Horn Beeps On Its Own

[DTJJK96]

We have a 2010 FFH and recently the horn starts to beep by itself and I had to use the panic button tonight to turn it off. This might be because my wife recently had an accident and hit a deer. The hood was damaged and the grill. The claims adjuster opened the hood to check on the damage and closed it but it is pushed back toward the windshield due to the deer strike. I think this might be causing the horn to go off but I am not sure. We will not be taking the car in to get fixed for a week or so until they get the parts. They told us we can drive the car but if the horn keeps going off by itself the neighbors are going to get sick of it very quickly. Can anyone tell me if there is sensor under the hood as part of the anti theft system which due to the accident could be causing this to happen?

Another pecular thing is when you lock the doors the horn beeps twice when I believe it only beeped once before the accident. I am not sure what is going on.

Any ideas on what is happening would be appreciated.

Thanks,

[xmech2k]

I'm pretty sure there is a hood sensor, and your twice-beeping horn when you lock it kind of backs that up. I think the manual says if it beeps once, all is locked and OK, if it beeps twice, something isn't right.

[DTJJK96]

Thank You xmech2k for your reponse. I don't have an appointment to get the car fixed until August since the body shop is so busy. I guess I will have to not lock the car until it's fixed. I will have to check out the manual. I should have done that before I posted.

Thanks again!

[akirby]

Thank You xmech2k for your reponse. I don't have an appointment to get the car fixed until August since the body shop is so busy. I guess I will have to not lock the car until it's fixed. I will have to check out the manual. I should have done that before I posted.

Thanks again!

 

Look for a plunger that the hood pushes down when it's closed. Then just tape it all the way down. It might also be in the latch itself. You should at least be able to find the wires and clip them and either leave them apart or tie them together - whichever makes it think the hood is closed.

 

You can also just go by the dealer and tell them the hood sensor is being flaky and they should be able to fix it temporarily.