2001 Kia optima LX6. I accidently slammed the door shut on the seat belt a few months ago. Ever since then the door chime has been screwy. Starts ringing when I hit a bump in the road, hit the brakes, make a hard turn. If I'm just running errands about town it's merely irritating. On a 110 mile, 2 1/2 hour drive it's maddening. Just finished long drive home, chime rang constantly for almost 2 hours on the freeway. Help! Were do I look to find the source of the problem? Is there a way to shut the chime off, it sounds like it's buried in the dash. tia.
[1] Some cars have a pressure sensor in the seat. When you turn the ignition on, the belt system has a specific sequence -- it checks for seat pressure before it checks if the seatbelt is locked. This prevents folks who close the seatbelt first to defeat the system before they sit.
[2] If your car does have a seat pressure sensor and it's messed-up, it may be triggering when you bounce due to bumps.
A friend of mine got under the dash a disconnected the wires to the bell. I better not leave my keys in the ignition and lock the doors :0 Thanks italiangm.
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