electrical humming noise - Honda Prelude Forum

redpreludevtec9 · 04-27-2002, 12:23 AM

every now and then my car will make a humming noise from like the passenger side or behind the center console. its like a electric motor type noise but i wouldnt do anything and it will just make that noise out of nowhere.

Jape · 04-27-2002, 01:27 AM

u sure it aint comin out ur speakers?

redpreludevtec9 · 04-27-2002, 01:58 AM

yea im positive. also my car makes beeping noise when i turn off the car and open the door. i think the person i bought my car from installed something but i have no idea what it could be.

ludethugs · 04-27-2002, 02:32 AM

i hear a humming sound too. i just realized it when i am not driving and just have the car turned on without any sound system on... the humming comes on and then goes off... seems like its coming from the driver side console area... all other electrical devices are off too... even headlights... i'm not sure what it exactly is.

redpreludevtec9 · 04-27-2002, 11:31 AM

yea. i might take apart my dash this summer to find out what it is.

kevie88 · 04-27-2002, 11:35 AM

You sure it's not just the cooling fan running? Every now and then it will turn on to keep the temp in check.

errorr · 04-27-2002, 01:05 PM

every once in a while i thought it was the fuel injection.

kevie88 · 04-27-2002, 01:07 PM

Yeah, that could be it as well..

redpreludevtec9 · 04-27-2002, 01:08 PM

no its not the fan. i dont have the slightest clue what it could be.sounds like its right behind the dash.

HondaPimp98 · 04-27-2002, 02:47 PM

that beeping noise when you open the door is normal. every car has those. the reason it does that is because your keys are still in the steering colum. its a safty feature (so you dont lock your keys in your car)

kevie88 · 04-27-2002, 03:07 PM

Yes, and my car sometimes thinks the key is still in the ignition even tho it isn't, and I get the beeps.

G_Loc · 04-27-2002, 03:29 PM

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Originally posted by kevie88
Yes, and my car sometimes thinks the key is still in the ignition even tho it isn't, and I get the beeps.

ditto. really annoying especially when i gotta work on it w/ the doors open

errorr · 04-27-2002, 05:50 PM

ok get some white lightening spray lubricant with the red hose thing. Spray it into where the key goes and put the key and out a few times. i did this and havent had the problem since. Dont put a lot very small amount.

Si4WS · 04-27-2002, 06:07 PM

Nice, for some reason I never thought of that! I always just jab the tumbler until it turns off. Now more of that now. Thanks for the fix errorr, your car looks so dumped!

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Originally posted by errorr
ok get some white lightening spray lubricant with the red hose thing. Spray it into where the key goes and put the key and out a few times. i did this and havent had the problem since. Dont put a lot very small amount.

justanotherlude · 04-27-2002, 08:09 PM

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every once in a while i thought it was the fuel injection.

Is that good or bad?

redpreludevtec9 · 04-27-2002, 10:25 PM

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Originally posted by HondaPimp98
that beeping noise when you open the door is normal. every car has those. the reason it does that is because your keys are still in the steering colum. its a safty feature (so you dont lock your keys in your car)

no not that noise. i know what that noise is. alright. i park, then i pull the key out, then the car is off. no noise yet. i open the door and it goes beep boop beep boop.........beep boop beep boop then it stops.

BoostedH24 · 04-27-2002, 10:46 PM

if you have an aftermarket cd player or deck your cell phone can make the noise, when it rings or something like that

And thanks error for that fix i get that too

errorr · 04-28-2002, 08:55 AM

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