You have saved my neighbors a bunch of headaches and me a ton of embarrassment. Thank you!

DUDE!!! You described the exact symptoms of the problem I was having with my 2011 Honda Insight. It was a very windy and rainy day today and my car alarm kept going off every 10 minutes or so for no apparent reason. My car would also not "beep" when I locked it, like you mentioned. I would have never thought it was due to my hood latch. However, I came across your video on Google and decided to try it. I removed the hood latch assembly and cleaned/oiled it. It was in pretty bad shape. I then slightly adjusted the switch sensor by bending it back to it's original position, like you suggested. Reinstalled it, and five hours later, no alarms. AWESOME!!!!!!! You're the man! Thanks so much bro!

This video is 7 years old but I have to say: THANK YOU

2021- I just showed my boyfriend this video and he fixed the issue by bending the peice that touches the sensor. Thanks so much!

...and the gift keeps on giving here in 2019.. fixed my 2012 Acura MDX with this. Thank You!

It’s 1am and I just got a 2008 mdx and I’m having this issue. This worked!!!! Thank you so much lol.

Its windy and raining and my MDX just started doing this an hour ago. I found this video and it worked perfectly so far. Thanks!!!

If anyone wants to permanently disable their alarm, simply disconect the security wire to the hood latch and short its two connectors. The alarm will think the hood is always open and thus will never go off. No more alarms going off on my 21 year old Accord.

My 2013 MDX had the same issue. It woke me up many times at night. You saved me a big one. Thank you so much for sharing.

This video is super useful even after 7 years! I locked the hood and my car did not honk then I pressed the hood (moderately) and the car honked but then alarm goes off again and again so I bought a new hood lock and fixed the problem, thank you!

Best description of this problem I've seen anywhere on the net. Thanks.

You saved me. Thanks so much. I bought a Civic EXL 2015 first week alarm was working fine and after a week stoped working. I was looking information for a few days trying to figure out what happened. Now I fixed it with your video, the hood sensor was disconnected, I don't know how, but I connected it and surprise. The alarm is working again!! Really Thanks you!!

Pulled it out of my 2010 Acura TL, clean all the gunk out of it, and sprayed with PB Blaster. Working fine now. Thanks for the tip!!!

My 2010 Acura MDX started having this problem recently. It seems so weird in the middle of the night. Woke up a couple times due to alarm. I disconnected the battery as a remedy. Now I know what the problem is. Thank you.

Thank you! You helped me solve the alarm problem on my 2012 MDX and saved me a bunch of money on diagnostics!

Slightly different design, but same idea with my 2005 Acura TSX. I gained access to the door latch, cleaned a ton of dirt out of the area and have tested it working fine now. It's not always broken but this video helped so much! Thanks

2002 Acura MDX Intermittent alarm. Disconnected the connector for that latch switch indicator. That didn’t fix it. So I pulled the latch and tweaked the switch tab- slightly un-curling it so that it activates the switch when the latch is closed. I’m certain that over time it becomes ever so slightly in contact to the point that cooler temperatures shrink it away- fooling the alarm that the hood is unlatched. Thank you George!

This was exactly what was wrong with my 2013 Fit. My alarm started going off at random yesterday evening. Also, when I double clicked the lock button on my key fob, the horn didn't sound. I wasn't able to salvage the latch. The sensor switch was too far gone, but a new latch fixed the horn and alarm issue.

Thank thank thank you!, my 2011 odyssey stopped beeping when locked after a repair done at mechanic for alternator. After watching your video I opened the hood to check and to my surprise the latch cable wasn’t connected. After connecting the cable it beeps now when locking the van.

Thanks so much. This helped me troubleshoot why my wife's 2014 Accord wasn't doing the horn chirp when we tried to arm the alarm. I'd pulled the handle to open the hood a tiny amount and the latch under the hood opened to the first stop. I never closed the hood! That was really bugging me. Thanks for the tip!

