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FORD Communications Horn Assembly
| AEROSTAR FORD AEROSTAR 1994 | Abs Light Comes On. also, there is no horn function. horn/abs wiring is connected. mechanic informed owner wiring connector might be |
| AEROSTAR FORD AEROSTAR 1989 | After Having The Recall Repair work done on igntion switch, the vehicle's cruise control and horn do not work. recall #96v071000. |
| AEROSTAR FORD AEROSTAR 1994 | Air Bag Light On The instrument panel will illuminate erratically, then go off while operating vehicle at any speed. also, has |
| AEROSTAR FORD AEROSTAR 1993 | Air Bag Light Started Flashing constantly, then horn and cruise control stopped working. noise in column sounds like loose wires flopping. |
| AEROSTAR FORD AEROSTAR 1994 | Airbag Light Flashes 32 And horn quit working |
| AEROSTAR FORD AEROSTAR 1994 | Airbags Deactivated. Also, vehicle had no horn. airbag light was coming on and off.contacted dealer, and dealer stated clock |
| AEROSTAR FORD AEROSTAR 1994 | All Electronics On Steering Column don't work. air bag system flashes 3-2. no airbag (presumably), cruise control or horn function. |
| AEROSTAR FORD AEROSTAR 1993 | Consumer Having A Very Hard time locating the horn on the vehicle in an emergency. *ak |
| AEROSTAR FORD AEROSTAR 1993 | Cruise Control/horn Have Failed, and airbag light flashes. on/off. all failed at the same time. *ak |
| AEROSTAR FORD AEROSTAR 1993 | Cruise Control/horn Quit Working/airbag Light flashes, and smoke came from steering column at ignition switch. *ak |
| AEROSTAR FORD AEROSTAR 1994 | Dt: Contact Stated That the air bag light on the dashboard flashed on and off. the cruise control and the horn will not |
| AEROSTAR FORD AEROSTAR 1994 | Exhuast Fumes Are Leaking Into the passenger compartment and cause the passengers to become sick. tt the odometer malfunctions. oil |
| AEROSTAR FORD AEROSTAR 1993 | High Beam Switch/horn Button, and transfer case failed. |
| AEROSTAR FORD AEROSTAR 1994 | Horn Assembly/air Bag Indicator Light, and cruise control went out at same time. dealer has been contacted.please provide further information. |
| AEROSTAR FORD AEROSTAR 1993 | Horn Button Difficult To Track when turning and especially at night. please describe details. tt |
| AEROSTAR FORD AEROSTAR 1994 | Horn Failed. *et |
| AEROSTAR FORD AEROSTAR 1994 | Horn Location, The horn is flush, or even with the rest of the steering wheel, making it difficult to locate |
| AEROSTAR FORD AEROSTAR 1993 | Horn Stopped Working/cruise Control Malfunctioned, and airbag warning light came on, all at the same time. dealer has not seen |
| AEROSTAR FORD AEROSTAR 1992 | Steering Wheel Is Loose. also, airbag/cruise control and horn stopped working. vehicle is in repair shop. *ak |
| AEROSTAR FORD AEROSTAR 1993 | The Airbag System Malfunctioned, causing the srs light to intermittently to come on and off. cruise control and horn is |
| AEROSTAR FORD AEROSTAR 1994 | The Horn Experiencing Failure. *yc |
| AEROSTAR FORD AEROSTAR 1993 | There Was A Design flaw in steering column. wire ribbon ring that's inside of steering column, which gives power |
| AEROSTAR FORD AEROSTAR 1994 | Three Days After I Have the vans wireing done because of a recall, my horn stopped working and the air bag light started flashing |
| AEROSTAR FORD AEROSTAR 1992 | Tl*the Contact Owns A 1992 ford aerostar. upon purchasing the vehicle, the contact stated that the muffler was rusted and cracked. |
| AEROSTAR FORD AEROSTAR 1993 | We Have Had To Replace the clock spring mechanism for the second time in the past 14 months. the clock spring controls the |
| AEROSTAR FORD AEROSTAR 1992 | While Traveling Hit Horn Nothing happened, cruise control did not operate, and the airbag light illuminated. dealer contacted, and could not |
| ASPIRE FORD ASPIRE 1995 | The Horn Buttons On The left side of the steering wheel do not work. *ak *slc |
| BRONCO FORD BRONCO 1994 | A Defect In Steering Column caused horn/air bag, and cruise control to become inoperative. dealer has been contacted.*ak |
