nandowong

I think the horn for my alarm is busted because when I press the panic button the lights just flash but no noise. Does any one know where the horn for the alarm is located? has this happened to anyone before?

thanks

2FamoUs

Could it be in silent mode? Thats when the starter is disabled but the alarm doesnt sound off. Once, my alarm worked perfectly but the lights wouldnt flash. I found out the alarm blew its fuse.

Did your alarm come with a instructional booklet? Check if it has a troubleshooting section. If all else fails I would call the people that installed the alarm and get some more info. ...... maybe your horn is just broken.

1StGenCL

if you are talking about the factory alarm i dont think there is a silent mode. The horn for the alarm is located in the driver side fenderwell (right in front of the tire) on the 97s. I dont know what year you have but i dont think they changed the location.

2FamoUs

Oh, Factory alarm. I was refering to my Viper or any other nonfactory alarm.

Frogman

Make sure the hood is shut mine didn't go off when it wasn't all the way shut.

nandowong

sorry for not being specific enough. Its the factory alarm that does not work. Im thinking the horn might be bad because it does not chirp (did the lock and trunk thing) and the panic button just makes the lights flash. 1StGenCL thanks for the info mine is a 97 2.2. do i have to take the bumper out to reach the horn? or is it reachable from the engine bay?

Boston Mike

I had this happen to me once and when I brought it to the dealer to have it fixed, they told me all I had to do was press the trunk and the lock buttons on the remote simultaneously and voila the chirp will return. The alarm worked all along, just became demagnetized somehow. Hope this is what you're referring to. Good luck.

1StGenCL

Sorry i didnt see your question sooner nandowong, you can reach the alarm horn by removing the wheel and the wheel well lining but it is a pain to reach the horn. If i were you i would remove the bumper but thats just me. Oh im pretty sure that there is no way to silence the alarm noise (the trunk and lock button does work for the lock/unlock chirp but i think thats it) Mike but i could be wrong. I'll have to try tomorrow

nandowong

Boston Mike my car wont chirp either and I have tried the trunk and lock button deal, but it does not work because the siren seems to be broken.

I went on Acuraautomotiveparts.net and found out that there are to sirens # 18 and 17 in the pic


1StGenCL do you know if both are for the alarm because it seems weird that both of those are not working. Im leaning towards a bad wire in the control unit or maybe a fuse? what do you think?

1StGenCL

i just went outside and popped my hood and set the alarm off. I dont see the siren mounted on the firewall and the alarm doesnt seem to come from that area but it def. comes from the fender well (my ears are still ringing ) I couldnt get the chirp with lock and unlock while the hood is open but with it closed it def. seems to come from the fender as well. It could very well come from both sirens but it really seems like it only comes from the drivers side fender. Wish i could help more, if there is anything else i can do let me know Good luck

nandowong

I tried looking for the one in the firewall but i could not find it, were you able to find it? i will try to take off the bumber and see what is wrong with it.

1StGenCL

Nope i just looked real quick but i didnt see it and it doesnt sound like any noise it coming from that area when the alarm is set off

jaysCl

I just had the same problem with my alarm. The lights would flash but no noise. I checked my fuse box under my hood and there it was one of them was popped. So check out all your fuses with the tester and see if one is popped. Hope this helps..

97Acura3.0CL

my keyless entry alarm has silet mode

97AcuraCL

so i'm pretty sure that the alarm's siren is actually behind the bumper on the driver's side... can anyone confirm that this is ALSO the "speaker" that makes the 'chirp chirp" sound when pressing the lock/unlock button?