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Did dealership sneakily deactivate my alarm?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Audio and Electronics' started by samuellthompson, Oct 9, 2014.

  1. samuellthompson

    samuellthompson New Member

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    I recently took my used, 2008 Toyota Prius to Seattle Lake City Way Toyota...
    Their YELP profile isn't great...

    The only thing I needed was a spare key (non-smart key). I have a lift, etc, and can do virtually all maintenance myself.

    I left the car/key with them for about an hour. Now... several weeks later, I've realized that my alarm doesn't seem to work anymore. Wth?? I know for a fact that I HAD some type of alarm, because I've tested it by opening doors with the windows cracked. (simple horn, stock alarm I think)

    This is very disconcerting to me.
    I'm suspicious... Did they deactivate whatever alarm was equipped? Should I confront them?
     
    #1 samuellthompson, Oct 9, 2014
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    wouldn't hurt to ask.
     
    #2 69shovlhed, Oct 10, 2014
  3. samuellthompson

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    I plan to go there today and ask what's going on. I'm going to try being polite and not sound too paranoid...
     
    #3 samuellthompson, Oct 17, 2014
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    Maybe they deactivated 'cause they couldn't shut it off, then just forgot to reactivate?
     
    #4 Mendel Leisk, Oct 17, 2014
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    They normally have a 30 day guarantee on their work, but after SEVERAL WEEKS, not sure what they'll be able to do.

    In programming a key, they could have disabled a feature by mistake. But this should have been resolved within 30 days of you picking up your car.

    Also I don't remember 2008 base models having any special alarm. Maybe they just made your "beep" sound silent when you lock and unlock. There really is no alarm feature.
     
    #5 JC91006, Oct 17, 2014
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    The lock/unlock has always been silent since I bought the car. But I do remember the horn would beep if you opened the door etc. I think it was just a normal stock horn alarm... now it's gone...
     
    #6 samuellthompson, Oct 17, 2014
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    agree with mendel, i suspect they turned it off to do the work and forgot to turn it back on. should be a non issue.
     
    #7 bisco, Oct 17, 2014
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    agree with mendel, i suspect they turned it off to do the work and forgot to turn it back on. should be a non issue.
     
    #8 bisco, Oct 17, 2014
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