"lilrdgsr" <lilrdgsr@optonline.net> wrote in message
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> This could be a technical question for any car. My car alarm sounded
> briefly (2 or 3 honks) instead of the full 2 minutes when there's a
> break-in. The only thing that I think could have caused it is the frigid
> weather as it was below freezing yesterday the entire day here in NY. Are
> all electronics/car alarms susceptible to sounding off in extreme cold
> weather?
>
Good question. My son and daughter each have aftermarket alarm systems, the
one that changed their name to Viper after my daughter's was made and then
to something else by the time my son bought one. Both systems are cold
sensitive - mostly they don't want to unlock in very cold weather.

Mike