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Old May 13, 2019 | 08:22 AM
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hi all, recently installed a new battery ( 3 plus years old) 3 months or so later i go out to a dead battery which the day prior when i drove it all was fine. i could hear a slight noise uner the hood. upon opening it i heard a noise faintly coming from my right horn i unplugged it and the noise stopped.
next i jump started the car, reconnected the horn
operated it, took the car for a spin perfect as usual
i got in my garage and decided i',d disconnect the battery overnight. as i remade slight contact with the

ground to battery i could see spark tellin me theres a draw. as im am on and off with the ground i can hear what sounds like a relay clicking up front by the d.s. head light . horn relay? just wondered if anyone had experienced the same.
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Old May 13, 2019 | 03:28 PM
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The alarm can arm itself and be triggered when battery is reconnected or charged. It's part of the PKE.
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Old May 13, 2019 | 08:48 PM
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ok is there anything up front driver side associated with the pke ? it came to mind because along with the sound of a relay clicking up by the front driver side, my interior lites were coming on like they would when the pke is operating correctly ( which mine randomly started working again.) its kinda intermittent at times.
i kept searching and discovered by removing the jumbo head light fuse the noise stopped ???
i re installed the fuse took it for a spin with the lights on came back and disconnected my battery and no noise. gonna keep my eye on it. I've done a bunch headlight motor gear rebuilds so no big deal if it happens to be the motor
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Old May 14, 2019 | 09:32 AM
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The horn relay is under passenger side of dash. The condition is , IMO, something with UTD activating horn. The lighting fuse is 12v source for horn relay. There maybe a code in CCM. There is a horn in both fenders.
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