Horn Beep When Key Turned To "Off" Position

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Sep 10, 2018

BanoOmg

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Horn Beep When Key Turned To "Off" Position

Hello! Everytime I turn my key from the "ON" position to the "OFF" position, my horn beeps. It does it whether or not I start the car.

01 Civic LX, Manual, not VTEC

It has been happening for years, and it's very annoying. I bet it's even more annoying to my neighbors when I get back in the earls AM's from out-of-town gigs...

What would cause this, and how do I go about diagnosing it?

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Sep 10, 2018

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Re: Horn Beep When Key Turned To "Off" Position

Sounds like a faulty aftermarket alarm issue.

Sep 10, 2018

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Re: Horn Beep When Key Turned To "Off" Position

Blinking red LED, where is it located ?

Sep 10, 2018

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Re: Horn Beep When Key Turned To "Off" Position

The blinking red LED is right above the hood popping lever. It's not secured in though.

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Re: Horn Beep When Key Turned To "Off" Position

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The blinking red LED is right above the hood popping lever. It's not secured in though.

That confirms your car has an aftermarket alarm.

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Re: Horn Beep When Key Turned To "Off" Position

Some possible options:

Disable the entire alarm
Disable and remove entire alarm, restore wiring to stock configuration
Figure out what brand/model alarm it is and see if you can get instructions for it, figure out how to change preferences so it doesn't do what you don't like