@georgef551 You said that when the alarm goes off and the keys battery has run out then your pretty well screwed. On a couple of our cars the key actually charges when its docked in the ignition barrel, Dont know how it works, but it does :D
You can disable most of these factory set protocols with a little know how. My fathers camaro had 8 of these type functions on it that he disabled one by one. For instance one was that if you unlocked the door with the key, you had 7 seconds to put it in the ignition and start the car or the horn would sound.
I was hoping the Dodge/Chrystler models didn't have these standard, as my car, and others I drove, didn't. The manual only shows how to disable the basic panic function.
It would've been nice for the dealer to have some literature on this. I figured it out on my own, via several trial-and-error combos.
Wouldn't surprise me if it was a Taurus body, because the older Focus body was the same as a Toyta Corrola. Then Hyndai made a Ford model in the 90's, forget which.
Hahahaha that was way too funny!! "The panic alarm goes off, so you hit the panic button you'd think you'd shut it off, it just goes faster!" *BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP*
Once you figure it out, it's not all too bad. It would've been nice if there were instructions on how to disable it (owner's manual has directions for a regular panic alarm).
If the battery dies just unlock it with the key and then put it in the ignition and turn it on and it will shit off. I have a Chrysler pacifica 2005 it dies the same thing . I don't have the remote I have to put the key in the door every time and the alarm sounds . I have to get in and put it in the ignition switch it to on and it shuts off . But keep it on for 5 sec.
GM does that too....both my remotes for my 06 Chevy HHR died so now the alarm goes off every time I unlock it. Fortunately it still starts and the alarm turns off once started, which actually kind of defeats the purpose...
At least you have that luxury. The first time I had this alarm go off (another vehicle, still Dodge), turning it on, and driving, didn't shut it off. Ultimately figured it out, by chance.
Do you think maybe I was referring to the battery in the KEY FOB?! How would the alarm go off if the car battery was dead? You were COMPLETELY off the mark, and didn't listen.
With that said, you really need to be careful about calling someone a "dumbass", when you, to some people reading your comment, and saw this reply, might think it's you (not me. I'm bettter than that, but you know how kids are).
@georgef551 Yeah bro, its all good. I've got the Viper 5901 on my vehicle with 3 14v sirens. Shes louder than a bitch with kinky sex!:P Diddnt mean to start shit, my bad<33
I used to own a 2002 Nissan Altima "Limited", I just recently sold it. It did something similar as well. If you you locked the door with the remote, and tried to unlock it with the key, it went off. You had to lock it from inside to use the key. What was extremly annoying wis if you locked it either way, and pulled on the door handle, it went off. And when that happends, the only way to turn off the alarm was to actually crank the damn car up, not just unlock it with the remote.
i know on my car the key has a chip that will alow the car to open with the main key without the alarm going off and if i use a key with the same cut without the chip the alarm will sound and the car will not start
i think i know the problem, same thing happend with my 09 durango, i turn the key backwards and it unlocks no problem, i turn it back and forword and and pull it out and open the door and the alarm goes off. i think dodge (chrysler) designed this incase someone gets a key cut (reposessors) and trys to get into the car it can alert them someones getting into it. but thats my best suggestion.
The reason for this is because if someone tries to use a false key to unlock the car or the "tennis ball technique" then the alarm will sound and shield the ignition lock. If the fob has run flat then put it into the door lock and then open the car the alarm will sound but as long as you have the key blade to put in the ignition the alarm will stop. You will find that locking the with the fob from inside and trying to get out will sound an alarm and the deadlocks will not let you out.
That didn't work for me. I started the vehicle, first time I encountered this system, in a Ram, drove a little, alarm still blazing. Ultimately mashed buttons to stop it. At least I figured it out the 3'rd time, on a similar car to this one.
@howardboi100 Its not a very nice car at the end of the day and it is pretty cheap to run and a cheap car altogether you should get a range rover like me I get a new one every year and a new jaguar every year and I also own a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro if you want I still have my 2010 range rover you can have it if you like because I have a 2011 one now. Let me know mate
@georgef551 Neons are old man car if your worried about running cost then I will cover it for you I cant bear to see people less fortunate then me please take it mate it has 9,000 miles and is in mint condition its a special armoured version it has bulletproof glass and ceramic plates inside the doors and trunk and hood its got a foam filled self sealing fuel tank and runflat tires its worth $192,000 I paid £246,000 for it so take advantage and its resistant to upto an ak47.
