I have a 2004 lincoln town car signiture.
the door locks and alarm go off intermitantly,
i can hear the actuators working all doors,,wheni open the door the alarm goes off,i can restart the car the alrm goes off ,but the actuators still go of,i can drive the car it does not do this when in drive,only when in park or nutrual,
there are no codes/warnings shownig on the dash,no door ajar etc,how can i disarm this alarm system,but will that make the door actuators stop also?? very confusing,can anyone help
the door module/drivers door was changed about 5 yrs ago after a deer hit me ,no longer available.
CAN ANYONE HELP,I HAVE A LIMITED INCOME AND I KNOW THIS MAY BE COSTLY
Check wiring going into the doors, especially driver's door. After 20 years of flexing it's not unlikely that insulation and wiring have broken down.
Here are some things you could look into that may be of help. I'd also recommend asking around in a Lincoln town car forum as there can be lots of info there too.
1. Spray WD-40 or some form of gel lube on all of the door latches and open and slam each door somewhat hard 15-20 times. Sometimes they don't fully latch all the way and in some cases, these boats tend to have sagging doors from general usage as their heavy
2. Some mentioned it could be a bad/worn/caked up hood latch switch that may need replacing/adjusting. You could grab one from a junkyard.
3. DDM - Driver's door module could also be a suspect in this case and gone bad. This is actually a common failure in these cars. You could snatch one up on ebay or also dig one out from a junkyard. It's recommended the DDM part numbers match as different trims levels of these cars had different features. In the case of your 2004, the year of town cars you'd want to look for are for 03-04 since in 2005 it had a refresh.
Just wanted to reiterate that these are simply suggestions. Without using Forscan or some type of expensive scan tool to check for the latest triggered event, you're shooting your shot in the dark and it's winging/guessing at this point.
Since you're also looking to not activate the alarm in general, you could also do this instead.
- To bypass the system and not activate the alarm on lock, lock all four doors using the remote fob, keypad on driver's door, or pushing the lock button from inside when exiting the vehicle. (If one method of locking fails, try the next option)
- Get out of the car and close the driver's door shut
- Unlock the car by ONLY unlocking the driver's door, then open the driver's door only
- Physically press down the lock stock by the window glass to lock the driver's door again and then close the door shut
- At this point, your car should be locked and the alarm will not be on (Exercise this with caution since you're basically turning off your car's security system).
Good luck!
