28th Jul 2010, 15:20

THE PROBLEM: The chimes are occasional, but the will go on at various intervals, for various lengths of time. Even without hitting a bump they may start, or stop. I've pulled, over, restarted the engine, adjusted the windows, and sometimes they sometimes seem to help, but overall, it feels generally random.

THE ANSWER: A door switch (probably driver's side) mounted on the car body has a plastic covering that breaks off. This eventually makes the plunger shorter so the door doesn't quite activate the switch when closed. When driving the sensors think the door is open thus the chimes. Also will set off the alarm if the switch changes states while the car is parked (say on a windy day). If you look at your display you may see the message door open flash off and on when the chiming starts. Took me a year to figure this out.

THE FIX: Glue a thin piece of plastic (say 1/32") to the door edge where it contacts the switch, and it will be enough to keep the switch activated with the door closed.

Good luck, DenniG.

2nd Jun 2011, 10:51

Your odometer and speedometer issue could be in the resistors in the cluster panel. I pulled mine out and found they were burnt out. I replaced them and have had no issues since. Sometimes the solder cracks and separates. This means it will not function unless something pushes them back together temporarily, which could be nothing more than a "bump" in the road.