Great site, mxyplux ~ thanks. Took car to shop today. Guy said he lubricated all the door latches on the chance there was not a good connection and told me to see if the problem stopped. Said if the alarm sounds again, try a period of only locking the doors with key or door lock and not the key fob (thus setting the alarm) to continue to narrow down possible cause for no $. Like that. Will see what happens.

Well, that didn't work. Even made sure the doors were key locked and alarm wasn't set and still it went off again. Guess we're heading back to the mechanic in the morning.

You could pull fuses one at a time or disable circuit breakers. This would at least pin down the offending circuit.

Done that with my Crown Vic. Took all weekend but I got it. Ford couldn't find it. Turns out it was a known problem covered under warrantee but they couldn't find it in their notes. I therefore asked em to pay me for my time but they wouldn't do it. Jeez!

Here is another site you might want to check out. Seems like a pretty common problem with a lot of variable causes. OH! the wonders of technology.

http://www.cargurus.com/Cars/Discussion-t30146_ds526866

bobkel ~ that site was a wealth of information. Thanks. While alarm is still going off a couple of times a day now, I hesitate to keep taking it back because I can't be without a car for days. Seems like they have to be right there with it and the alarm to go off to figure it out and even then it's iffy. Wish I had the knowledge to do what mxyplux suggested and fiddle with the fuses and circuit breakers.

Here is one vid of how to do it. There's others. I googled >2007 ford escape fuse<

http://www.carcarekiosk.com/video/2008

Looks like 2005-2012 are identical. I didn't persue further. You can do it. Not much to lose. Try a couple fuses each day if you are pressed for time.

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I did mine in the winter. Pulled a fuse then sat in the kitchen to keep warm while reading till the horn blew. Replaced that fuse and tried another very systematically. Probly made a list or map to keep it all straight. Car was just outside the door from kitchen to garage.

When I finally found the circuit then Ford found the fixit notice from Detroit because they then had a clue as to what subject to look under; ie head light problem or door alarm problem etc. W/o that clue it was useless to let them have the car tho they did try. No charge as the car was new and under warrantee. Can you imagine the cost it they did what I did?

I printed the info from all of you and took it in to the car guy. He was very appreciative and was honest about the fact that it was a hit/miss in trying to remedy to problem, but would follow your cues. I also remembered to tell him that when sitting in the car and hitting the door lock button, there is the usual 'click' and then a strange sound that follows. The first time I heard it I thought I was hearing gun fire at a distance ~ scared me to death ! But now I'm used to it and from some things I've read here, sounds like the driver door latch might be the problem. Will see.

Hope someone out there is still reading this. Took the car back in last week and the only thing showing up as a cause for the alarm to keep going off was a faulty trunk latch. This was replaced, but two days later the alarm went off again and has been doing so daily and twice already today. Called them and they are saying I should probably take car into dealer to have 'car's computer' checked or something like that. Does that sound right ? Sounds expensive to me. Anybody?

Real Far Out Long Shot: Quit using the remotes (fobs) for a couple days. Leave both of em together at work or away from home so they are totally completely out of range of the car. But that's just a remote possibility. :-)

What happens if the alarm goes off and you need the Fob to reset it?

Well you'd be SOL but it would prove the remotes were not the problem. Go get em with a bicycle? :-)

I wanted to suggest removing the batteries from the remotes but that involves inserting a screwdriver (or a dime) into a slot and twisting. If pulling fuses is a problem opening the remotes might be unthinkable.

I detect a lack of ability or willingness to do the simple or even any dog work. Shops won't do it. They don't want to figure. They want to plug into a machine and have an answer pop up. Can't blame em; not much money in figuring.

Thanks all ! Since my last post here and having read dozens more online 'fixes', I've also tried the following:

First: I synced the dome light with the back gate light so they both come on when doors open/ go off when closed.

Second, I did what mxyplux suggested, but instead of taking the fobs off site, I wrapped them in layers of heavy duty aluminum foil and tested them by pressing the button through the heavy foil wrap and couldn't get them to set off the alarm, but still put them in the fridge to eliminate any transmission. They stayed like this a bit over 24 hours before the alarm went off anyway. So there's not a connection between the fob and the false alarms. I wondered about changing the 8 year old batteries, but they work well, sooooo.

Third: My brother cleaned the crud off the battery cables then disconnected the battery for 15 minutes to create a 'reset'. While under the hood, he located the hood sensor (?) kind of a rubbery/plastic nub located near the washer fluid ~ it looked fine and I cleaned it, but that doesn't mean it's not the problem.

