# 2011 Toyota Camry - Alarm issues **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** toyota\ **Created:** [August 30, 2020, 11:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-toyota-camry-alarm-issues/169369 "2020-08-30T23:53:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Vickie38](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f04885/32.png) [@Vickie38](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Vickie38)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2020, 11:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-toyota-camry-alarm-issues/169369/1 "2020-08-30T23:53:40Z")
My car alarm is going off for no apparent reason, my “hood open” message comes on when I drive–the hood is NOT open, and my Maintenance Required light did not come on, telling me I was due for oil change. ---
**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2020, 2:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-toyota-camry-alarm-issues/169369/2 "2020-08-31T02:21:37Z")
You probably have a bad hood sensor, which would account for the dash warning and the alarm. If your Camry is anything like my 2009 Corolla the service indicator should come on every 5000 miles. I’ve been told it’s actually a tire rotation reminder but I use it for oil changes too. I don’t know why the light wouldn’t come on when it’s supposed to but maybe the bulb or LED is bad or disconnected somehow? ---
**Author:** ![Vickie38](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f04885/32.png) [@Vickie38](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Vickie38)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2020, 2:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-toyota-camry-alarm-issues/169369/3 "2020-08-31T02:53:01Z")
Thanks for the info–that doesn’t sound terribly hard or expensive to fix. I appreciate the advice. Thanks again!