Acura TL 2012. Same issue. Taking the damn thing off seems like a huge ordeal. Read the comments. Cleaning the lock mechanism with parts/break cleaner did the trick. Thanks KZfaq and George

Thank you so much for posting this troubleshooting video. Even after 4 years this video is useful. I saved a trip to the dealership and fixed the issue myself.

You're a LIFESAVER ! Thanks. My car was such an embarrassment to the neighbourhood. Thanks to your easy video I managed to fix it (For Free) in under 20 minutes. But yeah, I did break 7 of those old brittle hood clips (oh well). LOL [2008 Acura TSX]

Thank you! If cleaning it doesn't work or you don't feel like getting into hood lock assembly, just disconnect the cable.

Thanks For The Information! We Have Had No Clue Why This Was Happening Over & Over! I’ll Make The Adjustments In The Morning! In The Mean Time I Have To Stay Up & Push The Alarm Every So Often So It Wont Go Off!

Had this problem several years ago with our 2004 Accord. Unfortunately, my wife was on her way to work, stopped at a bakery and the alarm kept going off at random intervals. Took it to the local dealer and they charged $125 diagnostics and switch replacement for around $250 (gave me a break on the diagnostics by having the repair done there). Seeing this video, they likely knew immediately what was the issue and charged me $125 to disconnect and short the switch. Yet another reason to hate your local Honda dealer.

1999-2004 Acura RL / 3.5RL and some other Honda Acura models: Dead car battery/replacing battery and horn honking? If alarm was set when car was parked for a long time and battery is dead, install battery and turn key in the driver's door lock to turn off honking horn. Car may need to have key fobs for alarm reprogrammed if they don't work readily. Key should start car and lock the doors manually though.

This fixed my issue. 2010 Acura TL. I just disconnected the wiring. I had to remove the 3 bolts that held the hood latch in place to get to the wiring. :)

I had alarm go on for a week drove me. Nuts. I used wd40 on lock and cleaned it. Fixed the problem.

freaking awesome video, and thanks for uploading your awesome video for people they don't know a clue and are willing to learn how to fix things like this like I don't know about it.

Thanks, I did it on my 2000 Acura and it worked great

My alarm malfunction happens only when it rains. The alarm would go off by itself. Because I have it programmed to where the doors would auto-lock itself after a certain speed, the car would keep auto-locking itself (even though it is locked already) whenever I get past the speed I have it set at after coming from a stop.

It can also happen on any of the sensors at the doors.

Finally my neighbors won’t give me that side eye look anymore

There are other folks on KZfaq recommending that as a quick fix to stop the security system from honking, to disconnect the hood lock sensor as opposed to replacing it like George did here. Having that sensor disconnected WILL NOT allow the remote start to work! Those of us that live in cold weather areas know how important this is. I completely discovered this by accident and decided to replace the lock assembly after that.

I have that problem bought my acura on the internet bad decision!!! Alarm doesn't work went to dealer guy says he didn't know how to make alarm active. My car broken in twice and been robbed big time. Thank you for video I think that sensor is the problem. Will have look at.

Yes thank you I did what you said and bingo! God bless you my friend!

This helped me and my 2008 Honda Accord! Thank you!

Just want to say Thanks for the video yes it was the battery in the remote not the hood switch thank God on this one on a honda 2003 accord 5.00 for the battery yes .

Thank you. I fixed my honda fit. The door button was not being pushed all the way. THANK YOU.

I was having a problem with my horn honking 3 quick times when I started my 09 accord and finally figured out it was the valet button on the alarm light button under the steering wheel just push little button when light blinks for alarma alarma back to normal and no more honking when starting

On a 2000 accord the audible activation signal (honk) only sounds when pressing the key FOB lock button a second time... Push lock once and just look for the activation LED through your drivers window... Push it a second time within 5 seconds to annoy your neighbors... I like that option, cause living in an apartment I have a lot of neighbors close by.... I found this out by reading the owners manual (imagine that) after wondering why mine wasn't honking when locking...

100% true! I went outside to check and I noticed the hood was not pushed down(locked). I closed it and it beep sounded once I locked it.9

Thanks for the video. My van has been doing this randomly for awhile. Can I just unplug the sensor? Instead of replacing the whole switch and hood release?

Thank you for this demonstration. I have recently purchased an old Honda City car that had this problem while I checked, I believed it was a minor issue and I would be able to fix it by myself. Today, upon closer inspection, I discovered there is no cable connected the switch. How can I follow the connections of the switch?

Yes, that what it maybe for mine. The switch rod to engage the circuit so it has continuity has broken off. Going to bypass that by jumping it. Maybe butt splice it.

It worked! Thanks so much! You just saved me a bunch of cash!

Is that a Patrick Dempsey Racing cap? Cool! Thanks for this vid, I think this is what's ailing my buddy's 2003 RL.

Update. Tweaking the switch didn’t fix it. What fixed it was disconnecting the hood latch sensor and jumping the connector with a wire. I assume my problem is the hood latch now. That’s a $200. part. I’ll just leave it the way it is.

I have the same issue on my 2009 Acura RDX. The easier fix that I did then this is just unplug the sensor wire. How many times one forgot to close the hood? So I let go the hood sensor. No need hassle to disassemble the lock or pay $ to mechanic

05 Acura TL doing the same thing. Had my hood open for a while. Now car won’t start. Battery, fuses and alt is good

Thank you I bought a Civic today and it is having this issue. It only runs when it wants to all while wailing like a banshee my ears cant stand much of this. I know what the issue is now

Hello, I have an Acura TL (2007). Can you tell me where that piece is be located at?

This is a life saver. Thank you!

Good video this is call a fix I see other video people disconnected the power then they call an easy fix it is not true

Hi George, we are experience the exact same problem with our 2006 Honda Accord LX - The first time it went off was a week ago at 2:30am in the morning, and then a couple more times every half hour. We left the car unlocked and it didn't go off again until Thursday morning and then went off every 15minutes. Pulled the hood latch sensor and the next day, went off again. Any other options besides replacing the hood latch switch?

I have a 2006 Acura TL. I've had major problems with my alarm system going off at random times. A few years ago, my Acura dealer disconnected the sensor under the hood, telling me it would solve my problem. Well it didn't. After going on different Acura forums, I see a lot of people mentioning the door sensors could be the problem. Does anyone know how quickly the problem can be identified and what would be the cost to replace defective sensors. I'm really at my wit's end with this. I've tried resetting the alarm by manually locking the driver's door, something that was mentioned to me by the service guy at my Acura dealer. This seemed to work for a while, but then once in awhile, the alarm goes off again. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

Will this work on a 2000 Acura el? And can you please show a little closer where to bend to. I'm having to take off the negative lead to disable it, and it's -20 here in Quebec. Please help. Thanks 👍

Does this work on a 2001 Honda prelude ? I unplugged my factory alarm and when I plug it back in it goes off immediately. It would randomly go off. I went on eBay and it doesn’t appear I have that switch on my hood latch like you have in your video.

You saved me brother thank you!

Guys trust me I had same problem, it’s easier then what this guy do, all you have to do is just disconnect the car battery, then connect it, then all fix 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

What exactly is it saying we’re supposed to do? He just kinda shows the lock separate from the car

THANK YOU GEORGE FOR YOUR VIDEO/I LEARN SOMETHING NEW

2005 Acura MDX, Car alarm keeps going off, had battery checked at AutoZone and it was bad, so I just replaced the battery and the damn alarm keeps going off. Called Acura dealership and they want to charge $75, To disable it or run a diagnostic test to find the problem . My horn does not beep when I lock it using the remote. Does this mean the sensor is bad in the hood latch? I really don’t want to disable my alarm permanently! PLEASE HELP!!

I will check this hood latch switch on my 2017 Ridgeline. Some days, not every day, it just starts honking and lights flashing after I've locked it and have it parked somewhere. Could this be the issue? I've tried replacing the batteries on the key fobs hoping that'd fix it. It's just weird.

