Permanently disable car alarm

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Asked by GuruXXX2T Oct 17, 2018 at 05:28 PM about the 2009 Toyota Camry XLE

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Hello, can anyone help me with my car alarm?  I
have a Toyota Camry 2009 XLE. Out of nowhere my
alarm keeps going off all hours of the night. I tried
taking out the fuse and that did not work. Can
someone please tell me how I can permanently
disable the car alarm? The only way I'm getting by
right now is by constantly unhooking the battery.
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you

9 Answers

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I had same issue and same problem my neighbor even gets mad at middle of night .. I knew there will be some silly or stupid thing.. if anybody have clue or advice that's going help alot ..

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That sucks!!! I have same problem with my Camry for over 3 months, and now I want to get this done, on the midlle of the night I have to wake up and desactivate

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I need some help , my toyota camry 07 turns on alarm after rain even if it's parked. What might be the cause and what should I do? Luckily I am always available and near the parking but in case it happens at night it might cause inconvenience.

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A common problem with Camrys and the alarm is the hood sensor. The sensor is just a switch that is in the closed position when the hood is shut. When it becomes dirty or corroded it cannot make the connection and then cannot close the circuit. Or in this case barely closes the circuit and with temp and humidity changes loses the connection while just sitting there. It is located in the hood latch. I cut the wires to the switch and soldered them together creating a permanently closed circuit. I have not had an issue since. There are a couple of videos about this on you tube.

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Michuck , I appreciate your comment ! Thats exactly the problem I’m having with my 09 Camry XLE . The alarm goes off for no reason and hood sensor saying it open while driving but not . Helpful information I know where to start now . Thanks

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I am having the same problem with my camry 2009 xle. My alarm goes off within 15 minutes after I park my car somewhere. Then I have to switch on/off the car few times and lock/unlock to permanently stop the issue. It again starts when I go somewhere and park my car. This has started happening suddenly. Any help ?

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The connector for the sensor is the issue, as everyone has said. I unplugged the male and female connectors for the hood's sensor and squeezed in a small piece of aluminum foil into the female connector, and I no longer see "hood open" on my dash board or have the annoying alarm go off every time.

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2024 Camry CAR ALARM DISABLE: 1. Open driver door, leave open. 2. Locate Alarm Unit: Alarm Unit is located on driver side, under dash, lower left. Green light should be flashing on front of Alarm Unit. 3. Locate Alarm Unit Button: Alarm Unit Button is located on the bottom center of Alarm Unit. You can feel the button slightly push in when pressing on the button. Leave button in initial (unpressed) condition. 3. Start car. 4. WITHIN 3 SECONDS, PUSH and HOLD the Alarm Unit Button until the green flashing light on Alarm Unit goes to steady green. 5. Release Alarm Unit Button, turn off engine. 6. Green light on Alarm Unit should remain steady green. 7. Alarm is now DISABLED.

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