| BRONCO FORD BRONCO 1989 | Horn Relay Switch Defective Prior to recall. |
| BRONCO FORD BRONCO 1995 | With Owning A Little Over a year truck has used 4 to 5 sets of brake pads which were replaced due to excessive wear. |
| CONTOUR FORD CONTOUR 1998 | Airbag Light Is On/ horn, and cruise control are not working. consuemr stated this was same problem as stated |
| CONTOUR FORD CONTOUR 1995 | Cruise Control Failed To Operate, and horn would blow whenever consumer makes a right turn. dealer notified. *ak |
| CONTOUR FORD CONTOUR 1995 | Cruise Control Is Failing To operate, and whenever consumer makes a right turn the horn would blow out. dealer notified. *ak |
| CONTOUR FORD CONTOUR 1995 | Horn Assembly Is Inoperable. dealer has been notified. *ak consumer states the horn never worked properly, ford stated that |
| CONTOUR FORD CONTOUR 1999 | Horn Has Not Worked properly. vehicle has been taken to the dealer on 3 different occasions. dealer has not |
| CONTOUR FORD CONTOUR 1999 | Horn Is Inoperable. The dealer has inspected the vehicle. *ak |
| CONTOUR FORD CONTOUR 1999 | Horn Is Not Working.. ..have used the horn probably five times in five years and yet not working. have car |
| CONTOUR FORD CONTOUR 1995 | Horn Malfunctioned Due To a design defect. please provide further information. *ak |
| CONTOUR FORD CONTOUR 1996 | I Bought A 1996 Ford contour se in june of 2003.i have since replaced the water pump 4 times.i bought the car from |
| CONTOUR FORD CONTOUR 1999 | In Order To Use The horn excessive pressure has to be applied to make it work. sometimes it does not work at all. |
| CONTOUR FORD CONTOUR 1999 | Ongoing Problem With Horn Unable to operate properly when needed. been in / out of dealer shop on two occasions, and problem could |
| CONTOUR FORD CONTOUR 1999 | Several Items First The Dash bowed in from both sides,a month after picking the car up the air conditioner went out the dealership said |
| CONTOUR FORD CONTOUR 1998 | When Driving At Any Speed the air bag light keeps coming on, and the the horn doesn't work. also, the |
| CONTOUR FORD CONTOUR 1998 | When The Horn Is In use it fails to work properly when pressed. has taken vehicle to dealer for repairs, which were not |
| CROWN VICTORIA FORD CROWN VICTORIA 1995 | Consumer Can't Locate The Horn button to blow the horn. took vehicle to the dealer and they said it was a faulty design |
| CROWN VICTORIA FORD CROWN VICTORIA 1995 | Design/location Of The Horn Button causes difficulty accessing horn in emergency situations. |
| CROWN VICTORIA FORD CROWN VICTORIA 1993 | Dt*: The Contact Stated Brake fluid leaked out of the rear brake line causing the brakes to become inoperative. when the brake pedal |
| CROWN VICTORIA FORD CROWN VICTORIA 2005 | Dt: The Contact Stated The horn was not working. the service dealer replaced the horn, and reprogrammed the ccm to the latest |
| CROWN VICTORIA FORD CROWN VICTORIA 1995 | Headlight Lenses Constantly Turn Yellow and cloudy, power window regulator cables constantly snap, excessive play in steering wheel, horn buttons too small |
| CROWN VICTORIA FORD CROWN VICTORIA 1995 | Horn Blew Intermittently Without Anyone being in/around vehicle. *skd |
| CROWN VICTORIA FORD CROWN VICTORIA 1995 | Horn Buttons Difficult To Access while driving without taking eyes off road. |
| CROWN VICTORIA FORD CROWN VICTORIA 1999 | Horn Failed To Sound After pressure was applied to the steering wheel. dealer has been contacted.*ak dealer states there is nothing wrong. |
| CROWN VICTORIA FORD CROWN VICTORIA 1993 | Horn Is Located In A bad spot, when steering wheel turns cant find horn. *ak |
| CROWN VICTORIA FORD CROWN VICTORIA 1995 | Horn Is Not Loud Enough and the horn buton is to small and hard to find when needed. in 1996 i noticed the button |
| CROWN VICTORIA FORD CROWN VICTORIA 1993 | Location And Size Of Horn button causes difficulty in locating and depressing button during emergency situations. *skd |
| CROWN VICTORIA FORD CROWN VICTORIA 1994 | Location Of Horn Buttons Cause difficulty accessing in emergency situations. |
