joshhemming
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- 93 Aerostar 2wd 3.0L
Have any of you longtime Aerostar sufferers I mean owners ever had your warning chime constantly dinging when it shouldn't be?
Since my van had been sitting for about a week I decided to drive it today. It started normally, I buckled my seat belt and took off. The warning chime continued to ding. Instrument panel was normal; no warning lights. I stopped after a quarter of a mile and tried to locate the problem. So far I've tried:
Opening and securely closing all doors, including the real lift gate.
Unfastening and fastening both front seatbelts (rear seats removed a decade ago).
Fastening passenger seat belt, even though the seat is empty.
Engaging and disengaging the parking brake.
Topping off the brake master cylinder (it was below the MIN mark).
Operating the headlight switch on and off several times.
When I turn the ignition off and remove the key, the dinging stops. If I open the door with the key off but still in the ignition, it starts dinging but stops as soon as I remove the key. That's normal. The factory alarm system appears to be working fine....my remote locks and unlocks the doors and disengages the ignition kill circuit.
How odd that it develops this problem as soon as I put it up for sale!
Since my van had been sitting for about a week I decided to drive it today. It started normally, I buckled my seat belt and took off. The warning chime continued to ding. Instrument panel was normal; no warning lights. I stopped after a quarter of a mile and tried to locate the problem. So far I've tried:
Opening and securely closing all doors, including the real lift gate.
Unfastening and fastening both front seatbelts (rear seats removed a decade ago).
Fastening passenger seat belt, even though the seat is empty.
Engaging and disengaging the parking brake.
Topping off the brake master cylinder (it was below the MIN mark).
Operating the headlight switch on and off several times.
When I turn the ignition off and remove the key, the dinging stops. If I open the door with the key off but still in the ignition, it starts dinging but stops as soon as I remove the key. That's normal. The factory alarm system appears to be working fine....my remote locks and unlocks the doors and disengages the ignition kill circuit.
How odd that it develops this problem as soon as I put it up for sale!