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Old 03-14-2010, 10:04 PM
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Was driving along today when all of a sudden my 05 f150 gave out three rapid chimes...weird, then it happened again several times over the next few hours. No explanation in the manual, any suggestions before I head to the dealer tomorrow?
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Mine did the same thing a week after I got it. Mine ended up being the low fuel warning. Of course mine says "low fuel" on the cluster. Scared the crap out of me when it chimed. Any lights/indicators on the display? Seat belt warning? Driver and passenger seats each have chimes.
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Well actually I had lots of fuel and I have had the low fuel chime go off and it is just a single chime. This was a triple chime and I have no idea what it is related to.
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the next time it happens, look carefully at the instrument panel..... but don't run into anything!

a warning light usually comes on with the warning chime or there is a message in the odometer window ( door ajar, etc.)

have a look.........
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OOPS!...........

Pushnf8 already suggested this!........ sorry.
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In looking at the owners manual (briefly), I read that the chime is activated for keys in the ignition, seatbelt, or headlights on with key out.

Did not have time to research 3 chimes; my guess would be that the chimes want you to check guages/information center.
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I had the same thing happen to me I have no idea what it is. Do you have an aftermarket radio cause it started after i was messing with my radio now it wont stop
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have tried all of the above, all guages are reading correctly, digital read out indicates everything is fine and no warning lights are on, no aftermarket radio installed. Looks like a trip to the dealer to ripped off for lord knows how much! Probably just a defective sensor of some sort would be my guess. Over the phone, service guy said he never heard of it before, never a good sign. Also on the same trip (8 hours) cruise control shut itself off when I put my signal light on to pass. Happened twice, I did not inadvertently touch the brake pedal, as I thought the first time it happened.

Will let you all know how this turns out, but in the meantime if you think of anything, my appointment is not until tomorrow.
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Sounds to me like a bad PCM. Good luck with that one. I hope it is something much cheaper to fix! Make sure the PCM has the latest calibrations or get them to flash it for you (if you end up getting a new one).
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Ok good luck keep me updated I am going to try a few things tonight!

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