That is pretty stupid. As a previous comment said, it may think you are reaching in and unlocking the door by hand and opening it. Not that it shouldn't be smarter than that.
should someone manage to unlock the car using the tumbler in the door, the alarm will still go off as a safety measure. usually inserting the key into the ignition and turning to position 2 will cancel it.
the alarm when the door is opened has nothing to do with the panic feature.
but most cars give you about 10 seconds to put the key in the ignition before the alarm goes off, seems stupid dodge doesn't do this
It thinks u put you arm threw the window and lifted up the lock and opened the door, but they shud of added something that disables that when you use the key.
This is standard on most cars. why would you want to unlock with the key if you have used the power lock button to lock the doors? if you dont want this to happen lock the doors manualy with out using the power lock button.. and if the keyfob batterys die.. which hardley ever happens then you let the alarm go off until you start the car.,, once the car is started it will rest the alarm...
I've tried starting a vehicle with this, the first time I came across this, and that didn't stop the alarm, either. Two loaners before this one, I figured it out, then again, it would've been nice to have instructions about this system.
My car doesn't do that, it's a 2003 Chevy Monte Carlo. When the car is locked and armed and I use the key, it acts like I hit the "Unlock" button the the remote. The alarm shuts off and the interior lights turn on before I open the door. Chevy got it right :P
I did figure it out, however, in these cases, starting the car, and driving it, didn't kill the alarms.
I think there should be some information placed on the seat, or dashboard, to let people know about the system. I had to figure it out for myself many loaners ago.
Big deal ,so you have to push another button! dodge /Chrysler isn't the only manufacture that has that issue!so dose some Toyota models and KIA/Hyundai. And by the way the maint on the mag is not any worse than any other car in its class,and the mileage is not bad for a 340 hp,24 mpg-30 can be attained depending on how you drive! so if you just do not like dodge for whatever reason then keep buying your rice burners that get all the recalls!
it dose that cus when you loke it you are turning the alarm on to unloke the doors with key you have to unloke the car then go to each door and loke it manaly by pushing the loke down then you can unloke the car its kinda canfusing
I think the dealer should've told me how to work this thing. The very first time it happened to me, I spent 5 minutes trying to shut it off. It took a third shot to get it (third time I needed a loaner, that is).
That is not the panic alarm, it's the theft alarm. Panic alarm is the faster one when you actually press on panic. We have a 300C and that is something I will check. Never unlocked with the key.
I thought it might've been some odd anti-theft device, as I find these very annoying, especially when you've never encountered it, and you don't know what to do. Manual says hit "Panic" to shut it off, which of course, didn't. Eventually, I figured it out.
If the battery goes dead on the keychain, you're screwed. :)
It's a nice car, but I would never get one of those things because the panic alarm being one, and two the gas price and it's to high maintenance. I would hate to have to replace anything on it.
Although someone pointed out (farther down the comments) that if it's locked by key, the alarm shouldn't go off. Useful information, if I need another loaner.
My small car co$t$ money to maintain. I'd HATE to see what the co$t is for this car ($10 of gas doesn't even get you 1/8'th tank).
I'm pretty sure the owner can disarm the alarm feature and then it wouldn't do that. Nothing wrong with a built-in alarm though, especially if it scares off a would-be burglar who's trying to get your camera:)
I've driven the Charger & 300, which are sister cars to this, both are huge disappointments. They definitely standout on the road, but such a letdown to drive.
Most newer cars have factory anti-theft alarm systems. When you lock the car using the remote you also arm the alarm. When you unlock using the key the alarm is still armed so it goes off when you open the door.
I'm not sure about Dodge Magnums but on GM cars if you lock the car with the key only the alarm is not armed and doesn't go off the next time the car is unlocked.
LOL yeah that does have to be a pain. I have no idea what its like since my car doesnt even have an alarm, if someone is going to break into my car they are going to be in for a laugh because there is nothing..LOL
This is on all cars. I noticed it on my parent's old Hyundai Sonata, and my grandma's Hyundai Elantra. It is a feature that prevents lockpicking, but it is very annoying.
The worst part is that it draws attention to the fact that you're driving a Dodge/Chrysler.
