Buzzer after bumpy road!

[Darlo]

Hey all,

It is very strange, but I after over a year of owning my Festiva, and NEVER once hearing a warning buzzer, I am getting the buzzer going off both randomly and at startup. It started when I drove for about an hour on a heavily pot-holed service (gravel) road. Now ever since, I have had a buzzer when I start up, when I open the door, etc......

Where exactly is the buzzer, and how do I disconnect this horrible thing, lol!

Pics would really help, but if not, a really detailed description of where to disconnect the buzzer, as I am not that great with this stuff.....

Thanks!

[Safety Guy]

Do you have the tach cluster? It has a "headlights on" warning buzzer that may be acting up. But it's a different sound than the "doors open" or "startup" buzzers. Now I can't really remember if there is a "doors open" buzzer. My Aqua car has no buzzers except for the tach cluster since I swapped seatbelts and left a lot of horrid wiring under the carpet to rot.

Karl

[91mcnasty]

Maybe under the dash?? Just try poking your head down there and turning the key, listen intensely, then eliminate

[zoe60]

That happened to me when I got a new ignition switch. there is a wire going to the ignition that can be disconnected to stop it. Could try taking the plastic covers off of the steering column and experiment with that. Sorry I can't remember exactly which wire, seems like it was smaller than the others, there may have been two.

[91_festy_Gl]

My 93 done the same exact thing.

[Darlo]

door open buzzer, warning seatbelt buzzer, ignition buzzer.......It is all buzzing! LOL MAKE IT STOP.....

It does stop when I turn on the car and shut the door, but I dont want a buzzer.....

[Zanzer]

^^ Man, I bet that IS annoying. I unplug them in everything I drive. Like McNasty says, I usually just listen to pinpoint where it's coming from and then unplug it. I'm not sure about the Festy because mine has never worked but on many cars it just a little box under the dash somewhere. I'm sure someone on here can give you the exact location and the procedure for disconnecting it :thumbup:

[Gomez]

I just unhooked mine about 4 months ago. IIRC it is just barely to the right of the steering column, a few inches from the firewall. Very easy to see if you pop your mug down there. It is connected to a bracket that it if very difficult to remove from from the angle you will be at. I just yanked and twisted until the buzzer bracket (the buzzer itself) cracked. Unplug and discard. It is about 2.5" x 4".

This is all from memory of a part I really don't care about so memory is very foggy. Happy buzzer hunting.

Like Zanzer said, make it come on then search for it. Trust me you will find it a lot quicker just because by the time you find it you will want to yank it out just to shut it up. lol have fun