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Old Mar 31, 2018 | 3:28 PM
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I have a 2018 Chevy Suburban; every single time I close any door on my car (driver, passenger, etc.), whether I'm inside or not, the horn honks three times quickly. I have absolutely no idea how to disable this, and I haven't found anything useful in the manual; I've also done a full factory reset on my settings to no avail. I also noticed that the small red light on top of my dash flashes slowly once the car is locked (which I know is telling me that the alarm system is "armed") but I'm not sure if this is related to the honking. Any help at all is really appreciated. Thanks!
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Old Apr 1, 2018 | 1:35 PM
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Pretty sure the three honks are telling you there's a key fob in the vehicle. Are you keeping the extra one in the glove box, console, or the "secret" storage compartment?
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Old Apr 1, 2018 | 4:22 PM
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Originally Posted by intheburbs
Pretty sure the three honks are telling you there's a key fob in the vehicle. Are you keeping the extra one in the glove box, console, or the "secret" storage compartment?
That's what I thought at first too, but I have one extra key, which is at home and not inside the car. Also, anytime I've left the key inside the car in the past, the warning I got was 3 sort of digital "chimes," but now I'm actually getting 3 honks from the car's horn.
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Old Apr 1, 2018 | 5:05 PM
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Do you have more than one fob?
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Old Apr 1, 2018 | 5:17 PM
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@kevinkpk, I do, but as it turns out the problem magically resolved itself overnight... I really don't know what happened, because I really don't think it was related to my keys, but nevertheless I guess the problem is gone now. Thanks the help though.
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Old Apr 2, 2018 | 8:47 AM
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It will also do this if a door is not completely closed, the rear hatch is not completely latched or the shifter is not completely in Park.
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