| CROWN VICTORIA FORD CROWN VICTORIA 1995 | Size And Location Of Horn button prevents easy access during emergency situations. *skd |
| CROWN VICTORIA FORD CROWN VICTORIA 2005 | Steering Wheel On New Ford crown victoria was loose and horn did not work. ford replaced steering column but horn still did not |
| CROWN VICTORIA FORD CROWN VICTORIA 1997 | The Horn / Cruise Control / and hazard lights have quit working i have been able to get it repaired yet. *ak |
| CROWN VICTORIA FORD CROWN VICTORIA 1992 | The Horn Button Cannot Be located at a time when most needed. driver has to take eyes of the road to look |
| CROWN VICTORIA FORD CROWN VICTORIA 2001 | The Placement Of The Horn is inconvenient. nlm |
| CROWN VICTORIA FORD CROWN VICTORIA 2005 | Tl* - The Contact Stated that the horn would not work. the battery also failed. the vehicle had to |
| E-150 FORD E 150 1994 | Abs Brakes - Abs lights comes on and stays on. / speed control - stopped working at same time that horn |
| E-150 FORD E 150 1999 | Consumer Has To Use Excessive effort to activate horn, due to design. |
| E-150 FORD E 150 2002 | During Very Wet Weather, the horn does not work or works very faintly. this has happened multiple times. the van |
| E-150 FORD E 150 1994 | Engine Experienced Failure - When dealer tried to replace engine told it was no longer made. it was reported to my ford dealer |
| E-150 FORD E 150 2002 | In Rainy/snowy Weather Horn Fails to work intermittently. therefore, consumer is unable to warn other drivers. dealership was notified, but |
| E-150 FORD E 150 1994 | Multiple Systems Failures; Currently abs light stays on, air bag light flashes, fuel smell, sloppy steering, front suspension noises, |
| E-150 FORD E 150 2001 | The Problem Is The Location of the horns. due to their location, they collect slush in the winter. when the slush |
| E-250 FORD E 250 1992 | Horn Assembly Failed. |
| E-350 FORD E 350 1997 | Can Not Activate Horn When inside vehicle is cold ie freezing weather. *ak |
| ECONOLINE FORD ECONOLINE 1994 | Airbag Warning Light Flashes And relating to the airbag, the horn is inoperable. dealer cannot duplicate the problem, because warranty has expired. |
| ECONOLINE FORD ECONOLINE 1995 | Consumer States That The Horn is very small, consumer states if you don't have the steering wheel in the correct position you won't be |
| ECONOLINE FORD ECONOLINE 1996 | Horn Buttons Are Not Visibile when steering wheel is turned either left or right, almost causing an accident. *akin an emergency situation |
| ECONOLINE FORD ECONOLINE 1994 | Horn Pad Is Hard Locate because of it size. tt |
| ECONOLINE FORD ECONOLINE 1998 | Horn Stopped Working One Month after purchase. *yc |
| ECONOLINE FORD ECONOLINE 1994 | Steering Column: Anti-lock Brake light on all the time, airbag light blinks in a pattern, horn and cruise control quit working at |
| ECONOLINE FORD ECONOLINE 1995 | Tl*the Contact Owns A 1995 ford econoline. after having the wiring harness installed due to the recall, the vehicle's horn and cruise |
| ESCAPE FORD ESCAPE 2001 | Horn Switch Usually Does Not actuate horn, when pressed. dealer reports that they are all that way. if so, |
| ESCAPE FORD ESCAPE 2002 | The Vehicle Stalled. once while the vehicle was in the drive, the horn began to blow, and the lights started to |
| ESCAPE FORD ESCAPE 2002 | While Driving Srs Light Appeared on the dashboard and remained on. consumer pressed down the horn and it failed. consumer took |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1997 | 05/25/1999; While Driving At 35 mph, the head gasket on engine "blew out" car was undriveable. on 07/15/1999; |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1997 | Consumer Complains That The Horn is inaccessible in an emergency situation. |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1999 | Consumer Has Been Experiencing Problems with horn. when consumer they applies horn, it's hard to make it make a sound. |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1998 | Consumer States