AG_ES300

When ever i put the car key in the driver door of my 98 es300 the car alarm goes off ???

What may be the problem?

Parker Gen

Is it the original key?

AG_ES300

yea...what happened was my mom locked the keys in it once, with the window a bit open, so sum guy tried sticking something in to press the unlock button...after that every time we stick the key in the alarm goes off

ayonnebay

When you turn the key, in addition to unlocking the door, you are turning a little switch in a plastic housing at the very end of the lock tumbler in the door. My guess is that the plastic housing holding the switch was knocked off the end of the lock assembly and is hanging inside the door by its wires near the lock assembly. So, you're unlocking the door, but not changing the state of the alarm, which is still enabled. If that's the case, you'll have to snap the switch back on to the lock assembly (by getting inside the door panel somehow).

AG_ES300

thx ill try that, hopefully tonight

13loody

Were you able to fix it? What was the problem and how'd you fix it? Just curious.. I don't have that problem.

AG_ES300

the clip is broken...buh ayonnebay was right, i put it bak on, tested it sooo many times but then it fell off after i closed up the door when i open it up again ill take some pics maybe i'll find the clip off a scrap car