Strange alarm beeps!

[Dazzler]

Hi

Hopefully someone can help with this. This morning I was putting something in the front (bonnet open) and I heard 2 beeps from the alarm (similar to when you try and lock with a door etc open). I assumed it was because I had my keys in my hand and had accidentally pressed the button. I then shut the bonnet and started the car. A few seconds later the car beeped twice again. I stopped the car, turned off the engine, got out, opened and closed the bonnet, locked and unlocked the car (manually with the key and via the remote) and carried on. Then it did it again about a min later and 5 mins down the road it did it again. I arrived at the station about 5 mins later with no further beeps and on locking it at the station car park, nothing further.

It may well be going off all day, but I don't know!

A while ago when I had an issue with the drivers door lock not functioning correctly (not keeping the window dropped when the door was open), the alarm sometimes did a few beeps when driving (in a similar way to this).

Any thoughts, or previous experience of this?

Any help would be appreciated.

Cheers

Dazz

 

[Richard_Hamilton]

A double-beep indicates a fault in the central locking/alarm. It should have stored the fault codes in the control module, so you really need to get the codes read by someone. It is unusual to get beeps while driving though. What year is your car? It looks a later model from your avatar, but if it is pre-facelift it might be related to the tilt sensor, which is a common problem on early 996's.

 

[Dazzler]

Cheers Richard.

It's actually a single beep and then another about 20 secs later. Did it again last night. I started and drove off. After about 5 mins, Beep and then after 20 secs Beep. I noticed that the lock button light (on the dash) was on too, but wouldnt turn off when the button was pressed. I stopped, opened both doors (both required 2 opens of the handle to open door) and carried on with no further probs. When locking the car last night all fine and I opened and locked again this morning with no probs.

Its a facelift 2001 (51).

Any more ideas?? I gyess I could take it to Paragon on Sat to get the codes checked.

Cheers

Dazz

 

[Richard_Hamilton]

If it is single-beeps you are getting, then it probably won't have any codes stored, but is still worth checking, just in case. What you describe is really wierd, as it sounds like the car is auto-locking, and I presume you haven't got auto-locking set. I don't suppose the carpet is wet under the passenger seat, is it? (Check carefully). If not, then I would suspect a loose connection, or a faulty alarm control unit.