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Old 04-05-2014 | 02:48 AM
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Default In dire need of help

Bought my dream car (05' crossfire coupe limited) 63 days ago as of today April 5th. only 2 days after purchase HELL started. the alarm sounded. 2 days later i was awoken and kept awake by the car's alarm sounding 6 times early in the morning. fast forward to today and the dealer has replaced a sensor in the drivers door, and the SKREEM module has been replaced. not to mention it has been in the shop 7 times so far for the same problem three of those times they worked on it trying to resolve the issue. I just recently got the crossfire back 3 days ago after chrysler had it for 7 days. They had it for 7 days and had their "EXPERT" mechanic and only him working on it. He checked over the skreem module replacement that was done by my dealer. I was told all was well and they even kept the car an extra day to make sure their work was good. All it took was 3 days later for the alarm to sound again. there alarm has sounded more than 30 times since i bought it. I have already woken up in the middle of the night thinking I hear my alarm then I realize i don't have the car its in the shop and i got a rental. Not to mention sitting here typing this I have stopped a few times to listen for the alarm only to realize I have disconnected the cars battery and it shouldn't go off. I say shouldn't because there was a time when the alarm sounded while the battery was disconnected, i was eventually locked out of the car that day. Long story of why i couldn't get in, the car wasn't accepting the key fob signal and there was a bar disconnected in the driver side door. when my dealer replaced the drivers side sensor (i say sensor because I don't actually know what the name of the sensor was, I was never told) he forgot to latch the bar to the key slot and the lock so i couldn't manually unlock the door. some good mechanics right?? so i say again i have had the car about two months now, it has been in the shop roughly 50% of that time for the same problem, the skreem module has been replaced, a drivers side door sensor has been replaced, i have not had my car for a full straight week yet.
my question: Is there a way I can completely disable or remove the anti theft alarm/feature. i don't care if the car had no alarm in it.I just want a 2005 Chrysler Crossfire Limited Coupe without the problem of it sounding its alarm randomly. i could live without the car having an anti theft feature. Now if i were somehow able to disable the siren and for some reason the car would sense danger in that it would sound the siren would the lights still flash, the siren wouldn't sound because it would be disabled. in other words if the siren is disabled would the lights still flash. i am getting tired of having to disconnect the battery everywhere I go just to keep it from sounding. I am just happy that my dealer and chrysler are believing my situation because as with anybody car problem it doesn't do it at the dealer. Yes my car has never sounded its alarm when it was in someones else's hands. I have also heard the batteries in the siren can go bad and can be replaced with some soldiering skills could this be something to look into. please i just want some peace of mind knowing that i can go to bed with my dream car being securely locked and quiet and not having complaints from the neighbors that the alarm woke them up again.
 
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Old 04-05-2014 | 05:26 AM
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Default Re: In dire need of help

sound like the siren is bad it has batteries in it just unplug it that is what i did on mine
 
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Old 04-05-2014 | 07:06 AM
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Yes, most likely dead Varta batteries in the siren module.
Often, when these batteries die, they leak corrosive crap all over the circuit board and there you go.
To unplug the siren :
Remove all the Torx head screws along the front edge of the plastic cowl in front of the windshield.
Cut the 2 tie wraps ( if they are there ) on the front of the cowl.
Push the 2 metal clips holding the O2 sensor wires to the cowl down and they will release.
Lift the cowl up on the passenger side, and using a small flashlight, spot the module ( just a bit to the passenger side from center )
get your left arm in there and press on the connector while wiggling and it will disconnect.
 
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Old 04-05-2014 | 08:25 AM
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Well, as mentioned above, you can do this, but why didn't the expert mechanic just replace the siren? And, how do you know they replaced the skreem? Did they show you the old part? Sorry, but I just don't trust dealerships anymore...
 
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