Beeping from dash
Thread Starter
|
Senior User
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 150
Likes: 0
From: Red Wing, MN
Beeping from dash
Had this start today in my '98 Ranger:
When the key is turned "on" there is one beep.
When the engine starts there is one beep.
About 20-30 seconds later there is a series of five beeps.
The 5-beeps repetes three or four times then no more beeps.
I haven't driven it long enough since this started so I don't know if it repetes again later. Any ideas what this might be?
Greg
When the key is turned "on" there is one beep.
When the engine starts there is one beep.
About 20-30 seconds later there is a series of five beeps.
The 5-beeps repetes three or four times then no more beeps.
I haven't driven it long enough since this started so I don't know if it repetes again later. Any ideas what this might be?
Greg
Post Fiend
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 8,462
Likes: 4
From: Durant, OK (SOSU)
Do you have your seatbelt on?
When it beeps the series of five, as soon as it starts grab your seatbelt and move it around in the latch, if it stops it's just not properly detecting your seatbelt is on.
When it beeps the series of five, as soon as it starts grab your seatbelt and move it around in the latch, if it stops it's just not properly detecting your seatbelt is on.
Posting Guru
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 1,292
Likes: 0
the airbag light stays off?? and the interior light stays off I had a problem once where the switch on the door pillar was dirty and it made the light stay on i cleaned it with wd40 and it was fine after that ( that was on a f250 tho)
Elder User
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 771
Likes: 0
From: Aurora
Check your owners manual with respect to the airbag system. Seems to me I read in the past the same beeping series, and it was the airbag system. Rangerpilot might be right on with the seatbelt, but the owners manual should indicate what it is. Standard trouble codes just set the check engine light without any beeps, but the restraint system seems to be seperate.
Keep us up on what you find
Fred
Keep us up on what you find
Fred
Elder User
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 771
Likes: 0
From: Aurora
I'll bet that you mentioned 'in front of your truck', that you were taking it to a mechanic didn't you. You might as well have told your dog that you were taking it to the vet, lol. Happens every time
Fred
Fred
Elder User
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 601
Likes: 0
From: Denver
Originally Posted by Greg R
Well, as luck would have it, I can't get the beeping to happen again.
Trending Topics
Elder User
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 734
Likes: 0
From: Lancaster, CA
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
3 Best / 3 Worst Parts of Modern Ford Ownership
Brett Foote
10 Amazing Upgrades That Solve Common Ford Truck Owner Headaches
Pouria Savadkouei
Every 2026 Ford Engine Explained
Brett Foote
10 Ugly Ford Trucks That We Still Kinda Love
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Every Truck Owner NEEDS (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
Rezvani's Latest Post-Apocalyptic Monster Is a Ford F-150 Raptor Underneath
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Most Expensive Ford Trucks Ever Sold on Bring a Trailer
Joe Kucinski
2027 Ford Super Duty Buyer's Guide (Every Model, Engine, & Package)
Brett Foote
