rick96cevette

Hello all. I have a 96 Collector Edition and my door chime (you know the ding...ding....ding you hear when you open door with lights on or key in ignition) does not sound right or like it used to. Sounds muted and drawn out....if that makes sense. Anyway, I am curious to know if anyone has experienced this and has any pointers for me. Thanks in advance.

rick96cevette

Oh...I forgot to mention the obvious....battery is fully charged so take low battery charge or bad battery out of the equation.

96polovette

I have the same problem with my 96, when I bought the car last year it didn't chime or anything, I didn't even know it was supposed to chime. One day it started chiming but muted and not quite right. If I get really bored I'll try to figure out where the thing resides in the dash, but the urge hasn't really struck me.

dudman

Are all your interior lights working? I had a blown fuse that made my an odd buzzer sound. It turned out to be the fuse that controlled the interior lights to the doors etc.

rickneworleansla

My 95 doesn't make any sound. Is it because I have an aftermarket viper alarm? Not that I'm complaining because it is anoying but it could have saved me from draining the battery twice with the lights left on.

Thanks

gator79

mine is dying a slow and agonizing death, souds horrible. it just wimpers now and then. people say whats that? got to disconect it

rick96cevette

Ok...seems I am not the only one with the problem....hopefully someone has some words of wisdom to help us fix the problem.

Feel free to chime in

Jonnymac

I've had the same problem and looking through the Factory Service Manual it show the module behind the DIC right on top of the PKE module.

NOTICE CONTENTS SENSITIVE TO STATIC ELECTRICITY

REMOVE
1. Perform step to remove upper trim pad
2. I/P harness connector from module
3. Separate velcro from PKE module
To install reverse

94redrag

I've replaced the one on my 94. If you follow the FSM procedure, you can do it yourself. It is a PITA to do but as long as you take your time and follow the FSM you'll be alright. Don't try and force anything or you'll end up snapping off mounting tabs and such. After all, you're dealing with 10+ year old plastic! You may want to start looking for a new/used chime module now. When I did mine about 3 yrs ago, they were getting hard to find. I ended finding a used one thru the forum.

moore299

I didn't know mine had one.... I guess I won't miss it then.

Hooked on Vettes

Here's some info about the chime module.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1445326

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1428201

rick96cevette

Thanks Johnny Mac and Hooked....just what I was looking for, but dayum what a pain it looks to be to fix