# 2012 Toyota RAV4 - Alarm issues

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-toyota-rav4-alarm-issues/178076>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota\
**Created:** [July 16, 2021, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-toyota-rav4-alarm-issues/178076 "2021-07-16T19:59:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![PAMELAMSALZA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9f8e36/32.png) [@PAMELAMSALZA](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PAMELAMSALZA)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2021, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-toyota-rav4-alarm-issues/178076/1 "2021-07-16T19:59:42Z")

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alarm blares loudly when locking car, just last night, could not get it to stop even with key fob

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**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2021, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-toyota-rav4-alarm-issues/178076/2 "2021-07-16T20:10:03Z")

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[3 Ways to Shut Off a Car Alarm That Won’t Quit - wikiHow](https://www.wikihow.com/Shut-Off-a-Car-Alarm-That-Won%27t-Quit)  
also make sure all the doors are shut properly. if one is ajar a little it might cause alarm to stay on.

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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:** [July 18, 2021, 12:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-toyota-rav4-alarm-issues/178076/3 "2021-07-18T12:50:03Z")

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Is this the _genuine_ Toyota car alarm, or is it an aftermarket system?