# 2011 RAM 1500 - False alarms

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-ram-1500-false-alarms/162645>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ram\
**Created:** [April 9, 2020, 5:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-ram-1500-false-alarms/162645 "2020-04-09T05:43:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![whiten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a9a28c/32.png) [@whiten](https://community.cartalk.com/u/whiten)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 5:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-ram-1500-false-alarms/162645/1 "2020-04-09T05:43:41Z")

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alarm goes off for no reason usually 2 or 3 in the morning and the last week or so its been hapening more and more

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**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-ram-1500-false-alarms/162645/2 "2020-04-09T20:36:20Z")

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Is this a factory system or an aftermarket one?

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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:** [April 9, 2020, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-ram-1500-false-alarms/162645/3 "2020-04-09T20:53:37Z")

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Maybe someone keeps trying to steal your truck.

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**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 9:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-ram-1500-false-alarms/162645/4 "2020-04-09T21:05:12Z")

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Maybe somebody checking cars for change etc.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-ram-1500-false-alarms/162645/5 "2020-04-09T21:34:05Z")

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> [@whiten](#):
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> alarm goes off

Isn’t that a good thing?  
I would be much more concerned if the alarm went ON.  
🤔

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**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 2:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-ram-1500-false-alarms/162645/6 "2020-04-10T02:21:15Z")

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Could be car prowlers but i’ve also seen car alarms go off for no reason in the neighborhood before. We have had car prowlers from time to time.

The most common causes appear to be a sensor in the hood latch failing or a bad connection at the battery.