# 2005 Ford Escape alarm goes off on its own

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-ford-escape-alarm-goes-off-on-its-own/117929>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** escape, ford\
**Created:** [May 23, 2018, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-ford-escape-alarm-goes-off-on-its-own/117929 "2018-05-23T18:48:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![robert361](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d07c76/32.png) [@robert361](https://community.cartalk.com/u/robert361)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-ford-escape-alarm-goes-off-on-its-own/117929/1 "2018-05-23T18:48:49Z")

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car alarm keeps going off on its own

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-ford-escape-alarm-goes-off-on-its-own/117929/2 "2018-05-23T21:01:09Z")

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Do all the door and hatch switches properly control the interior lights? No? replace that switch. The alarm system may think the door or hatch is open with a bad switch. If it is an aftermarket system, check the switchs first but consider removing it and tossing it in the bin.