wdhendrick
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- February 15, 2008
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- City, State
- New Lenox, Illinois
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '06 Eddie Bauer V8 4WD
Okay, so last night I hear a car alarm (horn) going off, and by the time I get outside, it's off, so I wasn't sure if it was my car or what... and no, we don't hear many car alarms in my neighborhood. 
I go back inside, and around a half hour later, I hear it again! I grab my keys and go outside, and sure enough, it's my Explorer! My neighbor came out at the same time, thinking maybe it was his Sable. Anyhow, I hit the unlock button (I think) and it shuts off. This is about 9:00 at night, and I really don't think anyone was tampering with it. Well, after shutting off the alarm, the courtesy lights and puddle lights were on. My neighbor asks me if those stay on, and I told them they turn off after like 20 seconds or something... then he proceeds to tell me he saw them on the other morning (before I left in the morning...) Now, with us standing there, they don't shut off! They just stayed on! I opened and shut all the doors again, and popped the hatch and glass separate, reshut, and still they all stayed on! I then started the vehicle and let it run for 10 minutes and they stayed on the whole time.... shut the car off, still stayed on. I was going to pull the courtesy light fuse so at least it wouldn't drain my battery overnight, but first went back inside for maybe 20 minutes... well, when I came back outside, the lights were all off, and I didn't hear the alarm go off for the rest of the night? Anyone hear of anything like this???
I go back inside, and around a half hour later, I hear it again! I grab my keys and go outside, and sure enough, it's my Explorer! My neighbor came out at the same time, thinking maybe it was his Sable. Anyhow, I hit the unlock button (I think) and it shuts off. This is about 9:00 at night, and I really don't think anyone was tampering with it. Well, after shutting off the alarm, the courtesy lights and puddle lights were on. My neighbor asks me if those stay on, and I told them they turn off after like 20 seconds or something... then he proceeds to tell me he saw them on the other morning (before I left in the morning...) Now, with us standing there, they don't shut off! They just stayed on! I opened and shut all the doors again, and popped the hatch and glass separate, reshut, and still they all stayed on! I then started the vehicle and let it run for 10 minutes and they stayed on the whole time.... shut the car off, still stayed on. I was going to pull the courtesy light fuse so at least it wouldn't drain my battery overnight, but first went back inside for maybe 20 minutes... well, when I came back outside, the lights were all off, and I didn't hear the alarm go off for the rest of the night? Anyone hear of anything like this???
