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Old Sep 16, 2007, 08:42 PM
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Weird noises

I was driving from Cincinnati to Columbus yesterday, and was doing about 85 mph, and had no problems. But every time I hit about 90 mph, a weird sort of beeping noise came from somewhere in the front of the car. I think it was some sort of alert/warning, perhaps dealing with fuel, even though I had about a third of a tank left. I stopped to fill up, and when I got to 90+ after I filled up, there was no beeping. Has anyone else experience this, or anything similar?
Old Sep 16, 2007, 08:50 PM
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Do you have the Nav system?

If you do, and you watch it, when you hit 88 or so it will ding and tell you that the map is going to zoom out (because you're going too fast!).
Old Sep 16, 2007, 09:03 PM
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No, I have the regular radio. It did sound like it was coming from the radio area though, but I couldn't pinpoint it with the radio off, because I was going too fast to pay attention to anything but traffic.
Old Sep 17, 2007, 02:51 PM
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Might be a speed alarm? I know one 08 owner commented that his car had an alarm that went off when he got above 75mph (he's from the Middle East, though).
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yes that would be me..and its still hitting on my nerves everytime i go past 120km/h..my stupid dealership said it cannot be shut down.. that cannot be right! its just some programming thing or fuse or ...
Old Sep 17, 2007, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by teefandme
yes that would be me..and its still hitting on my nerves everytime i go past 120km/h..my stupid dealership said it cannot be shut down.. that cannot be right! its just some programming thing or fuse or ...
Keep guessing. It's hardwired into the ECU. Like some of the other functions. The dealership can't even turn off the Daytime Running Lights.

This ECU is the devil!
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oh darn ..that aint good news..i am hoping at least the next time i visit the dealership, if they cant turn it off, ask them if its possible to raise the limit say 140 or 160 km/h
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cut the wire from your speedo to your ecu...should take care of any speed governors and warning bells
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Originally Posted by Blacksheepdj
Might be a speed alarm? I know one 08 owner commented that his car had an alarm that went off when he got above 75mph (he's from the Middle East, though).
I was thinking that too, but that was the first time I have ever heard it, and I've had it at or above 90 before that. And I don't see why it would stop after I filled up the tank, unless it was some warning because fuel was too low for speeds like that..? I don't know how that works, but it seems to be the only thing that makes sense right now.
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I have been up to 160km, and i live in canada no warning or anything, but i dont want to go any faster....unless im at a track
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Ive attempted to find the top speed and had no alarm or buzzer.
Old Sep 18, 2007, 05:36 AM
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no alarms.... I drive my lancer @ around 70-85mph constantly.. highway commute.. never saw/ heard any alarm..
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Originally Posted by 2008BLACKGTS
cut the wire from your speedo to your ecu...should take care of any speed governors and warning bells
Are you sure this is safe do and doesnt mess up my whole computer system? do you know anyone who tried it ?
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Hes being sarcastic....thats not smart, or safe and will most likley mess up alot of things.
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Yeah I was just joking....I haven't looked into it for this particular vehicle. Although typically that wire simply comunicates the speed from the Speedo to the ECU so that the ECU can govern the vehicles speed with fuel cut. The speedo typically gets it info directly from the speed sensor in the tranny. I am not sure if any other features are affected by the vehicles speed in this car that would make it unsafe to cut that wire, but you could always try it and if the whole world ended when you did it you could just solder it back together.




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