Tolley38

New owner questions….

When the trunk catch is released should the trunk lid fully open by itself? (ala mini van)

I didn’t know my new to me 99 base had an alarm until it went off in my driveway just now.
I will assume this was a fluke since it hasn’t done it in the two weeks I’ve owned it.
I’ve studied up on activating and shutting it off (don’t want to be “that guy” at 2 in the morning)
but I’m wondering what will cause it do what it’s supposed to do. A bump? Door handle? Jacking it up? Is it trustworthy? I’ve read that some people have disconnected the alarm horn and that makes me wonder if it’s even worth chancing a false alarm in the middle of the night.

tcora

no

do you have, and, if so, have you read your owners manual?

BondJ

Check the battery. How old is it? A crapped battery will trigger the alarm. If poss use a Ctek or similar maintainer if the car is not driven regularly

Tolley38

thanks. The battery is young and strong but I’ll have it checked anyhow.

elav

This could be caused by a flaky ignition switch. When you lock the car does it not make a noise, honk once, or honk twice?

Tolley38

Thank you for the response.
I cured the problem by trading the car in on a pristine 2014 Boxster base. 😁😁😎