Weird issue - sound when turning off the car

[gafear]

Something started happening last week.

When I turn off the car, the car always had hose nice "blin blomp" sounds for a couple of times and then stopped (the same when you enter the car before starting it). But for some reason now, the "blin blomp" sound doesn't stop until I close the door (either if I leave the car or stay inside). Does any one know to fix this?

It is driving my insane as I need to rush out to grab my things and exit the car just to stop hearing this noise

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[SnBGC]

Turn your headlights on to manual and then back to Auto. That should do it.

 

[FUNgineer]

Something started happening last week.

When I turn off the car, the car always had hose nice "blin blomp" sounds for a couple of times and then stopped (the same when you enter the car before starting it). But for some reason now, the "blin blomp" sound doesn't stop until I close the door (either if I leave the car or stay inside). Does any one know to fix this?

It is driving my insane as I need to rush out to grab my things and exit the car just to stop hearing this noise

Did you accidentally leave your headlights in an on position instead of automatic? I did this on my F150 and it drove me nuts until I realized what I did. Doh!

 

[Mach1E]

Turn your headlights on to manual and then back to Auto. That should do it.

This.

I had this happen the first week I had the car.

It’s a bit confusing since the normal sound and the “headlights on” sound are the same. With all the tech, it should flash some warning “headlights on” on the screen or something instead.

 

[gafear]

Thanks for the quick replies, I'll try tomorrow AM. I took the car for a hand wash so maybe they turned the knob by accident

 

[sockmeister]

Turn your headlights on to manual and then back to Auto. That should do it.

This is it. I had the same issue once before a couple weeks ago.

 

[SnBGC]

Thanks for the quick replies, I'll try tomorrow AM. I took the car for a hand wash so maybe they turned the knob by accident

Probably not. The module that resolves the position of that dial sometimes loses its reference point. Spinning the dial all the way to one side or the other usually resets it. That is the most likely cause for your symptom.

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