here is a strange thing.........

[The Happy Squirrel]

okay to start off, i know absoutly nothing about cars. i can drive excellent and that about it. the extent of my mechanical knowledge involves adding gas and wiper fluid. that being said here is waht is going on


no cars with keyless entry.... when you lock them as yuior walking away... they honk to tell you "yes sir all sealed up here cap'in"
my car never did this
i ahve had it for around three years and it has never done this

three days ago it started

just randomly it started honking when i hit the lock on the keyless entry
at first it starlted me

now every time i lock it i hit it like six time snad it honks right back six times


Any ideas why this would suddenly just start like this??/

[InfiniteNothing]

You must have armed it by hitting the red flashing button accidentally.

[mechmike0034]

Year, make, model, engine size? It might help if we knew what we were looking at...

[MrGreg]

For my subaru there is a sequence of buttons I can press on the remote to turn the honking on/off. Maybe you accidentally hit that sequence for your remote? There were instructions written on the back of my key fob.

[The Happy Squirrel]

hmmm
2003 chev malibu
nothing on the back of the fob or in the book about toggleing the honkers






You must have armed it by hitting the red flashing button accidentally.
the red thingie is moving towards the green thingie

[mechmike0034]

hmmm
2003 chev malibu
nothing on the back of the fob or in the book about toggleing the honkers

From the 2003 Malibu Owners Manual, under Remote Keyless Entry System Operation:


Programmable Horn Chirp
When you use the remote keyless entry transmitter to lock the doors or use the delayed locking feature the parking lamps will flash and the horn will chirp.

The programmable horn chirp can be disabled by pressing and holding either of the door lock switches in the unlock position for 10 seconds with the ignition ON and all of the doors closed. When you hear the horn chirp, programming is complete.

To reactivate the horn chirp feature, repeat the above procedure.

[chrissy]

yep yep. I turned my chirper off :)

Now if you guys can figure out why mine works sometimes and doesn't other times (remotely unlock and lock). That would be great! I can remotely lock it as I go into a store, but when I come out, it won't unlock. And of course those are the days I have my arms full of Patrick and shopping bags. I know sometimes it is a hit and miss on base because of the freq. the remotes use is also used on base by equipment but doesn't explain why it does it 5-10 miles away. :(

(btw, same car :) )

[attgig]

From the 2003 Malibu Owners Manual, under Remote Keyless Entry System Operation:


is there any way to turn it off on a 97 VW Jetta?

Mine's started doing that a few months ago, but i dunnno how i did it. and i don't have a remote keyless entry thing. it chirps when i lock the doors.

and then the annoying part is the alarm goes off if i lock the doors and then open the trunks with the doors locked(alarms armed).

i have to get out of my car, go to the back to open the trunk, get everything i need, then go back and lock the door.

[mechmike0034]

(btw, same car :) )

Put an new battery in the remote... From the same page quoted above:


Under normal use, the battery in your remote keyless entry transmitter should last about four years.

You can tell the battery is weak if the transmitter won't work at the normal range in any location. If you have to get close to your vehicle before the transmitter works, it's probably time to change the battery.

Notice: When replacing the battery, use care not to touch any of the circuitry. Static from your body transferred to these surfaces may damage the transmitter.

To replace the battery in the remote keyless entry transmitter:


Use a flat object like a coin to separate the bottom half from the top half of the transmitter.
Remove the battery and replace it with the new one. Make sure the positive side of the battery faces up. Use one three-volt, CR2032, or equivalent, type battery.
Put the two halves back together. Make sure the cover is on tightly, so water won't get in.

[mechmike0034]

is there any way to turn it off on a 97 VW Jetta?

Probably, but I don't have any repair info or an owner's manual for one. Try searching the VWvortex Forums (http://forums.vwvortex.com/). Maybe someone will have an answer there.

[chrissy]

Put an new battery in the remote... From the same page quoted above:


Did that :)

(I read that page when it started happening last fall)

It didn't change a thing.

[mechmike0034]

Did that :)

(I read that page when it started happening last fall)

It didn't change a thing.

Do you have more than one remote? If so, does the problem occur regardless of which one you're using? Try the other one and see if you have two. if the other one works better the problem's with the remote - if both of them are "hit-and-miss" the problem's receiver-related...

[mechmike0034]

Here's something else you can try (http://www.metacafe.com/watch/563785/boost_car_remote_with_skull/), if you haven't already... :hihi:

[chrissy]

It is a remote issue. Here's a funny for you. I don't think it's related. When we bought the car, about a year later, Donnie started having the issues with his remote (his is #2). Then over last summer, his started working and mine stopped when I got home from my mom's (I was there over the summer).

And as for the video LOL I had a friend who used to do that back in the 90's - I always thought he was pulling my leg with that! But when my remote started acting up, it was one of the first things that popped in my head!

But the remote will do it when I am next to the car, when I am not near the car. There is no pattern to when it works and not works. Sometimes it will work a good distance away, the next it won't. The next time I am right by the car, and nothing, the next time, it works.

I called my dealer's garage place and the guy told me to stand near the hood of my car near the driver's door and hold both lock and unlock buttons down for about 3 min. He said that should have reset it. It didn't do a thing.

We have taken the fuse out that disables the starter- we haven't used that in a long while - longer than this issue.

He wanted me to bring it in - it's not covered apparently and I really don't want to pay $200+ for them to reset it. I am okay using a key - it's very retro and retro is in :P

[The Happy Squirrel]

From the 2003 Malibu Owners Manual, under Remote Keyless Entry System Operation:


that kinda makes sense my drivers side door lock buttoin has recently kinda broken
i think my son may have kicked it at some point since he always wants to climb into the front and get out my door instead of the back anywayz tits loose and i need to play with it to lock the doors and sometimes when i move it to the lock position it doesnt catch and i need to toggle it of hold it that just startd then the chirp started around the same time

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hmmm thanks