ethanrob

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guy's
over the past week or so my alarm is giving a quick chirp when i turn over the car,it does not happen every time,but more often then not!

Any idea's as to why this is happening,because it's confusing the hell out of me,I have read through the alarm manual and there is no "fault" finder listed

The car is a 2003 sti type uk

cheers mark

nik52wrx

Mine did exactly the same thing last week. I put it down to my door not being shut properly on both occasions as i pressed the button on my key fob
Could be a sign of a flat battery pending

davedipster

Low battery m8.

ScooBStu

Mine has done it since I got it last March - It seems to do it all the time if the weather is cold and the other day it even produced a small siren sound.

I do think my battery is getting low though.

jonny utah

mine done exactly the same thing bought a new battery problem solved

Budgie

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me too, three weeks now
low battery it is then

budgie

Dspeed

Low car bat or keyfob bat? My My00 has done it since I had it in july.

NXG

Have seen this before, on here and on my wife's car. It's the car battery. Replace it asap.

nik52wrx

Good question. My fob batteries are defo on the low side. Standing closer and closer every day to get the thing to work.

sherlock

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Mine did this and a new car battery has solved the problem.

B0DSKI

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Ditto mine dod exactly the same when the Battery was dead, Subaru Assiatnce came out within 30 minutes to start me and Haddocks in Colchester sorted me out with e new Battery Under Warranty

Dspeed

How long should the factory battery last?

SG

Have had my MY00 5 1/2 years now. Bought it from new. Just changed the battery a few weeks ago, cost £48 from local garage. Alarm was beeping every time the car was started. Battery was also dying after the car was left unused for a few days. OK now.

Shaun

bob r

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did they replace the car battery because the car was under warranty?

New To Scoob

Yup deffo low car battery, had the same problem on my '03Sti.
Pushed the dealer into supplying a new battery, IIRC the early blobeyes had crap batterys fitted loads of folk have had similar problems.
Remember that at this time of year your battery gets a hammering due to the heaters lights etc basically on every time you use the car. Makes it even worse if you are only doing short journeys.

John

B0DSKI

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Yes M8 mines a 03 so it's got 6 months or so of the Warrenty to go, very helpfull Haddocks were and nothin to Pay, just a signature and off i went

Sigma Sam

Yep, the noise is produced from the alarm’s siren, but the fault doesn’t lie in the alarm.
When your cranking the engine over, the vehicle’s battery voltage is dropping so low that the siren thinks that someone has cut it’s power supply – the beep is the siren’s internal battery kicking in, then it realizes its disarmed anyway and stops sounding.
Unfortunately, the cause is a starter motor drawing too much current or more likely the battery not holding sufficient charge (or a combination of both) –
This always becomes evident this time of year as things get cold and the starter has to work harder to turn the engine over.

You can check the vehicle’s battery voltage by pressing digit “8” on the keypad with the ignition “on”. Then turn the ignition “off” within 5 seconds and count the flashes from the alarm LED. 9 flashes=9 volt.
Obviously, being electrically operated, if the battery voltage is negligible then this feature will not work and this displayed voltage will drop further when cranking

SS

bob r

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i might sound a bit of a bimbo but is the led supposed to flash 9 times? or was you just giving that as an example? i was under the impression i should have atleast 12v without the car running. cheers

ethanrob

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Problem solved!
New battery fitted at dealers,£40 inc vat and fitting,

Sigma Sam

Yep, just given that as an example - should be in the region of 12 volts if all is well.

SS

BrynO

SS, my alarm goes off every start, I have the battery on a trickle charger all the time when it's parked, so it should always be at full charge.. is that just the starter drawing too much current then?

Sigma Sam

i would suspect so BrynO.
Due to the number of instances of this occuring (this week particularly when so many cars have been laid up over the holiday) we are investigating the exact voltage drop that causes this to happen, so I may have some more info shortly.
SS