Seat Belt Chime.

[88Limo]

Hello to all,
I have an 88 town car with 49k miles on it and I love it. Recently the seat belt chime will not turn off and is driving me batty. Any suggestions on how to disable it or repair the problem?

[joedogg]

When does it chime? Car on/car off/door open/door closed? Mine did something similar so I went into the steering column and found the wire that connected to the ignition switch and just pulled it off.

[87 town]

When does it chime? Car on/car off/door open/door closed? Mine did something similar so I went into the steering column and found the wire that connected to the ignition switch and just pulled it off.

i dont think it is the seatbelt chime, but rather the door open chime which is set off by the white plastic pin in the door jamb that seats into an inner spring under the surface of the jamb. this same white pin also turns the light on/off with door open or closed. to test this pin, press the pin flush down with your finger with door open and see if the bell goes off. if the bell still chimes, the pin is probably not going in far enough when the door is closed. if the bell stops by pressing "harder" onto the pin, pushing it in, it is probably just stcking, and not going all the way down as it should with the door closed. i have had it where the white pin was "sticking" occassionally and when door was closed it would still ring the bell cuz it was not being seated all the way into the jamb to turn it off. by hand rotating the pin a bit and also getting some spray lube in there along side the pin so it runs in the back, it should go off and just sound when door is open, if this is the reason why the bell is sounding. work the pin in and out by hand also to get the lube to work. This problem probably started cuz the door is not perfectly alinged when it closes. If it is like my door, it hangs on a bit of a slight angle.
good idea to lube in there at the pin anyhow as a regular maintnance.

[DB]

If it's the seat belt chime there is a contact under the seat that closes a circuit when there is weight on the seat. You can insullate that (piece of cardboard between it and the metal will do it) or you can unplug the connection.

Most likely your door open chime as suggested.

[gadget73]

Its all the same tonebox. Its under the dash behind the radio. One of my door switches went bad and got water in it during a rainstorm. The chime wouldn't stop. I unplugged the chime, then replaced the door switch. The seats also don't have a weight sensor, or at least the 88 I worked on did not.

[Elemino]

Its all the same tonebox. Its under the dash behind the radio. One of my door switches went bad and got water in it during a rainstorm. The chime wouldn't stop. I unplugged the chime, then replaced the door switch. The seats also don't have a weight sensor, or at least the 88 I worked on did not.The location on the chime depends on which car you have... It could also be under the dash just behind those covers. Easiest remedy is to simply unplug it.

[87 town]

The location on the chime depends on which car you have... It could also be under the dash just behind those covers. Easiest remedy is to simply unplug it.
dont you like that wonderful chiming sound telling you that your keys are still in the ignition or your lights are on or the door is open?:D I had an 80's new yorker before and that car talked to me all the time in a computer voice. that became aggrivating.
I still think it is just the door pin sticking which is an easy fix. Till I finally figured it out, after it started on me long ago, not knowing what the heck was wrong, i started to try and get used to it chiming, but that never worked out.

[Elemino]

Actually my car has never chimed. I can do without all that over stuff, but I'd like it to let me know when I have turned the lights on manually and forgotten to turn them off. That's a b**** when you're running to the front door in pouring rain just to look back and see them on.

[joedogg]

Actually my car has never chimed. I can do without all that over stuff, but I'd like it to let me know when I have turned the lights on manually and forgotten to turn them off. That's a b**** when you're running to the front door in pouring rain just to look back and see them on.
Espically since we're largely not used to turning on and off lights. I just let my autos do all the work and almost never touch that switch.

[gadget73]

I don't have auto lamps. It always screws me up when I get into a car with auto lamps and the lights come on without me doing anything, then remain on after I get out of the car. My truck has interior lights that stay on for about a minute, and I always stand at the door making sure they're going to go off.

[Elemino]

I don't have auto lamps. It always screws me up when I get into a car with auto lamps and the lights come on without me doing anything, then remain on after I get out of the car. My truck has interior lights that stay on for about a minute, and I always stand at the door making sure they're going to go off.LOL... sounds like my dad. The difference between his generation and mine... We like things automatic his gen hates them. I'll never understand it. He has automatic lights on his vic, but he uses them manually. (another thing I don't understand is their preference for smaller tv's...) I guess to each his own, but I love my luxuries. My car has spoilled me so I can never see myself buying a car that is not a luxury vehicle. Cars without auto lights I forget to turn them on. I never check the amount of gas I have when driving other cars. I assume power windows, mirrors and locks are standard for some reason.

[gadget73]

I have a base model Townie, so it doesn't have all that stuff. I had to add the power seat on the passenger side myself.