2003 Sequoia Alarm Question

ericanddoug · #1 (**permalink**) 06-13-2003, 08:46 PM

OK. I've noticed something that seems odd on my 2003 Sequoia Limited. Wondering if anybody else has this too.

I have the factory installed alarm with the glass breakage detection.

When I arm or disarm the alarm with the keyring, the truck CHIRPS. However, when the alarm actually goes off (like if I'm testing it), all I get is a cheesy blowing of the horn (honk - honk - honk).

This doesn't make sense to me. It obviously has some mechanism for making the loud chirping noises, so why not when the alarm is actually going off??

Is this a programming issue or is the chirping mechanism not loud enough to be used when the alarm actually goes off?

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JohnW · #2 (**permalink**) 07-12-2003, 10:44 PM

check the TSBs for the Sequoia. There is one that addresses this "chirp".

ericanddoug · #3 (**permalink**) 07-13-2003, 08:30 PM

Thanks for your note. I have read the TSB you're describing for the 2003s.

I'm not really sure it is what I'm describing.

What I was saying was, why does the truck's alarm simply go "beep beep beep" when it has the ability to make those chirping noises instead?

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Catman · #4 (**permalink**) 07-13-2003, 11:51 PM

The chirping comes from a small little speaker that would not cut it as an alarm.

nhparrot · #5 (**permalink**) 07-14-2003, 05:48 AM

That is by design. When the system enters the "alarm" state, it activates both the vehicle horn and the security horn at .4 second intervals. When arming and disarming the security horn is activated as a notification that the operation has been completed.

See http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forum...e_wireless.pdf

http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forum..._deterrent.pdf