Bobzilla I have one for you

Today my Elantra has a bell chime behind the dash, I have never heard this before, two loud chimes periodically. Not seat belt alarm, louder and bell like. No warning light on dash.

I haz confuzion

Have you fed it recently? Those little hamsters get weird. Does it do this while driving? Sitting? Next time it does it wiggle the key in the ignition..... other than that I got nuttin'.

Crappy unreliable car, riddled with problems and expensive to operate [/sarcasm]. :)

Rtfm?

That didn't help me to reset the oil monitor, but you might get luckier.

That's the warning that one of the warning lights is burnt out.

Sorry, totally unhelpful; any notion of anything unusual in the car or its surroundings? I get the impression you've seen plenty of cold recently so this isn't the best example, but I was a little puzzled to discover the Leaf warns you when outside temps drop to 38F or below...

Have you made someone mad lately or do you have some practical joker friends? Annoyatron

It's a Bavarian timer telling you it's time to buy that 335i

nicksta43 wrote: It's a Bavarian timer telling you it's time to buy that 335i

Yes, so much yes to this.

Seriously, I suspect the ice jammed into the undercarriage is messing with a sensor like the Oxygen sensor, or maybe the ice is stopping the truck sensor from making contact.

Car runs fine and gauges show all is OK, does it when in traffic, not on the highway at all.

I am stunned, have I stumped the hive?

I washed the car today, let's see if the underbody ice was the issue.

I got nothin'.

That's to tell you that the nut behind the steering wheel needs to be changed.

In reply to bgkast: You might be on to something, bring on that 335i and fit the nut behind that wheel

Were you stopped with the signal light on for a prolonged period of time?

Nope.

At the risk of sounding like an idiot, the harmonic balancer or a loose pulley might make a bell like noise, according the teh interwebz. Are you sure it's coming from the dash and not the engine compartment?

You know, the more I think about it I think it's a sign of the engine coming apart and the transmission crapping out. I'll give you $1500 for it as it sits and come get it tomorrow. Or, if you really want, I can trade you even for the wife's 08 Rio with just a tick over 80k miles. Although, I may have to ask for some cash on your end because I just changed the t-belt/accessory belts and have a new water pump for it as well.

Has not made the sound since I washed it, I still think it was a sensor wrapped in ice.

Bob, keep trying, I will keep this one until it falls apart, no sign of that yet.

Nothing in the manual about it? An audible warning with no accompanying visual indicator to tell you what it is wouldn't be any use if it isn't described in the manual...

aussiesmg wrote: Has not made the sound since I washed it, I still think it was a sensor wrapped in ice. Bob, keep trying, I will keep this one until it falls apart, no sign of that yet.

hey, you can't blame me for trying! I should hook you up with my camber plates that fit your car.

155K and I am considering swapping out the rear shocks, the first replacement parts beyond 2 filters and a set plugs.

It still has OEM brake pads

Gawd. What a pile of crap. If it was a Honda you'd still be on the same plugs AND filters.