That While Parked and with no warning the horn will operate intermittently. the horn has been deactivated by the fire department because |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1997 | Consumer Took Vehicle To Dealer because horn was stuck. dealer stated that the only way to repair it was taking the airbag out. |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1994 | Consumer Was Driving 10 Mph when rear ended another vehicle. upon impact, fender was bent, and driver's side air bag deployed. |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1997 | Defective Horn Pad Switch Caused horn to be inoperative which is needed in case of an emergency. *ak *ml |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1995 | Design Of Horn Necessitates Excessive force to activate horn. *dsh |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1997 | Dt: When It Rains Car gets moldy, and a fungus smell. it actually causes breathing problems. also, my |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1997 | Ford Just Recently Informed Me that the defective horn reported just a few weeks out of warranty. also involves the airbag. robin marshall |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1997 | Gas Gauge Doesn't Show The correct amount of gas once it reaches 1/4 of a tank. *ak the vehicle also stalls on |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1997 | Horn Activated On Its Own and stuck on. eventually both horns failed. problem is due to the horn pad switch which is |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1997 | Horn Automatically Sounds By Itself. it sounds at various speeds including parked and it happens mostly when outside termperatures are high. |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1997 | Horn Does Not Blow. was told by a mechanic that problem was a defective air bag.*ak |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1998 | Horn Failed. *tt |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1988 | Horn Failed. Nlm |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1988 | Horn Failed. Driver's Door failed. |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1993 | Horn Failed/replaced. |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1991 | Horn Functions Intermittently. |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1997 | Horn Has Blown 2 times in just over a year, and is not under warranty anymore. *ak |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1997 | Horn Is Very Difficult To find in an emergency. |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1997 | Horn Malfunctioed, ,does not stop,had to pull fuse out. *ak |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1988 | Horn Not Working; When attempt to activate horn, smoke started coming steering column; unknown part melted inside steering column. tt |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1991 | Horn Replaced. |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1998 | Horn Sounds At All Hours. unplugged. *ak |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1997 | Horn Sounds Intermittently On Its own without any one touching the mechanism.*ak *ph *jb |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1997 | Horn Stuck, Does Not turn off. to replace, dealer must replace airbag also. says airbag may malfunction because horn |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1998 | Horn Went Off On Its own,. dealer replaced horn assembly. in june 2002, horn sounded again on its own, had |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1999 | Horn Would Blow By Itself for twenty minutes. took vehicle to dealer, and dealer said it had something to do |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1997 | In Oct Of 1998 Horn started to activate and won't stop unless driver unplugged it, consumer was out of an airbag and horn |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1999 | Membrane Switch For Horn Stuck in closed position causing horn to blow constantly. wire to horn had to be