# Alarm chirp Honda Civic 2015 **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** civic, honda\ **Created:** [February 15, 2020, 1:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/alarm-chirp-honda-civic-2015/158528 "2020-02-15T01:29:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kennypowel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@Kennypowel](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Kennypowel)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 1:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/alarm-chirp-honda-civic-2015/158528/1 "2020-02-15T01:29:09Z")
So my car chirps at me 5 times when I’m not around my car. I’m not sure why it’s chirping and I’ve received a lot of complains about it. When I lock the car, it’s fine, it’s not until a while later while I’m in my house, I will hear it chirp for no reason. Sometimes it’ll chirp when I walk towards it as well. Also sometimes, depending where my car is, instead of chirping, the car alarm just goes off for no reason. I read somewhere it might be something with valet mode so I changed it, but it didn’t help. Is there something else I could do to deal with the problem? Every time I take it to the shop, they tell me they can’t work on it and all they can do is put in a new one. ---
**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 15, 2020, 1:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/alarm-chirp-honda-civic-2015/158528/2 "2020-02-15T01:41:11Z")
> [@Kennypowel](#): > > Every time I take it to the shop, they tell me they can’t work on it and all they can do is put in a new one. That sounds like an aftermarket add on system. The 5 chirps would be an impact sensor warning to someone tampering with the vehicle. > [@Kennypowel](#): > > I read somewhere it might be something with valet mode so I changed it, but it didn’t help. The alarm shouldn’t sound if it is in valet mode so I would say that it is not in valet mode. You can put the system in valet mode, replace or disconnect the alarm. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 1:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/alarm-chirp-honda-civic-2015/158528/3 "2020-02-15T01:48:29Z")
It might help if you answer a few questions. Did you buy this used ? Is this an after market alarm ? Do you know if it has the proximity feature ? Is this shop the dealer , a vehicle repair place or an actual alarm shop ? Have you asked to have the alarm disabled ? ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 1:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/alarm-chirp-honda-civic-2015/158528/4 "2020-02-15T01:48:43Z")
And there should be a dial somewhere hidden, probably under the dash, to adjust the impact sensor sensitivity. Some of those things can be turned up so high that a twig falling on the roof will trip them. ---
**Author:** ![Kennypowel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@Kennypowel](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Kennypowel)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 2:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/alarm-chirp-honda-civic-2015/158528/5 "2020-02-15T02:04:42Z")
I did buy it used from a dealership. I am not sure if it’s aftermarket or not. and when I took it to another dealership when they said they couldn’t touch the alarm system or disable it. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 2:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/alarm-chirp-honda-civic-2015/158528/6 "2020-02-15T02:07:54Z")
It probably is an after market , just find an alarm shop and have it removed. That should solve your problem. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 2:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/alarm-chirp-honda-civic-2015/158528/7 "2020-02-15T02:08:50Z")
If the vehicle has a factory alarm system, that’s controlled thru the BCM. > **[5 Common Symptoms of a Failing Body Control Module (BCM) - Module Experts](https://moduleexperts.com/5-common-symptoms-failing-body-control-module-bcm/)** > > If your BCM malfunctions, you will notice a negative effect on the operation of your vehicle. Watch out for these symptoms. Tester ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 4:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/alarm-chirp-honda-civic-2015/158528/8 "2020-02-15T04:18:28Z")
Some modern car alarms seem to have proximity sensors. I notice both chirps and sounds of door locks sometimes coming from empty parked cars as I’m on a neighborhood walk-a-bout. OP should do some Googling to find the owner’s manual instructions for their alarm system. You’d think valet mode would do the trick, but apparently not.