Mazda 3 beeping noise
 

Hi all,

I have a Mazda 3, 1600 automatic, 2003.

Yesterday I was parking my car, switched off the ignition and noticed that the dashboard started blinking. I removed the key from the ignition but the blinking kept on going. When I opened the door, a rapid beeping sound occurred which was in sync with the blinking lights on the dashboard.

I started taking the car apart to see if some connector was loose or badly connected, but I have found no indication of such.

Today I opened the car and the beeping sound started immediately when the door was opened. closing the door makes the beeping sound go away, however the dashboard does not seem to flicker as it did yesterday, the km meter is just turned on. So the dashboard does not seem to be switched off when I turn the ignition to off and remove the key.

I also tried the advice given on this forum, regarding the key reminder alarm, I removed the red wire with black trace, but that did not stop the beeping sound.

When I turn the parking lights or headlights on, the beep becomes constant..

Has anyone had a problem similar to this one or have any idea on what might be the problem?

There are pretty much two chiming noises the 3 makes when a door is open... the "key in" reminder, and the headlight on reminder.

The key in chime is activated by a mechanical piece inside the ignition. If it becomes broken it always thinks there's a key in the ignition and will always chime. An easy way to check this is with whether or not your keyless entry works. The way the 3 is set up if the key's in the ignition then the remote entry doesn't work. So does your remote work?

Yes my remote works, I was looking at this problem better yesterday and I think you´re right this has something to do with the headlights on reminder.

Looking at the car from the outside, the headlights are definately off, and they don´t seem to flicker like my dashboard. It surely looks like a bad ground connection somewhere but the problem is that I have not been able to find an electrical drawing of the headlight on reminder system anywhere.

Fog lights?
 

I started removing the relays for the lights from the car, one by one, and when I removed the front fog light relay, the beeping sound stopped and the light flicker also stopped. The fog light indication light was however never turned on in the dashboard and the car doesn´t even have front foglights. The relay measures ok but seems to be getting a signal from somewhere. The rear fog lights are not turned on when the relay is in its place, and I have not measured if there is any voltage to the plugs to the front fog lights ( I would assume so though) but the plugs look fine.

Also I´m wondering, shouldn´t the dashboard turn completely off when I switch the car off? the image below shows the dashboard with the car turned off, and the key removed from the ignition. Should I be able to read the km status?

http://barnaland.is/album/img/1190/20090719140037_0.jpg

Yeah you definitely have something screwy there.

As to the LCD being lit up....... it's actually always displaying things, though when you turn off the backlight turns off so unless you shine a light on the face of it you can't read it. Unless you're in the mood for tracing back a weird electrical short you might want to take it to the dealer (assuming you're under warranty still).

Did you find the solution!!!? I just had the same problem today!
 

:Eyecrazy:After a very long drive I just had the same problem with my mazda3 04 manual. Now the dashboard stays lit up when key is out of ignition and when I open the door the same alarm comes on as when your are not wearing your seatbelt, that or the alarm that comes on when you've left your headlights on.
Had someone check the engine and he couldn't find anything wrong, headlights are also fine.
Did you find out what the problem was and is it expensive to fix?

jiggle the ign switch, seems like it is sticking on when you remove the key.

Glove box light!!
 

Thanks to this forum and the dealer I rang today, I now know all this is because of the bulb in the glove box. Imagine all that just to tell you your glove box bulb is out!!! :lach: Seems excessive huh!!

I wouldn't mind but I first rang a dealer in my own county and she wouldn't tell me anything, said I needed to bring it in and pay €90 just for them to plug it into their computer! Then I rang the dealer where the car was originally bought and they were great! Really helpful!! I know where I'd buy my next car!!!

this sounds like a problem i might have, what's the best option to fix this? i'm still under warranty

I have a 05 M3 with 88K and the problem I have is the key in ignition reminder is always on and the key fob does not work. I understand from talking to the dealer's parts department that there are three parts to this ignition switch. Can I replace this mechanical part inside the switch my self or do I need to take it to a dealer? Do you know what part it is and do you have any instruction on how to do it?
Thanks in advance for any assistance on this!

Hi man.How did you fix taht problem with beeping sound and blinking dashboard in mazda 3? i have the same problem?

Hi Annie.
I have the same problem with my mazda 3. The beeping sound and blinking dashboard.
How did you fix it ?
Tom

Ignition Switch Problem
 

I have a new 2010 Mazda 3 purchased in March. In June the keyless entry occasionally would not work, and when the key was removed from the ignition there was chiming until the door closed. Open the door and it chimed.
It started intermittently but after a while the keyless entry did not work at all and the chiming happened every time I exited.
Then, the car battery was dead one morning. The local dealer replaced the ignition switch and all was well... for three weeks!
Last night it happened again, but this morning all was well when I drove it to the dealer, who cannot fix what they cannot detect as wrong.

Anybody have any answers to this one?

Mazda 3 beeping noise
 

Hi,

There are two possibilities for this beeping problem:
- the light in the drawer at the co-drivers side is dead or
- the ignition switch insert is broken.

Hope this helps.

Just dropped the car off at the dealer since it beeps every time the key is removed now.
They are going to replace the ignition switch and a sensor. I hope they get it right this time!

I got my immobilizer replaced and all was well :)

Hope this helps!

Mazda beeping and lights flashing
 

Annie, Tom, Zoberman did any of you find a problem to the beeping/lights flashing problem you all had? My 2006 Mazda3 has started with the exact issues you have all described and Mazda has determined I need an entire new Passenger Junction Box for $3500!!!

