# 2013 Honda Accord beeping noise

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-honda-accord-beeping-noise/174965>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** honda\
**Created:** [February 13, 2021, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-honda-accord-beeping-noise/174965 "2021-02-13T20:29:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Jamie8732](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jamie8732/32/24016_2.png) [@Jamie8732](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jamie8732)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2021, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-honda-accord-beeping-noise/174965/1 "2021-02-13T20:29:41Z")

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When I shut my car off the beeping noise that tells you your headlights are on would make a sound whenever I open the door. The problem is…my headlights are turned to off.  
Why does the sound cut on when I open the door and my headlights are on the off

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2021, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-honda-accord-beeping-noise/174965/2 "2021-02-13T20:42:44Z")

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Is there anything in your user’s manual?

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**Author:** ![Jamie8732](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jamie8732/32/24016_2.png) [@Jamie8732](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jamie8732)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-honda-accord-beeping-noise/174965/3 "2021-02-13T21:20:01Z")

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I’ll take a look

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2021, 11:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-honda-accord-beeping-noise/174965/4 "2021-02-13T23:50:41Z")

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My wild guess is that the headlight switch is failing/shorted. It’s apparently telling the car the lights are on.

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**Author:** ![oldnotdeadyet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a6a055/32.png) [@oldnotdeadyet](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldnotdeadyet)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2021, 12:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-honda-accord-beeping-noise/174965/5 "2021-02-14T00:56:55Z")

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My truck gives warning beeps when lights are on OR the key is in the ignition. My key has that symptom, with beeps even if the key is out. I can jiggle the switch and it stops.

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2021, 1:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-honda-accord-beeping-noise/174965/6 "2021-02-14T01:29:52Z")

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The warning tone is used for a number reasons. Since you need to press the start/stop button twice to stop the engine I suspect there is a problem with the gear shift lever not fully engaging into park. Check if the shift lever position in the instrument cluster shows the position correctly.