MisterRivers 5 days ago
@MisterRivers
Could be a Toyota, which screams "Death Trap on Wheels". :)
georgef551 5 days ago
Dont they charge when they're in? Thats what happens in our cars..
EuanRams 1 week ago
@EuanRams
Huh? Not following.
georgef551 1 week ago
@georgef551 You said that when the alarm goes off and the keys battery has run out then your pretty well screwed. On a couple of our cars the key actually charges when its docked in the ignition barrel, Dont know how it works, but it does :D
EuanRams 1 week ago
@EuanRams
Hmm...Interesting.
I wouldn't put it past Detroit to think that one through. Then again....
georgef551 1 week ago
the 1999 saturn sl2 i had did it to me as well...scared the shit out of me
tjjstfu1992 2 weeks ago
You can disable most of these factory set protocols with a little know how. My fathers camaro had 8 of these type functions on it that he disabled one by one. For instance one was that if you unlocked the door with the key, you had 7 seconds to put it in the ignition and start the car or the horn would sound.
ClubCrew 2 weeks ago
@ClubCrew
I was hoping the Dodge/Chrystler models didn't have these standard, as my car, and others I drove, didn't. The manual only shows how to disable the basic panic function.
It would've been nice for the dealer to have some literature on this. I figured it out on my own, via several trial-and-error combos.
georgef551 2 weeks ago
My car do the same and it's Mazda
ProtegeTuype 3 weeks ago
Very Ford Taurus like on the inside.
TheMrGuest 3 weeks ago
@TheMrGuest
Wouldn't surprise me if it was a Taurus body, because the older Focus body was the same as a Toyta Corrola. Then Hyndai made a Ford model in the 90's, forget which.
georgef551 3 weeks ago
Hahahaha that was way too funny!! "The panic alarm goes off, so you hit the panic button you'd think you'd shut it off, it just goes faster!" *BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP*
godzillaruun 3 weeks ago
@godzillaruun
Once you figure it out, it's not all too bad. It would've been nice if there were instructions on how to disable it (owner's manual has directions for a regular panic alarm).
georgef551 3 weeks ago
most newer ford and chevys don that now too
mjaco2011 1 month ago
Subaru does the same thing. If you ask me, it's just another 1st world problem
gibsonguitar11 1 month ago
@gerogef551 sorry I meant Shut and does.
famous9799 2 months ago
Certainly a nice looking vehicle but geeez! Lol This is worse than jump starting a Lincoln LS.
TurboTarg 2 months ago
happend in my 1995 impala ss ... with aftermarket alarm installed
See5E 2 months ago
@See5E
Makes me wonder what this one is. The manuals don't mention the system these had.
georgef551 2 months ago
LMFAO had me dieng laughing when hes like "u press the panic button, THEN IT GOES FASTER"
hellpked 2 months ago
@hellpked
With no manuals, this was a bear to figure out. This time around, I knew how to use it, hence the demo.
georgef551 2 months ago
@georgef551 i understand man, just found it funny
hellpked 2 months ago
next video you should insert the key WHILE panic alarm is going on.
xKAUTiONx310x 2 months ago 2
@xKAUTiONx310x
Since I sold my Dodge, the chances of coming across this again is fairly low, not to say it couldn't happen again. Hopefully, I'll keep this in mind.
georgef551 2 months ago
If the battery dies just unlock it with the key and then put it in the ignition and turn it on and it will shit off. I have a Chrysler pacifica 2005 it dies the same thing . I don't have the remote I have to put the key in the door every time and the alarm sounds . I have to get in and put it in the ignition switch it to on and it shuts off . But keep it on for 5 sec.
famous9799 2 months ago
@famous9799
I think you meant to say "SHUT off". lol
I tried this the first time I set the alarm off. Didn't work. It just keps going.
georgef551 2 months ago
@famous9799 I think you meant to say "SHUT off". lol
I tried this the first time I set the alarm off. Didn't work. It just keps going.
georgef551 2 months ago
@famous9799 I think you meant to say "SHUT off". lol
I tried this the first time I set the alarm off. Didn't work. It just keps going.
georgef551 2 months ago
@famous9799 I think you meant to say SHUT off. lol
I tried this the first time I set the alarm off. Didn't work. It just keps going.
georgef551 2 months ago
GM does that too....both my remotes for my 06 Chevy HHR died so now the alarm goes off every time I unlock it. Fortunately it still starts and the alarm turns off once started, which actually kind of defeats the purpose...
elgavilan2000 2 months ago
@elgavilan2000
At least you have that luxury. The first time I had this alarm go off (another vehicle, still Dodge), turning it on, and driving, didn't shut it off. Ultimately figured it out, by chance.
georgef551 2 months ago
Wow, that IS annoying. I hope (possibly in vain) that the new jeep key fobs don't work like that.
