# Chirping Toyota Tundra **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [September 19, 2015, 10:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chirping-toyota-tundra/91220 "2015-09-19T22:40:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mayday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ad7895/32.png) [@Mayday](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mayday)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2015, 10:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chirping-toyota-tundra/91220/1 "2015-09-19T22:40:53Z")
I have several questions. I expect some can be answered, some maybe not. 1. Why is my neighbor’s late model Tundra chirping and flashing the lights at regular (maybe 20 second) intervals? 2. Why can I hear it a house away but my neighbor (at home) cannot? 3. Can I stop it? If it something like hey idiot, you left it unlocked with the keys in the ignition, maybe I can. 4. If I resort to violent methods to stop it, will I be subject to criminal penalties. or would a jury of my peers find it justifiable truckicide? ---
**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:** [September 20, 2015, 3:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chirping-toyota-tundra/91220/2 "2015-09-20T03:42:01Z")
Those are some tough questions, which I assume are rhetorical. Have your tried talking to your neighbor about this problem? This can be a form of disturbing the peace, which is a violation of the city’s code, if so, your next step if the neighbor doesn’t correct it is to call the city code enforcement office and ask what your options are. ---
**Author:** ![Mayday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ad7895/32.png) [@Mayday](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mayday)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2015, 3:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chirping-toyota-tundra/91220/3 "2015-09-20T03:55:19Z")
I was hoping someone familiar with Tundra’s would know what causes it. Maybe an anti-theft system gone bonkers? Key fob- if they have them- left inside? ---
**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:** [September 20, 2015, 4:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chirping-toyota-tundra/91220/4 "2015-09-20T04:10:37Z")
I’m not familiar with the Tundra, but it does indeed sound like an alarm system on the fritz. Sometimes I go for a short walk at night around the block before retiring, and there’s one car parked in a driveway that always beeps at me and flashes the lights as I walk by. It must have some kind of motion sensor alarm. On that one anyway, it only beeps and flashes once or twice, just for a few seconds. ---
**Author:** ![SteveC76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@SteveC76](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveC76)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2015, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chirping-toyota-tundra/91220/5 "2015-09-20T17:42:21Z")
It sounds like the alarm answer back for the door locks. Depending on the year it can be turned off. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2015, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chirping-toyota-tundra/91220/6 "2015-09-20T18:25:41Z")
There may r may not be a problem with the car. But there IS a problem with the owner. First you gotta get the owner to care. Then the car can get fixed. ---
**Author:** ![Yosemite](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/yosemite/32/643_2.png) [@Yosemite](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Yosemite)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 7:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chirping-toyota-tundra/91220/7 "2015-09-21T07:09:20Z")
I’ve had cars beep and flash their lights at me too @GeorgeSanJose, but I thought it was cuz I was purdy!!! Yosemite