ok, I dont know why but everyday between 4:00-5:00pm my car alarm likes to go off. the ford apps says the hood opened triggered alarm. I have opened hood and closed it again.
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The hood sensor is a little wonky. Some folks have screwed in the hood stops about a quarter-turn and it stopped this issue.
I had the hood sensor go randomly on mine, and I gave it a good close, followed by a couple of pushes in the center (the sensor is in the latch). That did the trick for me. (knock wood)
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Also make sure you let the hood slam shut. Same goes for the rear cargo hatch if you have soft top
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Hi Mandogus,
Head to your dealership, they should replace free under warranty. This is a problem a bunch of Ford vehicles have, crappy sensor. I had the same problem and went to the dealer. They confirmed the hood open alerts (came through on FordPass) and ordered a replacement hood latch. The sensor is integrated so need the whole assembly replaced. It was covered by warranty so no cost.
Hope this helps.
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Ok, the dealership adjusted the hood because it wasn't on square. It's been 5 days and the alarm hasn't gone off since. Seems like problem solved.
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Great! While it may be a pain to go to the dealer it sounds like they took the issue seriously (as they should) and hopefully got to the root of the problem.
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Update it started to go off again. This time I need to open the hood and close it or it will keep on going off. It did it 3 times in a row before I got off my ass went outside to slam the hood. Lol