Intermittant, Single BEEP

[Red Solitaire]

After 2,000 miles, my 08 Touring suddenly developed an odd, intermittant, single beep from somewhere in the dash. It happens irregularly, but usually with at least a minute between beeps. "One ping, only", but no display warnings or dash lights. No weight on passenger seat, drivers belt fastened, not in reverse (although the beep is the same tone/pitch as the reverse beep).

Clues??

[chajones]

You will get a single beep when the last pip on the gas gauge starts flashing to indicate low fuel.

[Jared]

Just out of curiosity - I always let the gas go down to flashing before filling up so I am used to the "add fuel" warning. Is there another more serious warning before you run out of gas? I have driven over 40 miles on a flashing gas pip and never run out.

[prius729]

Originally Posted by Jared

Just out of curiosity - I always let the gas go down to flashing before filling up so I am used to the "add fuel" warning. Is there another more serious warning before you run out of gas? I have driven over 40 miles on a flashing gas pip and never run out.

From all the posts I've read on running out of gas, I think you've been lucky so far not to run out of gas.

[qbee42]

Originally Posted by Jared

Just out of curiosity - I always let the gas go down to flashing before filling up so I am used to the "add fuel" warning. Is there another more serious warning before you run out of gas? I have driven over 40 miles on a flashing gas pip and never run out.

Yes, you get an MFD warning to buy gas.

Tom

[chajones]

You probably have about 2 gallons of fuel left when the last pip begins to flash, so that's why you haven't run out yet. I understand it is not good for the fuel pump to consistently let the tank run that low.

[AussieOwner]

I don't think that it is the low fuel warning that the OP is hearing.

I have had the one-off beep with no warning lights, more than half a tank of gas, everyone buckled in, crusing along at the speed limit. I have heard it now only a couple of times, not enough to identify a possible cause. I have thought that it may be a traction control warning, but the last time I was not braking, just comfortably cruising with the traffic flow.

Also, courtesy of a neighbour who is re-building their home, I do get a traction control warning flash nearly every day as I need to brake just as I go past their house and hit the rough patch that their plumber put into the road when he connected to the sewer. But this just gives me a flash on the dash, no beep.

So, anyone else who can offer a possible cause for the beep?

[richard schumacher]

Can the "scheduled maintenance reminder" have gotten confused somehow?

[ny biker]

Originally Posted by richard schumacher

Can the "scheduled maintenance reminder" have gotten confused somehow?

I thought of that, but the Maint Reqd light should be on in that case.

Also I thought maybe a door was ajar, but also I think there's a warning light for that.

[chrisspaulding]

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If you have Sirius, it could be an accidental setting to be reminded whenever a favorite artist's song is on. That happened to me and caused a beep confusion for a couple days.
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