Been there myself not long ago, first thought we picked up a nail in a=20 tire, took a little process of elimination, eventually turning the radio=20 volume down (it wasn't near blasting level), and the noise went away.=20 Seems I tried other things including varying speed, pumping the gas=20 pedal and brakes, different gears sort of things first. :) :) :) On 9/2/2010 9:17 PM, James Newton wrote: >>> As for a recent post about family not paying attention to warning >>> lights, that's an education issue, plus teaching the incentive of the >>> safety >>> =20 >> And if that doesn't work? Set up a klaxon horn on a one minute timer, to >> alert the driver to look at the indicators? That by itself could present >> a safety issue :) >> =20 > "Um, Dad? The car is making a weird noise... At first we thought someone = had > turned on the stereo 'cause we could hear it in the background through ou= r > iPods, but the stereo was, like, off and it kept playing... It's like thi= s > "whoop, whoop, whoop..." thing like a techo song, but there are no drums = or > base line." > > -- > James Newton > 1-970-462-7764 > > -----Original Message----- > From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf = Of > Bob Blick > Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 10:17 > To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. > Subject: Re: [OT] Every car in US includes.... (was: Re: AD] OBDLink WiFi= ) > > > On Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:37:18 -0400, "Carl Denk" said: > > > Even with the best intentions and effort, those warning lights do not > get looked at. > > And in all truth, I am satisfied that attention is paid to the hazards > on the road. The little lights on the dashboard can safely be ignored. > > Best regards, > > Bob > > =20 --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .