My alarm goes off when I now lock the car!!

[adamj29 133]

Yesterday I fitted a Blitz SUS Induction kit, and the Beat Sonic shark fin aerial. I then washed my car (not sure if any of this is relevant). After doing this I went to lock the car on the door handle and the car started beeping about 5 times or so, and then the alarm went off.

 

So I unlocked the car via the remote and the alarm stopped. I then tried locking the damn thing again using the remote this time and the same thing happened, leading to me deafening myself. I've tried locking and unlocking it with the handle and remote in different ways but to no prevail.

 

I've looked in the owners manual and it has mentioned that this could be cause by a door being left open or the key left inside the car, which isn't the case.

 

Does anyone know what the problem could be? I'm a bit concerned that when fitting the air filter, I had to disconnect and reconnect a sensor and this may of somehow tripped the alarm / locking system.

 

So anyway basically I have a car that won't lock..... 

 

Cheers 

[Twigman 93]

Check the bonnet sensor. Make sure the conical thing that locates in the cup on the underside of the bonnet (driver's side) is correctly aligned and compressing fully when the bonnet is closed.Your car thiks the bonnet is open when you try to lock it.

[rob275 1817]

as Ian says, sounds like the bonnet sensor to me there should be a little cup on the bonnet for it to sit in.

[adamj29 133]

Thanks Ian and Rob, I've just gone out and readjusted the sensor, when I was leaning into the engine bay I must of lent on it moving it out of place. It all works now! Muchas Gracias!! 

[nikndel 509]

with us lot who needs to go to Toyotas eh?

[Palsx 1]

Same thing happened to me too - seems the whole bonnet sensor is a little flimsy for my liking