you.

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theres a button on the b pillar

Thatll turn off the internal sensors-might be worth a try

cheers buddy, I have however just done that and it still went off. :(

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Have you tried turning it off and on again....pmsl

Works for most other things..

Could be the classic car thief trick of making the alarm go off several times till you get pissed off with it and turn it off....then they break in?

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yes good point, but it started going off round a mates and went off with use standing by it, so i'm sure it's not that.

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Sorry, that was meant for the msn window not this thread.
Shane

Edited by shane on 12th Dec, 2007.

I think the clever german buggers linked the alarm into the OBD port, may be worth getting someone to plug a code reader in as it might be able to tell you what is setting it off.....

genral passat fault mate , my mates at work does the same and he hasnt found out why yet and niether has the garage.

always looking for them bigger bunches of bannanas

Hi,
Check the bonnet switch, common problem on most alarms as they're out in the elements getting covered in crud.
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cheers guys I'll give them a go

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Hammer!

my ex company Mk4 golf had exactly the same problem. Local VW dealer 'fixed' it by unplugging the siren connection apparently. It useed to still go off - just didn't make any noise.

I know if you plug it in to the diagnositic port, it should tell you which sensor is triggering the alarm - it does on my audi

was thinking that wasn't to helpful shane lol.

Nor is your comment NIC!

Cheers chaps, its looking like a plug in, I've now ordered some stuff to do this, I'll keep you updated, interestly enough driving home today the display flashed up a few times saying the luggage compartment was open when I clearly wasn't so I'm thinking this is the area for the alarm going off! i'm guessing there is a sensor around this area.

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Sounds like you've hit on the fault to me Matt, check out the pin switch on the boot.

Can't find one Tom, i think it might be in the lock knowing VW :o

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Perhaps the pin switch is on the locking mechanism itself....just a thought.

the switch is in the lock mechanism. Strip it out and clean everything up in the fist instance

Right the passat is sorted, (well I hope) as I said earlier my thoughts turned to the boot catch. I looks like the plug with the wires joining it to the catch sensor was all summed up and looked like it had water in! when I removed it (after turning the ignition on) the warming light on the dash went out! After cleaning it up and putting some copper grease on it. the light stayed out when the door was closed, the alarms been on all day and so far hasn't gone off.

Thanks for all your thoughts on this one.

Best 1/4 mile 13.2 seconds @116 mph
First 5 port miniturbo to make over 200 bhp on a carb?
First 5 port miniturbo to make over 200 bhp on Injection?

http://www.mattwoodsphotography.com