New to forum and have a question

[courtney8688]

Hi all...this is my first post as I am new to the forum, so I apologize in advance if I don't post something correctly.

I wanted to see if anyone had encountered this problem....I have a 2004 Altima 2.5. I bought it used and when I did, it had this beat up crappy remote with it. We ordered two new remotes with the same code on the back of them. When they got here, we programmed them. Once we did that, the two new remotes worked but neither of them will make the car honk when locking it. Despite the fact that we have followed the user manual and held down the lock and unlock buttons at the same time, it still won't honk when locking.

Any advice?? I am afraid to start trying new remotes left and right because I am afraid they will all do it. The horn honks fine when pushed and the panic button also works fine. I would appreciate any advice.

Thanks so much!

[ezb57e]

Welcome.
When you hold down both buttons, do the parking lamps flash?

[courtney8688]

Nope....nothing happens at all when I hold them both down. I am so puzzled.

[ezb57e]

Then its not entering the mode where the beep changes.
All the other fob functions are OK?
Where did you get the remote fobs?

[courtney8688]

Yep! All of the other functions work just fine....lock and unlock, panic, trunk, etc. Also....the parking lights flash when I lock the car....just no beep. So frustrating. I got the remotes from an ebay seller. Do you have a suggestion of somewhere else trustworthy that I could order another one? And thanks so much for your prompt responses.

[ezb57e]

The BCM appears to be receiving signals just fine.
When in horn reminder mode, the BCM sends a signal to the IPDM to operate the horn relay when it gets a LOCK signal.
When the BCM receives the LOCK and UNLOCK signal at the same time for more than 2 seconds, the horn reminder mode changes within the BCM.
Since everything else works properly, it appears the BCM is not responding to the dual input, or won't change modes internally.
The mode can also be changed with the dealer's Consult, and it may work that way.
If not they can easily check the LAN communication line between the BCM and the IPDM.
Personally, I am annoyed by honking, locking cars.
Good luck.

[courtney8688]

Ok.....thanks! The horn on mine is a very short, deep sound so it's not too annoying! Seriously though, sometimes when I have walked off a little ways and I'm not sure I locked the car, if the sun is shining on the car, I can't see the lights at all to confirm it's locked....that`s why I like the honk :-) Thanks again!