dash lights flickering, back window door is opening on its own and alarm will not turn off

2006 JEEP CHEROKEE
96,000 MILES • V8 • AUTOMATIC
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PATTI LICARDO
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So it started out as just my dash was flickering, I thought maybe it was just a light bulb or something. but now my back window door is opening on its own and my alarm went off tonight and would not turn off no matter what I did. I know absolutely nothing about cars and I'm freaking out cause my neighbor said something about it catching on fire if we didn't unplug the battery.
Oct 10, 2020 at 5:55 PM
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DANNY L
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Hello, I'm Danny.

Let's try this first. Since you might think it might have something to do with your alarm system let's try this security -anti-theft system reset first. Here is the tutorial to view:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-reset-a-security-system

After you read the tutorial just scroll the page down to find the Jeep page. Hope this helps and keep us updated and we'll go from there. Thanks for using 2CarPros.
Oct 10, 2020 at 7:18 PM
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STRAILER
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It shouldn't catch fire so don't worry about that. I would try to clean the battery cables as well. here is a guide to help:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/everything-goes-dead-when-engine-is-cranked

Please let us know what you find. We are interested to see what it is.

Oct 11, 2020 at 7:51 AM
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