pulled to remedy problem. |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1994 | Owner States That Her Horn was to0 low, and that she took vehicle to dealers and they fixed problem but owner still feels that |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1997 | The Horn Activated By Itself when the vehicle was parked. *nlm |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1997 | The Horn Stuck When In use. consumer had to unhook the horn from the battery. dealership was notified, but did not |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1997 | The Horn Was Inoperative And making a clicking noise when it is applied, the dealer found that the horn switch was stuck on part |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1999 | The Vehicles Horn Stopped Blowing. the consumer feels that the horn is a safety issue, and other drivers need to be made |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1998 | Tl* - The Contact stated horn has not worked properly since she purchased the vehicle. the vehicle currently has |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1999 | Tl*the Contact Owns A 1999 ford escort. the contact stated that her horn does not work. she was unable to place |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1997 | Vehicle Is Experiencing Erratic Operation of horn. horn will go off without consumer engaging it. dealership is replacing |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1997 | Vehicle Was Parked Inside Of the parking lot. horn was blowing constanly and then it started beeping. the consumer contacted |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1997 | Vehicle Was Parked. Horn went off on its own. owner had taken fuse out to stop horn from blowing. took to dealer |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1998 | When Trying To Use The horn it won't work, but sometimes it would work by itself. *ak |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1999 | Whenever The Horn Has To be used it fails to operate properly after being hit. there is no noise. just silence. will |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1998 | While Driving Horn Kept going off which might startle occupant and cause a crash. dealer said it was due to |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1999 | While Making A Left Turn, consumer honked the horn and it would not stop blowing, consumer was forced to pull the fuse in |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1997 | While Parked Horn Went Off on its own. owner had taken fuse out to stop horn from blowing. spoke to dealer & informed |
| ESCORT FORD ESCORT 1997 | While Traveling On Highway And without prior warning applied horn and there was no noise. also, dual airbags willnot deploy. |
| EXCURSION FORD EXCURSION 2002 | Tl*the Contact Owns A 2002 ford excursion. while driving 70 mph, the vehicle's horn began to sound intermittently. the contact |
| EXPEDITION FORD EXPEDITION 1999 | 1999 Ford Expedition Experiencing Problems with the head gaskets. *mr the consumer felt that the engine should be replaced at |
| EXPEDITION FORD EXPEDITION 2000 | 2000 Expedition Horn Failed. *ts when the horn failed to operate an accident occurred and the air bags failed to deploy. |
| EXPEDITION FORD EXPEDITION 2006 | 2006 Expedition Horn Must Be hit in exactly the spot where the horn symbol is located, on either side of the steering wheel/air bag |
| EXPEDITION FORD EXPEDITION 2001 | After Rain Or Heavy Fog we experienced many electrical issues on our 01 expedition incl. horn not working normal,front & rear wipers not |
| EXPEDITION FORD EXPEDITION 2006 | Consumer Feels The 2006 Expedition horn has a safety issue. consumer must hit horn in the exact spot or horn will not sound. |
| EXPEDITION FORD EXPEDITION 2003 | Consumer Was Having Problems With side view mirror, and horn. side view mirror moved at will. when he set |
| EXPEDITION FORD EXPEDITION 2002 | Cruise Control And Horn failed. the dealer stated the cruise control cable wire overheated and fused together in the harness. *ak |
