Not sure if anyone else has had this problem, but I finally found the solution to my alarm going off by itself completely randomly. If this saves only one persons from pulling their hair out, then that's fine.
Long story short, I looked at the hood alarm switch and noticed its o-ring was cracked and slightly slipping out of its groove. Figured out when I washed the car, enough water would splash into hood vents, bounce off the wheel well splash guard and go into the switch. This was causing a short and triggering the alarm system. I ordered a new switch from Dodge and it only cost $17. It had a newer style mount, but I was able to transfer the mount from my old switch to the new one with a bit of work.
Alarm system now works without issue. Sanity restored.
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03-20-2017 #1Enthusiast
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Alarm triggering randomly finally solved
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03-21-2017 #2Enthusiast
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Well that's interesting to know. I'm glad you found the problem and that it was such an easy cheap fix! Where is that hood alarm switch located??
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03-22-2017 #3Enthusiast
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It's located behind the passenger side headlight and directly to the left of the passenger side wheel well. It's a push button switch.
Originally Posted by BrianACR
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03-23-2017 #4Enthusiast
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Cool, thanks for the info
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