DHMunroe 2 months ago
@DHMunroe
I believe it's something special that's setup, because the owner's manuals don't state anything about a system of this kind.
georgef551 2 months ago
You can program it differently. To do different things.
CamboCaC 2 months ago
@CamboCaC
I wish they programmed these different.
The manual in the glove compartment was of no help.
georgef551 2 months ago
My mum's Rover do that. Its annoying.
aureliocertified 3 months ago
a lot of cars do that now.... i hate it.
Yvx79 3 months ago
what crappy dodge car was this?
jman66053 4 months ago
@jman66053
I forget, as I had a Charger and a Calliber. I think it's the later of the two.
georgef551 4 months ago
@georgef551 oh ok
jman66053 4 months ago
@jman66053 Magnum he said it in the beginning of the dam video:)
CrashTestUmpire 3 months ago
@CrashTestUmpire
I never bothered to review the video. Couldn't answer. :D
georgef551 3 months ago
@georgef551 lol yeah sometimes that does happen do care to subscribe thanks!
CrashTestUmpire 3 months ago
God, be more of a dumbass. Look, battery dead, no alarm. No matter what, if your battery was dead, your not going anywhere
360ModsandHacks 5 months ago
@360ModsandHacks
Do you think maybe I was referring to the battery in the KEY FOB?! How would the alarm go off if the car battery was dead? You were COMPLETELY off the mark, and didn't listen.
With that said, you really need to be careful about calling someone a "dumbass", when you, to some people reading your comment, and saw this reply, might think it's you (not me. I'm bettter than that, but you know how kids are).
georgef551 5 months ago
@georgef551 Yeah bro, its all good. I've got the Viper 5901 on my vehicle with 3 14v sirens. Shes louder than a bitch with kinky sex!:P Diddnt mean to start shit, my bad<33
360ModsandHacks 5 months ago
@360ModsandHacks
No boggie. Probably had a brain fart. Those suck, especially at the worst moments. :)
(I ate crow not too long ago, so it happens. :P)
georgef551 5 months ago
my Ne w jeep does it when i lock it and someone breaks the window and maunually unlocks it the alarm go off
xXXGoodnessXXx 6 months ago
I used to own a 2002 Nissan Altima "Limited", I just recently sold it. It did something similar as well. If you you locked the door with the remote, and tried to unlock it with the key, it went off. You had to lock it from inside to use the key. What was extremly annoying wis if you locked it either way, and pulled on the door handle, it went off. And when that happends, the only way to turn off the alarm was to actually crank the damn car up, not just unlock it with the remote.
marlborroism 6 months ago
@marlborroism
That is annoying, but at least the exit strategy was somewhat straightfoward.
georgef551 6 months ago
@georgef551 if the keyfob is dead on another chrysler group vehicle if the alarm goes of u can start the vehcle and the alarm stops
s61095 4 months ago
@s61095
Not here. I've started the car before, the alarm still blares away.
georgef551 4 months ago
@georgef551 oh
s61095 4 months ago
i know on my car the key has a chip that will alow the car to open with the main key without the alarm going off and if i use a key with the same cut without the chip the alarm will sound and the car will not start
RiorXD 7 months ago
@RiorXD
That setup is a lot better than this. Yours makes a lot more sense.
georgef551 7 months ago
@georgef551 maybe since its the car they lend out they spend less money on it. i think the car we have had the option for the chip. i dont remember.
