Subject: Have you tried looking at the hood switch sensor. It is Author: hypercritic : member since November, 2006 : 1064 posts Posted on: 2008-03-13 23:51:30

known to fail and cause the alarm to activate at the most inconvenient times. Hope this helps.

Antioch, CA


2001 740iL
2003 530i
2001 Nissan Pathfinder

1993 Saab 9000 CSE turbo
2002 Saab 9-3 Convertible

• Alarm system - jwarmuth 2008-03-13 22:26:29 (383 views)
  • BTW, are you Jeff Warmuth from Northern VA, near DC and used to work for STK? (nt) - larryd740il as sdmike 2008-03-14 18:11:01 (258 views)
  • +whatever... mine was the hood switch that was flakey.. (nt) - larryd740il as sdmike 2008-03-14 18:09:00 (325 views)
  • ditto those below...if you've disabled the motion & TILT sensor...and it still (pic) - Q 2008-03-14 11:52:35 (2860 views)
    • i wasn't aware a double press also deactivated the tilt sensor (nt) - ian 2008-03-14 21:29:05 (334 views)
      • duh, nevermind. i know i know...check the manual! (nt) - ian 2008-03-14 21:32:34 (262 views)
        • Hahaha...I love it...here's the info from owners manual...for good measure...8-) (pic) - Q 2008-03-14 23:53:51 (385 views)
  • a double press only deactivates the motion sensor. you may need a new incline (url) - ian 2008-03-13 23:53:19 (286 views)
  • Have you tried looking at the hood switch sensor. It is - hypercritic 2008-03-13 23:51:30 (327 views)
    • +1 - bsnedeker 2008-03-14 09:18:54 (153 views)
  • Don't the 2001's all have the newer ultrasonic sensor in the headliner? - DavidC 2008-03-13 23:13:07 (261 views)
    • lol trust me its the HOOD SENSOR - snitch740i 2008-03-14 04:14:37 (428 views)
      • I had the same issue on the 1999, I figured the ultrasonic sensor - 04sshd 2008-03-14 12:05:47 (322 views)