Ok tonight i had the windows open and i unlocked my car from outside and opened the door and an alarm came on and i freaked out cuz i had no idea my car had an alarm??? I tried it again and it worked. Is this a reliable alarm? i'm confused and happy since if this works i can save some money.

Stock. Works great. Most SSEi'* and some SSE'* got it. Even has tamper detection for the 3 lock cylinders. If someone uses a slide hammer to pull them, the alarm goes off, even before the door or trunk opens.

I found mine the hard way too. I was sittin in my car and I had locked the door with the remote. I then proceeded to open the door from the inside after the dash light went out. Alarm went off and I was pleasently suprised. It seems that anything that could trigger a dome light (except pulling up on the door handle) will set it off, or so it seems. Too bad it doesn't flash all the lights like aftermarket alarms do.

i also found mine that way! Scared the mess out of me and i was sittin on campus waiting for my next class. learned never to do that again.!!

Um, haven't you noticed a blinking yellow light reading "SECURITY" on your dashboard? Goes to a solid light for 20 seconds after you lock the doors and close up the car? Maybe your bulb burned out...

Yeah i saw it before, but i didn't think anything of it. In my 95 SE it did the same thing but no alarm.

You sure the '95 had no alarm? It'* pretty hard to set it off by mistake; i.e. since there'* no vibration sensor, only intrusion alarms, you only get the honk/flash song and dance if a specific series of events occur, such as unlocking the car using the inside buttons (e.g. breaking a window and reaching in), instead of via a key or keyless-entry remote. I don't think Pontiac puts the active blinking "Security" bulb in the dash if there'* nothing to back it up.

Jseabert next door has no alarm in his 93 SSE, but his security light is still there. I think the passkey system controls it on his car.

*slap* Oh, yeah; forgot about the PASSkey... I guess they could be using the light for that as well.

That'* funny...found mine the hard way also...scared the SH&^ out of me too...I thought it was someone else'* car!!!!