RiorXD 7 months ago
@RiorXD
I don't think this was standard on their vehicles, either. Their loaners tend to be on the higher end of the spectrum, for each make/model.
georgef551 7 months ago
yep dodges give you troubles O_o
jman66053 8 months ago
You have too click unlock twice.
bjthedjdutchdude1992 8 months ago
@bjthedjdutchdude1992
Never tried that one....
georgef551 8 months ago
THAT ALARM SYSTEMS FUCKING STUPIE
firewworks1010 10 months ago
@firewworks1010
I hate it, too.
georgef551 10 months ago
i think i know the problem, same thing happend with my 09 durango, i turn the key backwards and it unlocks no problem, i turn it back and forword and and pull it out and open the door and the alarm goes off. i think dodge (chrysler) designed this incase someone gets a key cut (reposessors) and trys to get into the car it can alert them someones getting into it. but thats my best suggestion.
wafflesrox 11 months ago
@wafflesrox
Hmm. That's interesting.
georgef551 11 months ago
I wish my biggest problem in life is that my loaner car doesn't have the keys I like
amoran94 11 months ago
@amoran94
So do I.
This is just plain annoying.
georgef551 11 months ago
The reason for this is because if someone tries to use a false key to unlock the car or the "tennis ball technique" then the alarm will sound and shield the ignition lock. If the fob has run flat then put it into the door lock and then open the car the alarm will sound but as long as you have the key blade to put in the ignition the alarm will stop. You will find that locking the with the fob from inside and trying to get out will sound an alarm and the deadlocks will not let you out.
howardboi100 11 months ago
@howardboi100
That didn't work for me. I started the vehicle, first time I encountered this system, in a Ram, drove a little, alarm still blazing. Ultimately mashed buttons to stop it. At least I figured it out the 3'rd time, on a similar car to this one.
georgef551 11 months ago
@howardboi100 Its not a very nice car at the end of the day and it is pretty cheap to run and a cheap car altogether you should get a range rover like me I get a new one every year and a new jaguar every year and I also own a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro if you want I still have my 2010 range rover you can have it if you like because I have a 2011 one now. Let me know mate
howardboi100 11 months ago
@howardboi100
I'm all set. My Neon does me well, and is super cheap to run.
georgef551 11 months ago
@georgef551 Neons are old man car if your worried about running cost then I will cover it for you I cant bear to see people less fortunate then me please take it mate it has 9,000 miles and is in mint condition its a special armoured version it has bulletproof glass and ceramic plates inside the doors and trunk and hood its got a foam filled self sealing fuel tank and runflat tires its worth $192,000 I paid £246,000 for it so take advantage and its resistant to upto an ak47.
howardboi100 11 months ago
@howardboi100
I'm old. :)
I like my Neon. I couldn't care less for bigger vehicles. I get those as loaners at times, and am very uncomfortable driving them.
I guess that's what happens when you only drive comapcts.
georgef551 11 months ago
It's a nice & ugly car. Looks like a station wagon on steroids.
twinsmm1 1 year ago
@twinsmm1
It does. I think they wanted to "Man-Up" the Station Wagon.
georgef551 1 year ago
It shouldnt be like that.
MrEscape7 1 year ago
@MrEscape7
I'm thinking the dealership has it setup this way. The people there said it's odd that it's working like this.
It's repeatable on all their loaners.
georgef551 1 year ago
@georgef551 Okay.
MrEscape7 1 year ago
@georgef551 the dealer didnt do this my 05 liberty does this too
robbie5448 1 year ago
@robbie5448
Whatever it is, I hope it's not a standard feature.
georgef551 1 year ago
@georgef551 i think its the loaded ones because the loaner u had was the highest trim and my liberty is the fully loaded
robbie5448 1 year ago
@robbie5448
Good. I can't afford full trim. :)
Still, if the key fob battery dies, what to do? Can't just simply drive it.
georgef551 1 year ago
@georgef551 idk id rip out the horn lol
robbie5448 1 year ago
haha, if the batteries dead, the alarm wont go off...
mattjohnston1992 1 year ago
@mattjohnston1992
I meant the batteries in the key fob.
What do you do then, since letting it blare, or driving off, doesn't kill the alarm (tried it before)?
georgef551 1 year ago
That is pretty stupid. As a previous comment said, it may think you are reaching in and unlocking the door by hand and opening it. Not that it shouldn't be smarter than that.
