[Mi_Black_Pearl]

Just wondering if it is normal for that beep to stop working after pressing lock on the remote? I've had my 07 sti for about 6 months now. I noticed just the other day when i parked it in a parking lot and didnt hear the beep as i walked away pressing the lock button. I heard the locks actually locking the doors work. I thought it might have been perhaps i didnt close the door right but it wasn't that. Has anyone else experienced this or should i have it checked by my local dealership?

[upncummr]

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[stickytires]

Before bringing it in, check to see if you accidently turned it off. If it still isn't there, bring it in. Common problem, a security module failure. Takes about 10-20 minutes to fix by the techs at the dealership.

I had it happen on my 05.

[Mi_Black_Pearl]

Originally Posted by upncummr

Look on the back of your remote for the instructions for enabling/disabling the alarm chirp.

I don't have my remote in the office, but it seems like you just need to press and hold one or both of the buttons.

Gary

it just says: "car finder function; press [lock] 3 times within 5sec/panic start;press [lock] for 2sec/panic stop;press [lock] or [unlock]"

if i press it 3 times. i know it just honks the horn (thus enabling the car finder function), but no normal beeps

[Mi_Black_Pearl]

Originally Posted by stickytires

Before bringing it in, check to see if you accidently turned it off. If it still isn't there, bring it in. Common problem, a security module failure. Takes about 10-20 minutes to fix by the techs at the dealership.

I had it happen on my 05.

you mean accidently turn off the beep function? how do i turn it back on?

[stickytires]

Look in your manual. The 06-07's keyfob doesn't have the instruction to turn on/off the chirp on the back of it. I remember on my 04 or 05 it did.

[stickytires]

Originally Posted by Mi_Black_Pearl

you mean accidently turn off the beep function? how do i turn it back on?

yes. check your manual. if it doesn't turn back on you have a bad security module chip. do a search on it, should be several threads about this issue. if that's the case bring it in, tell them you read the manual and all that and it still doesn't work. it should save you some time because they'll try to make it look like you turned it off.

they should know about it by now.

[upncummr]

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[Mi_Black_Pearl]

oo ok...so your saying its a function of which i may have disabled accidentally somehow? but that it can be enabled back on through some instruction in the manual? if so, i'd be glad to hear that that is the case rather than a flaw or something of the sort needing attention

[Mi_Black_Pearl]

Originally Posted by stickytires

yes. check your manual. if it doesn't turn back on you have a bad security module chip. do a search on it, should be several threads about this issue. if that's the case bring it in, tell them you read the manual and all that and it still doesn't work. it should save you some time because they'll try to make it look like you turned it off.

they should know about it by now.

OK then...will do so...had done the search already with nothing i could find (however not attempting the terms "security module chip" tho)...thank you

[upncummr]

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[stickytires]

Originally Posted by upncummr

My suggestion was based upon my experience with my '05. I didn't realize the '06/'07 was different.

The suggestion to look at your manual is a good one.

Gary

Yeah, I remember trying to turn off the beep on my 06 and the instruction wasn't there.

I remember doing it on my 05 because I had the same issue as the op.

Originally Posted by Mi_Black_Pearl

OK then...will do so...had done the search already with nothing i could find (however not attempting the terms "security module chip" tho)...thank you

Yeah, hopefully you turned it off by accident. BTW, I might be wrong on the security module chip, it might be actually the beeper itself located next to the horn.

BTW, I found a thread for you.

Chaulk another one up for the random beep/no beep alarm mystery.

[Mi_Black_Pearl]

Originally Posted by stickytires

BTW, I found a thread for you.

Chaulk another one up for the random beep/no beep alarm mystery.

haha...quite the occurance then!...however, it kind of bothers me now that it's mostly an issue with the 04/05..didnt see any 06/07 on there having the same issue (maybe because it's an old thread)..so perhaps you would think that subaru has fixed the issue for the newer models and that my particular module suddenly damaged somehow??

[stickytires]

Yeah, I haven't really heard about 06-07's having this issue. Hopefully you turned it off by accident.

[Mi_Black_Pearl]

Originally Posted by stickytires

Yeah, I haven't really heard about 06-07's having this issue. Hopefully you turned it off by accident.

True. Regardless, I will look into the manual, find these instructions, and try to turn it back on. Personally for me, I need it on as a comfort of security. When it first happened, i made like a triple-time head turn thinking "wtf?!" Just hope it has nothing to do with any mods or whatever then get screwed by the dealership if it comes to having to go there.