electrical problem
7.7
pretty badTypical Repair Cost:
$540.00
Average Mileage:
36,143 miles
Number of complaints:
7 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (5 reports)
- replace the horn, the horn pad and the airbag (2 reports)
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2006Jun 15
Sebring Touring 2.7L
- Automatic transmission
- 31,000 miles
Don't bother paying that money to get your horn fixed. I've had the same problem and it's not resolved. We bought the car in April of 2006, had the problem in June of the same year. It was covered under warranty, they replaced the horn pad and the air bag. Then in April of 2007 it started happening again. I took it back and asked them to recheck their diagnosis and fix it again. They covered it again under my warranty but replaced the same part and couldn't figure out anything different. Here I am in January and my horn started the same problem again. It's not covered under warranty and it's my expense to fix it.
I pulled the fuse that controls the horn and the first chance I get I will be trading my Sebring in.
2007Sep 28
(reported on)Sebring
- Automatic transmission
- 39,000 miles
While driving, my horn began blowing. After several months, I was told that my horn needed to be replaced, my horn pad needed to be replaced also and since Chrysler had the ingenious idea to put the horn pad on the airbag, that needs to be replaced. The cost to repair my horn will be $1000.00.
2007May 01
(reported on)Sebring
- Automatic transmission
- 22,000 miles
I am having the same problem suddenly with my horn going off randomly. I have narrowed it down to when there is a drop in temp or when the car gets wet. If I press down hard on the horn it will stop it temporarily. Unfortunately the Chrysler dealer (Faulkner in Jenkintown) is giving me the major run around. First they cannot do anything unless they can replicate the problem... I suggested hosing down the car. They are insisting that a short is a long shot. They explained there are thousands of wires in a car and it would just take too long to check them all... I suggested just checking the ones that connect to the horn. I purchased the extended warranty with the car loaner option, however unless they need to keep the car overnight I have to pay. If at the end of the day they cannot replicate the problem they send it back to me. Never mind they did not fix it, now I have to pay for the car and bring it back the next day for them to stare at it waiting for the horn to go off.
2007Apr 15
(reported on)Sebring V6
- Automatic transmission
- 33,000 miles
I AM HAVING THE SAME HORN PROBLEM!!! I bought my Sebring used in August 2006. Two weeks ago my horn started blowing out of nowhere. My car has just over 33,000 mi. on it. I took it to the nearest chrysler dealership to have it checked out and they found nothing. It started again a few days ago and everyday after that. It blew whether I had the car on or off, driving or not. I asked a friend of mine that is a mechanic and he said that the relay was bad so he took it out. The horn stopped working after that and I took it back to the same Chrysler dealership. They told me not only is it the relay but the horn pad and airbag needed to be replaced. This is going to cost me $730. The reason for me getting this car was to get rid of the unreliable car I had before. It seems like I am just throwing money away again. I am seriously looking into trading this car in, this kind of issue is ridiculous for a barely 2 year old car.
2007Mar 02
(reported on)Sebring Limited V6
- Automatic transmission
- 40,000 miles
Horn goes off intermittently. Go to have it fix. They say its the Clockspring. Install new "expensive" clockspring. Now they tell me its the airbag. Now my horn doesn't work AT ALL. and my airbags won't deploy. And they want me to pay for all this. I just bought the car 4 months ago.
2007Feb 05
(reported on)Sebring V6
- Automatic transmission
- 38,000 miles
my horn goes off intermittently at inappropriate times i.e. at a funeral/cemetery and goes off at night and when I am driving. It goes off for no reason. It goes off about 3x a week sometimes 4x.
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2008Jan 15
Sebring
I first heard a my horn go off last week and thought maybe I hit it with my elbow....Then it happened again in traffic one morning and it was kind of funny. I just blew it off and thought maybe it is a special feature that I didn't know about warning me I need to do something. I figured I needed to read that long ass manual and figure it out. Then the next day, yesterday, my daughter was embarrassed when I dropped her off at high school and the damn thing wouldn't stop honking, it sucked. This morning I once again remember I need to do something about this but my daughter called ahead of time and found her own ride this morning......I will be pulling the fuse...I don't plan on spending $1,000 to fix a horn bag?!?! and a aig bag because Chrysler screwed up!
Juliette A.
Albuquerque, NM, USA
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