SchindlerHaughton 1 year ago
@SchindlerHaughton
If this was an option, I can live with that. If the cars come this way, I just have to lock the door with the key.
georgef551 1 year ago
should someone manage to unlock the car using the tumbler in the door, the alarm will still go off as a safety measure. usually inserting the key into the ignition and turning to position 2 will cancel it.
the alarm when the door is opened has nothing to do with the panic feature.
but most cars give you about 10 seconds to put the key in the ignition before the alarm goes off, seems stupid dodge doesn't do this
JO3YB777 1 year ago
@JO3YB777
It doesn't shut off at all. I've tried all of this (I'm sure I did), and stumbled about the right combo.
georgef551 1 year ago
It thinks u put you arm threw the window and lifted up the lock and opened the door, but they shud of added something that disables that when you use the key.
funkeyman606 1 year ago
@funkeyman606
IBreak window, and unlock. Is that what you're trying to say? Could be, because that makes sense.
At least I figured this out, without instructions, even!
georgef551 1 year ago
Now that Fiat owns them, have they changed it?
alexweb8 1 year ago
@alexweb8
I don't know. The loaner fleet won't be cycled to newer vehicles for many years, as they just cycled through prior to the takeover.
georgef551 1 year ago
This is standard on most cars. why would you want to unlock with the key if you have used the power lock button to lock the doors? if you dont want this to happen lock the doors manualy with out using the power lock button.. and if the keyfob batterys die.. which hardley ever happens then you let the alarm go off until you start the car.,, once the car is started it will rest the alarm...
chadcaudell 1 year ago
@chadcaudell
I've tried starting a vehicle with this, the first time I came across this, and that didn't stop the alarm, either. Two loaners before this one, I figured it out, then again, it would've been nice to have instructions about this system.
georgef551 1 year ago
My car doesn't do that, it's a 2003 Chevy Monte Carlo. When the car is locked and armed and I use the key, it acts like I hit the "Unlock" button the the remote. The alarm shuts off and the interior lights turn on before I open the door. Chevy got it right :P
nyislanders66497 1 year ago
@nyislanders66497
Maybe Chystler will learn something.....
Naa. I'll just demand the system be removed, if I got another car from them (personal, not a loaner).
georgef551 1 year ago
my chevy malibu did the same thing..
there are manywhays to turn off my panic alarm
1.push unlock
2.start the car.
let the thing keep beeping
97purpleboy 1 year ago
@97purpleboy
I did figure it out, however, in these cases, starting the car, and driving it, didn't kill the alarms.
I think there should be some information placed on the seat, or dashboard, to let people know about the system. I had to figure it out for myself many loaners ago.
georgef551 1 year ago
yes but the point is you lock the car with the key and you stay without batterie and happens that the panic alarm goes of
ilovecarsify 1 year ago
my father has an audi and has the same problem
ilovecarsify 1 year ago
@ilovecarsify
Others were right. Just lock the door with the key, and it'll not go off.
georgef551 1 year ago
Big deal ,so you have to push another button! dodge /Chrysler isn't the only manufacture that has that issue!so dose some Toyota models and KIA/Hyundai. And by the way the maint on the mag is not any worse than any other car in its class,and the mileage is not bad for a 340 hp,24 mpg-30 can be attained depending on how you drive! so if you just do not like dodge for whatever reason then keep buying your rice burners that get all the recalls!
ambersstar1 1 year ago
@ambersstar1
Actually, I have a Dodge, and it gets FAR better milage than this got. (Then again, it's a HEMI.)
So I have to push a button, but what if the batteries decide to quit after locking it up?
See where I'm going?
It would've been nice to know how the system worked beforehand.
georgef551 1 year ago
just hit unlock, not a big friggin deal.
moscowremix 1 year ago
@moscowremix
What if the battery dies?
Big "friggin" deal. :)
georgef551 1 year ago
@georgef551 turn the key in the ignition :)
moscowremix 1 year ago
@moscowremix
Nope. That doesn't work, either.
I didn't see anything about this system in the manual either. It says push "Panic" to shut it off. Doesn't do that, either, it just beeps faster.
The dealer should've told me about this system. It took me 4 trippings to figure it out. :)
georgef551 1 year ago
@georgef551 should not have brought your car to ron bouchards, that place is a shithole.
moscowremix 1 year ago
@moscowremix
(1) That's where I bought the car.
(2) If they screw it up, I get free repairs!