| EXPEDITION FORD EXPEDITION 1998 | Dt*: The Contact Stated The driver's side power seat mechanism does not work properly, resulting in driver's inability to view the road. |
| EXPEDITION FORD EXPEDITION 1997 | Horn Buttons Are In A potentially dangerous position for air bag deployment, which could cause injury. owner is suggesting design be changed in |
| EXPEDITION FORD EXPEDITION 1998 | Horn Is Difficult To Honk and can only be activated in two spots due to design. |
| EXPEDITION FORD EXPEDITION 1999 | Only A Very Small Area on steering wheel is designated for horn. have been in several situatoins where i needed to honk the horn |
| EXPEDITION FORD EXPEDITION 1998 | The Air Bag Did Not come out all way,when i press the horn on the steer wheel it will not respond because the airbage |
| EXPEDITION FORD EXPEDITION 1999 | The Design Flaw Of The horn is difficult to find in an emercency which possibly could prevent an accident. *yc |
| EXPEDITION FORD EXPEDITION 2000 | Well First It Was The horn that has been replaced several times and now all of the sudden cruise control doesn't work. i |
| EXPEDITION FORD EXPEDITION 1999 | Whenever The Horn, Located on steering wheel, is hit with heal on heal it fails to work. only it has worked |
| EXPLORER FORD EXPLORER 1998 | Cruise Control Failed While Activated on 4 lane highway in washington d.c. traffic. then realized the horn had failed as well |
| EXPLORER FORD EXPLORER 1999 | Engine Heads Cracked On Both sides. the hood latch assembly rusted and cannot be opened, also the horn filled up with water and |
| EXPLORER FORD EXPLORER 1995 | Firestone 7515 Garners Ferry Rd, cola sc 29209 did following repairs:05/22/00 alternator, 05/01/00 both rear calipers & drums, 02/15/00 eet/eec sensors, |
| EXPLORER FORD EXPLORER 1996 | Horn Failed. |
| EXPLORER FORD EXPLORER 1995 | Horn Pads Replaced Due To failure. |
| EXPLORER FORD EXPLORER 1993 | Horn Worn Out Two Times. |
| EXPLORER FORD EXPLORER 1998 | I Have A 1998 Ford explorer 4 dr 2wd and the driver door will not open something went wrong with the lock from the |
| EXPLORER FORD EXPLORER 1993 | Small Horn Buttons On Steering wheel makes it impossible to sound the horn in an emergency. |
| EXPLORER FORD EXPLORER 1998 | The Horn Failed. Yh |
| EXPLORER FORD EXPLORER 1997 | Two-tone Horn Failure. |
| EXPLORER FORD EXPLORER 2002 | When Driving In Snow Horn does not work, or makes a very muffled sound. when weather warms up and vehicle sits in |
| EXPLORER FORD EXPLORER 1997 | While Traveling And When Depressing horn it did not sound off . dealer has been contacted and refused to repair. please provide |
| F-150 FORD F 150 1994 | 1994 Ford F-150 Truck. horn not working,took to dealer, they said it was the clock spring. this also controls the airbag, |
| F-150 FORD F 150 1994 | Air Bag And Horn Do not work. whenever air bag light illuminates, horn and air bag stop working. dealer |
| F-150 FORD F 150 1994 | Air Bag Light Is Illuminated on the dash and the horn does not sound, consumer contacted the dealer, dealer stated there is some |
| F-150 FORD F 150 1994 | Air Bag Light Remained On and cruise control stopped operating. dealer notified, and informed consumer that no recall on that problem. |
| F-150 FORD F 150 1994 | Air Bag System Is Inopprotive along with the horn the air bag icon on the dash is flashing a code of 2 flashes and then |
| F-150 FORD F 150 1994 | Airbag Light On The Panel is always on the horn . light has been on for the last three weeks. dealership is |
| F-150 FORD F 150 1994 | Consumer Noticed Air Bag Warning lights blinking, when he tried to blow the horn the communicatiion was gone. consumer took vehicle dealership and |
| F-150 FORD F 150 2000 | Defective Horn Switch In Steering wheel/air bag. ph |
| F-150 FORD F 150 1995 | Design/location Of Horn Very Dangerous; unable to locate horn relay button when making turns, especially in night time; nearly caused accident. |
