This isn't a new problem, but it's the first time I've personally dealt with it so now you get to hear me whine. The Toyota FJ Cruiser's paranoid alarm system decided to go off this weekend -- for no apparent reason. In the past anything from my own Saab Sonett's exhuast system (gotta love the forceful bark of a 1.7-liter V4) to dogs locked in the car (relax, it was only a few minutes with windows cracked) set it off. The Sonett set it off while driving through the company garage, and the dogs set it off when someone else was on a vacation, so neither incident had me running to quell the noise...
But on Sunday it was just sitting there on a typical southern California day (partly sunny and 72 degrees) when the alarm had a tempertantrum. Maybe it was mad at me for igoring it all weekend, as I hadn't driven it since getting home late Friday night. Whatever the cause, I happen to be working in the garage (that's why I know nothing assaulted it) so I immediately noticed it, ran inside and hit the "unlock" button on the remote keyfob. Had I been inside enjoying Adult Swim on Cartoon Network I probably would have thought it was someone else's dumb car alarm and gone back to watching Futurama while it blared away.
This thing needs to relax.
Karl Brauer, Editor in Chief, Edmunds.com @ 23,560 miles
zach101 says:
10:15 PM, 04/ 2/07
Hmm... that's funny. A few days ago a silver FJ Cruiser's alarm went off a few houses down. I don't know what set it off but there wasn't anything by it. However, a few minutes after the alarm was stopped, the owners came out, unlocked it, and took off in it.
vviley says:
07:51 AM, 04/ 3/07
I know this has nothing to do w/ cars, but props to [adult swim]
boxermike says:
08:59 AM, 04/ 3/07
I bet the Thundercougarfalconbird doesn't do that.
oldmanshirt says:
08:20 PM, 04/ 3/07
Wow, hasn't Toyota been using that keyfob since like 1997?