Faulty car alarm

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Matt565
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Location: Cornwall

Faulty car alarm

Post by Matt565 »

Hi, just joined the group, thanks for the add. Got a brand new Dec 2020 Polo, whenever we get strong wind where I live the car alarm goes off. I took it back last week where the dealership said they adjusted the sensitivity of the alarm. It’s windy again today and the alarm has gone off twice. Is this a common issue , anyone else experienced it? Any idea how to fix it? Thanks
S_94
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Drives: Polo GTI+
Location: UK

Re: Faulty car alarm

Post by S_94 »

Have had similar experiences since ownership (mid 2019). Any sort of heavy rain/wind and the alarm is going off.

In fact we had heavy hailstones in Wales today which set it off. Not fun when it happens at 3am, neighbours must love it...
monkeyhanger
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Re: Faulty car alarm

Post by monkeyhanger »

When we had both the Golf R and our first Polo GTI+, in very windy/rainy weather (we get the full north sea air blast), the Golf would remain silent and the Polo would alarm. Not often though.
Andy Beats
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Re: Faulty car alarm

Post by Andy Beats »

One of my previous Golf Gtis had an alarm issue in rain.
Turns out the rear window seal was letting water in, which was running down and shorting out the connection between the tailgate and the body.
So the car thought the tailgate was being broken into.
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