Truck Burglarized---No Alarm Went off. WTH?

[Ford4Ever]

I just went out to the garage and played with this. It works with the keyfob and the touch lock on the door handle. 2021 Lariat

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[Cobraman428]

You would think glass breaking and someone inside the truck the alarm would go off. Here is the Manual about the two levels "All Sensors" & "Perimeter".

 

[JohngaltinOC]

Jesus loves you. And so do I!

Makes me wonder if Jesus would've fit "I'm smarter than you are" into his everyday conversations...

 

[Bunker]

When you locked the truck, did it “double honk”?

Its an indicator that the system can not arm the full security system or a door is not locked for some reason.

I have done extensive research into this after having my locked 502a smashed and grabbed last year. No alarm. Dealer can’t explain it and I can’t recreate it. I’ve been told there is a way to broadcast interference so the locking doesn’t work, but I have no clue how that would be a thing.

 

[Ronin1973]

When you locked the truck, did it “double honk”?

Yes, it did the double honk.

 

[Bunker]

Yes, it did the double honk.

Thats the indication some criteria for security system isn’t being met. I can’t get mine to do the double honk, but I’ve been told that if you lock the doors while one door is open for a while then shut, the truck will double honk and the alarm is not armed. I don’t know what went wrong with mine to not alarm, but it wouldn’t have made much difference. It only takes a couple seconds to clean out a truck and drive off. I was at a state park trail head in Oregon and learned later it’s a weekly thing that happens. Not sure what the answer is for that situation because locks and alarms don’t help that sort of crime. I know people will say that’s what insurance is for, but personal property is covered by home owners often at 0.5% of property value for the deductible. Often hard to meet the requirements with property values the way they are many places. I could go on, but it’s a good learning experience I guess.

Make sure the glass you get isnt wavy at all. I asked for OE glass and got OEM. It has a very slight wave to it and it bugs me when I look at it. Of course I didn’t notice it right away and it’s way too late to get it traded out.

 

[gb7FRz26]

I tossed a shirt into my mach e w/ sensors on and the alarm went off, yet doesn't detect impacts. It does know if it's being jacked up. Haven't checked to see if it's using they gyro or the suspension sensors. I suspect it's suspension.

The shirt triggering sounds like an ultrasonic sensor.
Movement of the vehicle is likely an accelerometer, both use very little power.
I wish I had the perimeter alarm.
When I got it tinted, I wanted a fancy Lumar version but was apparently only sold in Europe, so I got 3M Scotchshield instead. Both slow down smash and grabs, but nothing stops them totally if they're really wanting in. Except booby traps like the other poster said, heh.
Seems an aftermarket alarm is the answer.

 

[hanzie411]

this thread had me curious. I checked all settings and i do not have this either. I have a 2023 platinum. I remember my 2018 raptor always popped up asking something about sensors. Am i just missing something? I went and tested on my truck yesterday. I opened driver window, closed door. Locked with the button on door handle. Waited several seconds, started waving my hands on driver side. Nothing. did this for about 1-2 mins. Then opened the door on the inside. An alarm sound inside the truck started going off and a message on instrument cluster said something like vehicle alarm going off. This continued for about 30 seconds and then the truck horn started going off.

edit - also went into owners manual and found there where it says to find the setting, under vehicle, but i dont have that setting.

 

[ProHERO]

this thread had me curious. I checked all settings and i do not have this either. I have a 2023 platinum. I remember my 2018 raptor always popped up asking something about sensors. Am i just missing something? I went and tested on my truck yesterday. I opened driver window, closed door. Locked with the button on door handle. Waited several seconds, started waving my hands on driver side. Nothing. did this for about 1-2 mins. Then opened the door on the inside. An alarm sound inside the truck started going off and a message on instrument cluster said something like vehicle alarm going off. This continued for about 30 seconds and then the truck horn started going off.

edit - also went into owners manual and found there where it says to find the setting, under vehicle, but i dont have that setting.

You might want to double check your window sticker. There were several months Ford removed Advanced Security Pack and gave you a small credit. Many have added it back fairly easily.

 

[FORDTEXAS]

this thread had me curious. I checked all settings and i do not have this either. I have a 2023 platinum. I remember my 2018 raptor always popped up asking something about sensors. Am i just missing something? I went and tested on my truck yesterday. I opened driver window, closed door. Locked with the button on door handle. Waited several seconds, started waving my hands on driver side. Nothing. did this for about 1-2 mins. Then opened the door on the inside. An alarm sound inside the truck started going off and a message on instrument cluster said something like vehicle alarm going off. This continued for about 30 seconds and then the truck horn started going off.

edit - also went into owners manual and found there where it says to find the setting, under vehicle, but i dont have that setting.

just like @ProHERO had said ^

 

[hanzie411]

Ah, cool. Thanks guys. I was wondering what that line meant.

 

[Kidder]

Ah, cool. Thanks guys. I was wondering what that line meant.

Ask On Exit is what you need to prompt you to enable (default)/disable the motion sensors. Yours is off so it doesn't prompt. Mine is on since I have my dog with me a lot. I disable them when she's in the truck and I leave her for a few.

As far as opening the window, setting the alarm (locking it) and trying to get it go off, that is weird. I have forgotten to disable my sensors and after a minute, the alarm is going off and the dog is freaking out.(she moved and set off the alarm).

 

[WD8CXB]

Do you really have the alarm? It states in the brochure that the perimeter is standard equipment on the Lariat and up, but due to chip shortages it was deleted in production of my 2023 Lariat in Nov 2022. Operation of the alarm is in the manual but I got $50 credit for the removal. Like $50 would give me enough money to reinstall it!

 

[LouDog]

I have the advanced security pack but I cannot get the alarm to trigger when rocking the truck or jumping up and down on the hitch. I thought the inclination sensor would trigger the alarm!

Also, I see in the document posted above ford mentions a back up battery alarm system that states there is a secondary horn. If that was true wouldn't we not have the issue of criminals cutting the main horn wires to break in? Come to think of it, that would be an awesome feature haha.

 

[Ronin1973]

Does anyone have experience with how long it takes for Ford to ship OE glass replacements? The repair shop has had my truck since last Thursday, the day the glass was ordered. The weird thing is that the Ford rep is telling the repair folks that they have no way of knowing when Ford will ship the glass, they just ship it and it arrives. Sometimes a day sometimes a week. That seems odd or suspect for Ford to do that. I don't know that I believe it, but I have no choice but to wait. I am getting really frustrated.

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