(This being, the Power Train they were working on, is still under waranty.)
georgef551 1 year ago
it dose that cus when you loke it you are turning the alarm on to unloke the doors with key you have to unloke the car then go to each door and loke it manaly by pushing the loke down then you can unloke the car its kinda canfusing
kalei661 1 year ago
@kalei661
I figured most of that out later on (before the video) with these systems. Although manual locking to avoid it, I didn't know until I got responses.
People beat you to it, but I thank you for the help!
georgef551 1 year ago
My car duznt do that, but i want it to! Anyone know how to?
funkeyman606 1 year ago
LOL u Should Try CarGrard Alarm it gose off every time u open the door
Matty3697 1 year ago
@Matty3697
I think the dealer should've told me how to work this thing. The very first time it happened to me, I spent 5 minutes trying to shut it off. It took a third shot to get it (third time I needed a loaner, that is).
georgef551 1 year ago
idk why it does that. i can lock my 2002 jeep grand cherokee and it's alarm activates.
Then i can unlock it with the key and the alarm doesnt go off.
kewlick31 1 year ago
@kewlick31
The dealer probably has it set up that way.
My 2004 Neon doesn't do this, either.
georgef551 1 year ago
idk why it does that. i can lock my 2002 jeep grand cherokee and it's alarm activates.
Then i can unlock it with the key and the alarm doesnt go off.
kewlick31 1 year ago
@kewlick31
My Neon is the same way. Lock and unlock as I please, no alarm. I like it that way better.
georgef551 1 year ago
That is not the panic alarm, it's the theft alarm. Panic alarm is the faster one when you actually press on panic. We have a 300C and that is something I will check. Never unlocked with the key.
Iand85 2 years ago
I thought it might've been some odd anti-theft device, as I find these very annoying, especially when you've never encountered it, and you don't know what to do. Manual says hit "Panic" to shut it off, which of course, didn't. Eventually, I figured it out.
If the battery goes dead on the keychain, you're screwed. :)
georgef551 2 years ago
It's a nice car, but I would never get one of those things because the panic alarm being one, and two the gas price and it's to high maintenance. I would hate to have to replace anything on it.
SeaCoastGirl1987 2 years ago
Those are my big reasons as well.
Although someone pointed out (farther down the comments) that if it's locked by key, the alarm shouldn't go off. Useful information, if I need another loaner.
My small car co$t$ money to maintain. I'd HATE to see what the co$t is for this car ($10 of gas doesn't even get you 1/8'th tank).
georgef551 2 years ago
I'm pretty sure the owner can disarm the alarm feature and then it wouldn't do that. Nothing wrong with a built-in alarm though, especially if it scares off a would-be burglar who's trying to get your camera:)
villarte 2 years ago
True, but it would've been nice to know this, especially the first time I encountered this issue. At least I know how to kill it now.
georgef551 2 years ago
I've driven the Charger & 300, which are sister cars to this, both are huge disappointments. They definitely standout on the road, but such a letdown to drive.
jtelev 2 years ago
My 2 negatives are:
(1) I put my hands at 9 and 3 on the wheel. Guess where the pillars are?
(2) Hemi = Gas Guzzler.
Actually, a third would be much higher maintanance costs, but in my case, non-issue.
georgef551 2 years ago
What's your regular car?
revo8778 2 years ago
Dodge Neon.
georgef551 2 years ago
Most newer cars have factory anti-theft alarm systems. When you lock the car using the remote you also arm the alarm. When you unlock using the key the alarm is still armed so it goes off when you open the door.
I'm not sure about Dodge Magnums but on GM cars if you lock the car with the key only the alarm is not armed and doesn't go off the next time the car is unlocked.
SkyFitsHeaven24 2 years ago
Hmm. Perhaps I should try that, the next time my car is in for major service (hoping it's scheduled PM).
georgef551 2 years ago
LOL yeah that does have to be a pain. I have no idea what its like since my car doesnt even have an alarm, if someone is going to break into my car they are going to be in for a laugh because there is nothing..LOL
Delaypat 2 years ago
This is on all cars. I noticed it on my parent's old Hyundai Sonata, and my grandma's Hyundai Elantra. It is a feature that prevents lockpicking, but it is very annoying.
thyssenelevator95 2 years ago
I dislike it. On a loaner, fine, but a purchase? No-so much.
georgef551 2 years ago