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Tech Area => General Buick Tech => Topic started by: Shimy87 on July 05 2014, 03:03:31 PM

Title: chime and buzzer
Post by: Shimy87 on July 05 2014, 03:03:31 PM

Is there a fuse that I can pull that will disable the chime when you put the key in but not start it and also the seat beltbuzzer/light. My chime is bad and the buzzer sticks on. Thanks!!!

Title: Re: chime and buzzer
Post by: earlbrown on July 05 2014, 05:14:46 PM

Reach under the dash and start squeezing boxes until the buzzer changes tone.  You know it when you find the offending device. It'll sound like it has a cold.


I would tell you where it's at, but the VERY first mod I did in my GN was to yank that stupid thing out.   I have no idea where I found it.   I wanna say left of the steering column :)

Title: Re: chime and buzzer
Post by: Steve Wood on July 05 2014, 06:15:22 PM

Looking at the dash from the drivers seat,  it is just to the right of tach/boost gauges. Batch toeat get to... Not so bad if you take the seat out and lay on your back

Title: Re: chime and buzzer
Post by: Steve Wood on July 05 2014, 06:17:15 PM

Bitch to get to

Title: chime and buzzer
Post by: firebird_1252 on July 05 2014, 07:03:35 PM

Don't it kinda look like a resistor?

Title: Re: chime and buzzer
Post by: Steve Wood on July 05 2014, 08:03:13 PM

Nope. It's a box

Title: Re: chime and buzzer
Post by: Shimy87 on July 06 2014, 12:20:17 AM

Can you go through the instrument panel to get to it? Also lately when I start the car, 40% of the time my knock alarm will go off for a second or 2???

Title: Re: chime and buzzer
Post by: Steve Wood on July 06 2014, 10:01:26 AM

I went from under/behind the dash....

The knock alarm is hearing the starter drive hit the flex plate

Title: Re: chime and buzzer
Post by: Shimy87 on July 06 2014, 11:50:42 AM

Is the starter drive hitting something I can adjust and correct? Sorry, probably a stupid question :icon_redface:

Title: Re: chime and buzzer
Post by: Shimy87 on July 06 2014, 01:07:44 PM

So I fought that chime box out. Can you just remove that box and everything else is good to go? Seems like something  with seven electrical tabs going to would be needed? Dont want to start car if I need to do something in box and reconnect it.  Thanks!!!

Title: Re: chime and buzzer
Post by: Steve Wood on July 06 2014, 01:14:10 PM

Should work. Lose door chimes seat belt light, and head lights on some models

Title: Re: chime and buzzer
Post by: Steve Wood on July 06 2014, 01:15:11 PM

Starter always hits when it engages

Title: Re: chime and buzzer
Post by: Shimy87 on July 06 2014, 02:09:04 PM

Thanks!!!!!!

Title: Re: chime and buzzer
Post by: earlbrown on July 07 2014, 01:16:37 AM

I've never figured out why GM needed a buzzer with 30 wires running to it.  One would think two would do it.


Ditching that thing is the first mod I do to all my cars.