Hiopeing one of you may have a fix! Thanks

VERY Annoying Nokia Beeping noise
 

Hey!

S'up?

I have recently bought a 2007, Mazda 3 Sp23, sportmatic 5 door hatchback that's done 95,000K's. Until recently, everything was fine with the car.

That is until it started beeping whilst driving! The best way to discribe the beeping is like the Nokia message notification. Beep beep (pause) beep beep! NO warning lights came on the dash at ALL! And it isn't constantly on either, like a seatbelt warning or a key in ignition sounds! When it make that noise, I pulled over, and walked around the car thinking that it had blown a headlight or another light bulb! Nope they were ALL on!

It randomly comes on! Sometimes it won't make a sound on a long trip, then other times it just keeps randomly coming on and on and on! I've taken it to my local Madza Service centre, and they've NEVER heard of it! And of course there's NO mention of it in the Operators Handbook!

Does anyone know what could be making that noise and how to stop it? Does the 2007, Mazda3 SP23, auto have a low tyre pressure warning?

I've read somewhere here that if you juggle the Dash dimmer button from side-to-side, it's suppose to stop it, I did that and it still keeps beeping! When my local Autoelectrician comes back from Xmas hols on Monday, I was going to get him to simply unplug the speaker under the dash, if there is one) that makes the beeping sounds, but then I remembered the Rear Park Assist! So, I'll get him to simply put a ON/OFF switch in so that when it starts to make the VERY annoying beeping sound, I can just turn the speaker off!!

What do you guys think?

Thanks heaps!

Cheers!

Thanks to whoever it was that mentioned replacing the glove box light :) My Mazda (2006 Maxx sport) started the fast beeping sound and flashing dash board the other day. When the door was open, even without the car being on, or key in the ignition the beeping started as well as the dash flickering in time with it. When i closed the door it stopped beeping, but the dash still flickered for a while after.

Anyway, I noticed the glove box light wasn't working (and the ash tray light too), took it apart and the bulb was blown. Strangely enough though, when i drove the car into work (at 5:00am), the ash tray light DID work.

To cap off the story. Replacing the glove box light solved the beeping issue for me. The ash tray light doesn't work, maybe the dodgy electronics in the car caused the ash tray light to blow due to the glove box light being blown?

I guess I'll take a look at the ash tray light soon, but no hurry since it's not affecting anything... yet.

So thanks again for the help guys! I'm sure you saved me a couple hundred dollars!

beep
 

try turning the dashboard illumination switch , it worked for me and wualla it worked!!!

Beeping and Dashboard Illumination flashing to tune of beeping
 

Hi Everyone,

I just wanted to keep this going for the assistance of future Mazda 3 owners (I have a 2006 Mazda 3) encountering the same problem i.e fast beeping and dashboard illumination flashing with beeping sound when the drivers door is open without the keys in ignition (dashboard illumination still flashed when the drivers door was even closed)

I read this thread and thought let me see what advice I would be given after visiting an auto electrician and a couple of Mazda Dealers in Sydney and Wollongong.

1. Auto Electrician thought the problem may have been behind the dashboard so I decided against him pulling it apart.

2. Mazda dealer in Wollongong said it was probably the ignition barrel and thats where they would start - $300 odd dollars.

3. Mazda Dealer in Kirrawee said its a weird thing the Mazda 3 does when the ashtray or glovebox light blows. I was shown how to replace the globes ($7/globe)

4. Mazda Dealer in Artarmon said it was the Passenger Junction Box and that they'd replaced one with the same problem on a previous occasion for approx $3,000.

I got home replaced the astray light and it was all fixed.

Hopefully we can all save someone $3000 dollars! Replacing the astray light is is the simplest thing anyone can do!!

BTW, I would be buying my next Mazda from McGrath Mazda Kirrawee - obviously they know what they are talking about. I would also like to reiterate what the previous guys have said about changing ashtray and glovebox globes. It is not some whacky stab in the dark. It WAS the real solution.


Regards,

I second this! It was the solution for me too! (Mazda 3 2006)

Just have this problem recently, Beeping sound and dashboard light blinking/flashing, it affects also the car stereo display light and mileage light illumination while Ignition Key started without using part lights and Headlights.

I got a solution without changing the Glove Box Light & Ashtray light.

Solution:
1. Insert Ignition Key
2. turn on the part lights and head lights
3. Open/close the glove box
4. Switch off Head lights and part lights
5. Then remove Ignition key

Hopes this works on your Cars.

Thanks!

That's good info you shared.

Mazda 3 2006 1.6A speedo light blinking
 

Hi bro out there. I face the same problem with the light blinking. I found out that there's some cable shorted but initial dun know which part. After a few bang here and there.. i found out that after this particular place that i knock the blinking go's off. It was located at the glove box. Top left hand corner (For asia car, right hand drive) near the air con outlet. I give a few knock and the blinking has gone and back to normal. The glove box light came back. I think there's some cable shorted. Hope you guys can solve this issue asap. Cheers... !!

2011 mazda 3
 

has anyone had this problem....went to start car today and it made this annoying beeping noise and car wouldnt crank..after noise stopped car cranked...now it will not crank at all...the lights come on and this annoying beeping sound and thats it....thanks

flickering mazda 3 lights
 

i have mazda 3 2008 model i have the same problem as you mentioned above but i am noticing since i have blown up one of the fog light during rain. do you think it is the problem from blown fog light. i am messed up with this issue

Thank you so much . Solved
 

It was the glove box light bulb