# Honking Horn

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/honking-horn/7897>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [December 1, 2007, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honking-horn/7897 "2007-12-01T20:08:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![tjr379](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@tjr379](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tjr379)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honking-horn/7897/1 "2007-12-01T20:08:00Z")

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I own a 1997 Oldsmobile 88LS. With the doors unlocked and the key in the ignition I opened the drivers side door to get in and the horn starts to honk for 15 to 30 seconds and goes off by itself. I have had the doors locked and unlocked the driver side door only and opened the door and the horn has done the same thing. On both occasions I have put the key in the ignition and turned on the car to see if the horn stops and it doesnt. I have turned on the car and drove away the horn is still honking and goes off in about 15 to 30 seconds. This has happened about a handful of times at random times in the morning and night.

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**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 10:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honking-horn/7897/2 "2007-12-01T22:59:57Z")

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Your only recourse, in the end, may be to have an automobile security and alarm specialist neutralize that turkey, er, I mean defective security system.

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**Author:** ![cappy208](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cappy208/32/31_2.png) [@cappy208](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cappy208)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 11:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honking-horn/7897/3 "2007-12-01T23:10:55Z")

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does this car have a “viper” or other after market alarm installed? (even if you dont use it, is there one?)

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**Author:** ![namburn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a8b319/32.png) [@namburn](https://community.cartalk.com/u/namburn)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 1:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honking-horn/7897/4 "2009-03-17T01:29:31Z")

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Try replacing the battery in your key fob. If the battery is low it may be intermittently giving the security system a wrong signal.