rossm100 Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Has anyone had any problems with the 370z alarm going off? Over the past 3 or 4 weeks my alarm has been going off randomly. At first I thought it was the usual wind or a cat or something but having seen it go off with no one near it I'm convinced theres a fault somewhere. Its now going off about once every other day and tonight i came home to it making a continuous high pitched beep. Its going back into the dealership for a second time next week. Last time they stuck it on the diagnostic and it read clear as I thought it would and said it was probably the wind Its a really annoying problem and I'm guessing theres not an easy fix. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will370z Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Sounds like a fault to me. Cant remember any else with a 370 that had this problem though. Hopefully ebized or chris-i will be able to provide some advice as they are very knowledgable when it comes to the 370 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Neighbours fitted a new wireless doorbell recently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Someone else had this problem and solved it by turning the ultrasonic sensors off, false alarms can be caused by strong gusts of wind through the air vents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossm100 Posted June 28, 2012 Author Share Posted June 28, 2012 im fairly sure its no anything external as its also gone off in the basement car park in work too. So that definitely ruled out wind etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zugara Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Are you parked near a CCTV, I have found that the ir sets them off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vern Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 I have a similar problem when mine is parked on my driveway. There was also a weird thing that happened one time where our neighbours thought they had a problem with their sky dish because there was a high pitched sound coming from it, but when we checked, it was actually coming from my 370 and it was like the radio waves from the alarm and the sky dish had somehow connected together. I never have a problem with the car when it's parked just outside my office and it's on a similar gradient and probably more exposed to the wind, so I definately think it's something to do with the signal that the intelligent locking system emits. There is a button on the plastic bulkhead beind the passenger seat that effectively disables the motion sensor element of the alarm. I did this on a ferry recently. You just push the buttom once and get out and lock the car as normal with the alarm. If you do this and still get false alarms, then it's probably not a cat or strong winds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zugara Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 It used to happen in my 350, if I parked near a CCTV in a car park it would go into alarm after about 5 mins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Someone else had this problem Was thinking the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossm100 Posted July 16, 2012 Author Share Posted July 16, 2012 Update on the alarm problems. Car was in the dealership for 3 days and they decided to replace the ECM and also replace a corroded terminal they found. So far the alarm hasn't gone off since (fingers crossed). I can't really complain about the dealership they seemed to stick at it and not just give up. So to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pr1ngle Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 That's great news rossm100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apcarter Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 my car juster started doing this, this afternoon its doing my nut in. any ideas? will it help taking the bat off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Motion sensor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 I can't see that taking the battery off will help as the alarm will/should have a back up battery Try turning the ultrasonics off to start with and check both windows are closing all the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike89 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 My alarm has being going off all the time recently. Had neighbours knock my door at 3am asking me to put it off. Is there a know. Fault on the 370? There's not been high winds recently and it appears to just happen at random Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Motion sensor. Could try seeing if that is the issue - switch behind the passenger seat, if not and it is still under warranty go to the dealer armed with the outcome below vvvvv. Update on the alarm problems. Car was in the dealership for 3 days and they decided to replace the ECM and also replace a corroded terminal they found. So far the alarm hasn't gone off since (fingers crossed). I can't really complain about the dealership they seemed to stick at it and not just give up. So to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike89 Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 I disable the intrusion and tilt sensor using the switch behind the passenger seat and the alarm still goes off. It is going in for a service in a couple weeks. My car is 4 years old now so not under warranty. it is becoming very embarrassing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brayster Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 I have had the same issue.. Now I put in the garage every night and hope no one hears it at night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suits Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Right, FFS, I'm in this club too now. Is there any way to lock the car without setting the alarm ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Right, FFS, I'm in this club too now. Is there any way to lock the car without setting the alarm ? With the key? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brayster Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 (edited) Right, FFS, I'm in this club too now. Is there any way to lock the car without setting the alarm ? I can't find away I thought about disconnecting the siren but thought that would bring more issues ... Strange mine doesn't go off all day at work - I think But does at night... Edited November 29, 2014 by Brayster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 On a 350 HR you can disable the alarm by twisting the ignition key from off to position 2 and off again, three times. Get out, lock as usual and hear a quiet, high-pitched confirmation sound. 370 got anything similar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suits Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Well, yesterday when I got home, I deactivated the tilt and sensors in the cabin and locked the car with the key. So far, so good. Hasn't gone off yet. I'll probably tinker with ways of locking it now to try and identify what the issue is. My money is in the cabin sensors. As my car sits for 4 weeks at a time sometimes I think the sensors may have got damp or something so I ran the heaters at 30 and at full blast for about half an hour on the way home yesterday in the hope it thawed them out. Also the 'i' fell off the boot on my Fairlady Z badge. All in all, a turd of a day for the DATSUN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike89 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 (edited) My car was in at Infiniti Glasgow yesterday, great service as per usual. The guy found out through diagnostics that it was one of the switches causing the alarm and pin-pointed it to the Bonnet Switch. He said it is common on the Infiniti car as they are exposed to the elements. If anybody has this problem with their 370Z it could well be something this simple. Edited December 5, 2014 by mike89 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suits Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Ah, good point mike89, thank you. So what was the problem ?? Had it simply perished or something ?? I recently topped up my window washed bottle, so I have been in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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