Excelente vídeo, me ayudo a determinar porque no activaba el sistema de seguridad de mi CRV 2007, la parte que hacia que cerrara el circuito estaba movida por lo que la tuve que enderezar y lograr hiciera el contacto y listo problema resuelto, gracias por compartir. Saludos.

Have a 2008 Odysseys with this problem. Honda diagnosed and said it was a bad sensor on the hood latch. They told me that if that sensor is deactivated, the rest of the anti-theft alarm system won't work either. i.e. if the car is locked and someone tries to break in, the horn won't go off anymore. Truth?

Any idea what to do if u do this and it still happens, can u pull a fuse or something to disable whole alarm?

my 2011 acura doesn't make the beep noise when I hit the lock button and the lights doesn't flash anymore but when I use the handle to open the door it makes the beep noise can this be the problem

What about a 2015 tlx. My horn doesn’t beep but it makes an electronic beep?

My issue with my 2011 Acura TSX is that the alarm goes off for no reason sometimes when it rains. And there’s nothing that I can do to disarm it. Key fob won’t disarm it not even if I start the car and put in gear nothing will disarm it. After maybe 5 minutes or so it will shut off on its own temporarily only for the alarm to start up again a few minutes later. What’s weird is that even when I start the car and put in drive the alarm won’t shut off but once it does temporarily on its own certain things don’t work in car even while running like I can’t turn headlights off open trunk button won’t work windshield washer fluid motor don’t work. Think this is same issue? Thanks

what is the part # of that part? I just want to replace it

Does this work on a Honda Accord LX? Have same problem but can't find the switch just the horns.

Is there a way to disable the alarm altogether?

Is it possible this problem can manifest more frequently if the hood is not shut/latched tight? I’m sure this must generate some kind of error code. Does anybody know what error code it generates?

I'm going to try that on my acura mdx 07, hopefully works. thanks for the tip

Thanks. That was very helpful.

Can the cables be attached to test the system or cancel it?

Thank you, it helped me a lot

TNX muchas gracias por su video

Thanks for this video!

I have 2015 Honda Pilot just starting to go off on it’s on randomly

Is there a fuse for this alarm? On my 2006 Honda odyssey the car alarm keeps going on and off even when I’m driving it.

Do you know what could be causing my 05 TSX alarm to keep arming itself even with the hood & doors open & the key in the ignition?! it sets itself like 1 minute after I hit the unlock button!? Thank goodness it doesn't happen when the engines running but it's so annoying having to keep tapping the unlock button so the alarm doesn't go off! Also, I got my 05 TSX after my 03 Accord EX V6 was totalled (that I bought brand new) and seeing your key reminded me of how much I loved my Honda key. It makes no sense why an Acura (supposedly luxury version of Honda) that's 2 years newer still used a separate key fob?! And the pictures on it were already rubbed off when I bought the car while my nice compact Honda key still looked as good as the day I bought it! I swear the seats in my POS Acura aren't even real leather.

Where did u buy that part

Does anyone know how disable the car alarm on a 02 Acura MDX cause none of these video shows a actual acura mdx

Great video

how you know what lock have bad ? trunk hood doors?

Battery was draining so I disconnected. Hook back up, ALARM ALARM ALARM ! I start car, horn keeps a blarin' but at some point finally quit on its own. I tried activating door locks and relocking. Turn off car and restart. Horn kept its piercing blows. 05 Accord Hybrid 200k. Maybe this hood latch sensor will work if I discon the batt? I leave this car unstarted for long periods. Anybody? Thanks!

Thanks for the informative video :).

Hey I can’t program a remote I bought for my 04 Acura TSX

Thank you so much

Newer models don’t honk when locking the car just a beep is heard.

thanks ❤

Thank you 🙏

Acura rsx 2002 ?

Its 230 am mine is going off wtf

Thanks.

u think it’s rear or front

Good video