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My father just purchased a 2014 Explorer and had a ford alarm installed at the dealership. I was visiting him and messing with the alarm. I armed his explorer's alarm and with my edge's key tried to unlock the explorer via key hole (to mimic someone trying a key/stealing the vehicle). Well guess what, my edge's key opened my fathers explorer! It gets crazier. I locked my edge via my fob and...yup, my fathers explorer key opened it via the outer keyhole. Wtf! How is this possible! Even his spare key opened my edge.

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Even if the key opens the door, the alarm will still go off & engine will not start unless the key is programmed to the ignition.

I am more worried of someone just opening the door and helping themselves to things that are inside. I could careless if they took the ride. They'd probably be doing me a favor if they did lol.

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I am more worried of someone just opening the door and helping themselves to things that are inside. I could careless if they took the ride. They'd probably be doing me a favor if they did lol.

Modern Ford vehicles will not disable the alarms unless the remote unlock button is pressed or a correct programmed key is used to turn on the ignition.

 

So even he unlocks your door with a correct cut key, the alarm will still off in about 12 seconds unless they use the remote unlock button or turn on the ignition using a correct programmed key.

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Modern Ford vehicles will not disable the alarms unless the remote unlock button is pressed or a correct programmed key is used to turn on the ignition.

So even he unlocks your door with a correct cut key, the alarm will still off in about 12 seconds unless they use the remote unlock button or turn on the ignition using a correct programmed key.

I understand but here's the kicker, I have no alarm! lol

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Sure you do, it's standard on pretty much every Ford.

 

Nope. Ford started removing the alarm on lower end models a few years ago. I was shocked as I thought every vehicle that came with a remote keyfob also had a basic alarm. I think we discovered this on the 2012 Edge SE a couple of years back.

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