So I am trying things, I'm just not able to disassemble the door liners and tinker with latches and sensors and rewire stuff when I haven't a clue what I'm looking for or doing.

One thing I notice when the alarm goes off is that if I'm able to check the dash before it goes off by itself, I can see the two emergency flasher arrows blinking and have to unlock the door for them to stop. No other lights or 'door ajar' indicators come on.

My biggest question at this point is WHY a repair shop or dealer can't just disconnect this darn panic alarm ! It's sooo loud and at the most inopportune times. I don't count on the alarm for it's intended purpose ~ anti-theft, so why can't it just be disconnected ???

Did you ever get this resolved? I'm having a similar issue with my 05 escape except. ..my door ajar light comes on also....just don't know which door! 120 just to start at the dealership :/ guess, we're going to be trying some cleaning first lol mine went off so many times last night my husband finally unhooked the battery

I battled with the same problem for over a week. Car lights would now and then start flashing and the horn was sounding simultaneously. Also, the car locks were opening and closing on their own at the same time as the horn and lights. I tried everything suggested here and more besides. Cutting a week-long story short, the problem turned out to be a failing key fob battery. I unscrewed the fob, removed the round battery and waited... problem solved! Couldn't believe that such a major problem had such a simple solution. It's worth noting that when I ordered the new battery, I ordered an extra for the spare fob key. It may not work for everyone but it's worth a try. Hope that helps someone.

I have a 2010 Jeep Wrangler Sport. The alarm goes off in two situations. With the vehicle in the garage and UNLOCKED the alarm goes off. The second situation happened with the vehicle locked in the parking lot with me miles away (attendant advised me it went off more than once during a two day period. After a few minutes it reset but went off again two more times over a period of two days). The dealer wants me to leave it to observe it when it goes off, but doesn't have any ideas of what's wrong. I've had to disconnect the battery when not in use to avoid the nuisance. That reset has not helped either. If I can't pin point the problem, can I just disconnect the alarm and just lock it with the key in the lock?

If you look at my post directly above yours, there's an explanation as to how to solve this. It's worth a try - worked for me.

I'll certainly take a look at that. But, would this apply if the key fob is hundreds of miles away from the vehicle with me while I flew?

Well it happened to my car when parked at home when I was 100 miles away in London. I honestly can't give you a logical answer. I only know it worked for me so it may be worth a try. Having said that, I did have a spare key which was stored way at the far side of the house, in a drawer under lots of papers. I changed the batteries in both key fobs. Apparently your car is constantly 'scanning' for the key fob and if it finds a weak battery it sets off alarms.

You could test it simply by removing the batteries from any fobs you have. It the problem ceases you'll know the cause. It's an inexpensive option which is probably worth a try. Good luck.

OK.....Thanks I'll try it. If it works it'll save $100++.

Let us know. I don't have this problem, but I'm totally curious to know if it works!

My grandma's car has been doing it since last night and it always starts at one in the morning. My mom told me to go and start the car then shut it off and not to lock the doors. It didn't work. We lost the key chain that had the button thing on it and I think someone is pulling a prank on us I don't know but it keeps going off.

Smith_juney is correct. My Escape was locking on its own and my alarm went off and the lights were blinking. I took a look at the key fob and the lock button was smashed in. I took the fob apart and the issue stopped. I'm hopeful that I solved the problem.

My Mazda alarm was going off randomly until I changed the key fob battery. Also found out that if you fail to turn the Bluetooth in your car off (by changing the source to radio before you turn off your ignition), then the Bluetooth can still somehow "speak to" or sense your key fob and also drains on your key fob and possibly your car battery so that your car won't start even though your car battery later checks out to be just fine. So replace the key fob battery and start turning off your car Bluetooth unless unless you want your car alarm system to cause your car to think a thief is trying to start it - when the only reason it won't start is because the fob battery is running down because the Bluetooth talks all the time.

This is an old post going back to July 17, 2015.

I've been havin the same problem with my 2005 Ford Escape, alarm goes off anytime during day But not at night, the doir ajar button use to come on at times until i replaced the mass air flow connector then my mechanic reset codes, that hasn't come back on But alarm still goes off dyrin day, Please any suggestions, as some if u said that alarm is annoying at times.

Have you tried to take it to maintenance store and ask experts? Or you should check the connection inside the car

Same thing happens with our 2005 Escape... the alarm goes off seemingly randomly during some days. The only thing we've noticed that seems to be consistent is that it happens in winter (Canada), when it's near 0 C, and the sun is shining. I can only presume that the wires (?) warm or change a miniscule length to a certain point that sets off the alarm. As there's no hope of me finding that particular component, I'll try the FOB batteries and see if that helps.