2 problems

[xman98]

hey guys,
I came back from college yesterday and rigth away i have 2 problems with my X. It hasn't really been driven since i left for school in august but that shouldn't have to do with either of the two problems.

1) it was freezing today and when i went to turn the heater on it worked fine, warmed me right up but there is a very noticeable noise like something blocking air flow. My first thought is a left in one of the tubes or something but i am not sure. I think it is also blocking some of the air flow as well, but the noise is loud so i would like to figure it out. If i take my radio and center head unit part off the dash can i mabey inspect whats goign on back there?

2) I got home around 6pm and locked the doors and about a minute later after i was done unpacking the alram went off. now i park under a tree so i figured a leaf/swuirel or nut was the case(happens every once in a while) but then i would lock it and about another minute or two later it went off again. this happened 4 times before i just decided to leave my doors unlocked. I was worried about the truck all night. So today i went to get some boots and not thinking about the situation i looked the doors and went into the stoor and about 5 minutes later i heard the alram go off. I have no clue whats going on but i can't be leaving my doors unlocked out in public, at home i may be able to get away with but not out and about.

help would be greatly appreciated

thanks

Dan

 

[dogfriend]

Problem #1 sounds like a possible Blend Door issue. If you search, you should find a lot of info, it is a common problem on 2nd Gen Explorers. Usually, it sticks one way or the other - either no heat or full heat.

Anyway, I don't think removing the radio will help that much, you can access a lot of the area by flipping out the glove compartment - squeeze to get the tab past where it stops on the side. Watch out because the air bag is right above the glove compartment - its a good idea to disconnect the battery and wait for a few minutes to deactivate the air bags when working in that area

Problem #2 - Check the battery voltage. Alarms can do weird things when the battery is going dead.

 

[DBray6]

First problem, No idea.

Second problem, Check your under hood switch. It will be on the passenger side fender just behind the air filter box. It looks like a push button switch. I had the exact problem and I started by cutting the wires going to the switch and twisting them together. When my alarm didn't go off anymore I knew what the problem was and I went to the junkyard and got another one. Easy fix.

 

[xman98]

thanks for the responses, i am doing research on the blend door issue now.
I checked out the wires under the hood and the push button, the alarm hasnt gone off since i pushed it a bunch of times so i will leave it alone for now. it couldnt be any easier to get to.

thanks guys

 

[Abom]

Problem #2 - Check the battery voltage. Alarms can do weird things when the battery is going dead.

Seconded on this idea, I've had issues with alarms when the battery was dying out.