Don’t have a home alarm system? Well, one popular post claims anyone who owns a modern car actually does. It’s not a new claim and has been circulating web forums for about 10 years. It reads in part: ...

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How Do You Turn Off The Car Alarm? Disarming the car alarm system without a remote control is often done by going into your anti-theft system’s service mode. From there, you can deactivate it in case ...

What is it with car alarms? They go off 24/7 for any or no reason to create a constant urban din. Do they deter any thefts, are they required by law, or are they just a way to lard on the features?

They are routinely ignored — so much so that a pamphlet issued by the National Crime Council on auto theft leaves little room for doubt: “After years of false alarms, people have stopped paying ...

In imagination, you become bazooka-wielding Arnold Schwarzenegger and blast the wretched car to Kingdom Come, alarm and all. We don’t. New York City should entirely ban their use within its five ...

Has a car alarm ever stopped a car theft in progress? In the downtown area, scores of car alarms sound daily and nightly, set off by wind, loud noises or a tap to the bumper of one car by another. For ...