Factory alarm keeps going off

I have a 1998 avenger ES 6 and the factory alarm keeps going off all the time. Pretty much whenever I open anything. As well, the doors will lock and unlock all on their own while the vehicle is running. the locking/unlocking thing happens very frequently and the alarm thing happens about once a day, the only way to shut the alarm off is to unhook the positive battery terminal.

Does anyone know anything about the possible cause and or solution of this and has anyone heard of this before? This is very frustrating as well as annoying and I would apreciate any help I can get.

I have a 1998 avenger ES 6 and the factory alarm keeps going off all the time. Pretty much whenever I open anything. As well, the doors will lock and unlock all on their own while the vehicle is running. the locking/unlocking thing happens very frequently and the alarm thing happens about once a day, the only way to shut the alarm off is to unhook the positive battery terminal.

Does anyone know anything about the possible cause and or solution of this and has anyone heard of this before? This is very frustrating as well as annoying and I would apreciate any help I can get.


I read on another site that it can be caused by a misaligned hood (or something to do with the hood). I had mine do it twice, and both times it shut off when i unlocked the door. Not sure if that helps or not.

I have a 1998 avenger ES 6 and the factory alarm keeps going off all the time. Pretty much whenever I open anything. As well, the doors will lock and unlock all on their own while the vehicle is running. the locking/unlocking thing happens very frequently and the alarm thing happens about once a day, the only way to shut the alarm off is to unhook the positive battery terminal.

Does anyone know anything about the possible cause and or solution of this and has anyone heard of this before? This is very frustrating as well as annoying and I would apreciate any help I can get.
The alarm should shut off when you start the car, unlock drivers door with the key, or lock/unlock with the keyless entry remote. Check your door sensors. My 98 Avenger ES V6 would lock the doors on me because the door sensors would not register that the door had been opened once unlock. The security system automatically relocks the door if it doesnt register it being opened after 60 seconds I think. As for the hood thing sometimes there are hood sensors that are wired into the system as well. I guess to prevent people from stealing your engine. If it is not these then it could be a shorted wire or something. Next step would be to have a dealer diagnose the problem or maybe they could reset the security system and reprogram it for you.