| F-150 FORD F 150 1994 | Dt*: The Contact Stated the vehicle was operating normally when it was taken to the dealer to have the cruise control disconnected under recall |
| F-150 FORD F 150 2005 | Dt*: The Contact Stated while stopped the vehicle lurched forward without warning. the engine revved to 5000 rpm and the tires spun |
| F-150 FORD F 150 1996 | Due To Placement Of Driver airbag the horn buttons are difficult to use when trying to warn other drivers that suddenly veer into my lane. |
| F-150 FORD F 150 1994 | Flashing Air Bag,horn Stopped working.*ak |
| F-150 FORD F 150 1994 | Ford F150 Transmission. *bf at idle when the gear was placed in reverse, the vehicle would jerk hard, |
| F-150 FORD F 150 1997 | Going Down The Road While it was raining windshield wipers would not work. then, all at once windshield wipers came on |
| F-150 FORD F 150 1994 | Horn And Cruise Control Are inoperable. air bag light blinks on and off.*ak |
| F-150 FORD F 150 1994 | Horn Assembly Wasn't Working. light flashed on & off for air bag. dealer said air bag wouldn't deploy upon impact. |
| F-150 FORD F 150 1997 | Horn Assembly Will Not Work at all, and airbag light appears on dashboard. dealership is aware of problem.*ak. consumer |
| F-150 FORD F 150 1994 | Horn Buttons Are Small And difficult to find. tt |
| F-150 FORD F 150 1996 | Horn Buttons Are Too Small to locate while turning. please describe details. tt |
| F-150 FORD F 150 1995 | Horn Buttons Difficult To Locate. *sd |
| F-150 FORD F 150 2006 | Horn Didn't Blow Loud Enough and i hit a grasshopper. took the grasshopper to the emergency vet clinic for stitches. this |
| F-150 FORD F 150 1998 | Horn Is Very Hard To press. yh |
| F-150 FORD F 150 1994 | Incident Date 7/24/2007; Mileage 158,487. product failure of the circular steering switch on my 1994 ford f150 truck. failure of this |
| F-150 FORD F 150 1994 | My 1994 Ford F-150 Lightning seems to have the same type of problems reported by others in the complaint database on this site. i |
| F-150 FORD F 150 1994 | The Air Bag Light Appeared on the dashboard intermittently and the horn had become inoperative. ts the clock spring was found to |
| F-150 FORD F 150 1998 | The Horn And Cruise Control do not work. according to many website postings the two are related. evidently there is a so called |
| F-150 FORD F 150 1996 | The Horn Buttons On My 1996 ford f-150 are almost impossible to press without taking your eyes off the road and scanning the steering wheel |
| F-150 FORD F 150 1999 | The Horn Is Too Hard to activate. when you must need it in an emergency- most times i cant get it to work . |
| F-150 FORD F 150 1995 | The Vehicle Was Parked Overnight and the consumer was unable to start the ignition. the consumer opened the hood, and saw wires |
| F-150 FORD F 150 1996 | There Are Two Horn Buttons on side of wheel about size of postal stamp. when driver really needs to get |
| F-150 FORD F 150 1995 | Tl*the Contact Owns A 1995 ford f-150. whenever the contact turns the steering wheel, the horn does not work. the |
| F-150 FORD F 150 2000 | Tl*the Contact Owns A 2000 ford f-150. the cruise control was deactivated due to leaking brake fluid as noted in nhtsa campaign id |
| F-150 FORD F 150 1997 | Vehicle Been Experiencing Intermittent Problem wth cruise control engaging without turning it on. also, horn would intermittently operate. dealer/manufacturer notified, |
| F-150 FORD F 150 1997 | Vehicle Was Parked And Caught on fire. there was a big hole in the dash and the fire department put water into the dash |
| F-150 FORD F 150 1998 | While Driving On The Interstate in center lane and overtaking another vehicle in front, consumer decided to switch lanes. |
| F-250 FORD F 250 1997 | Consumer Has Had A Number of almost accidents due to the horn sensors locations. consumer can only fit the circular part of finger |
| F-250 FORD F 250 2006 | Tl*the Contact Owns A 2006 ford f-250. while driving 65 mph, the vehicle shook violently and felt as if it would flip |
| F-250 SD FORD F 250 SD 1999 | Horn Cannot Be Activated Quickly or repeatedly because only a very small spot in the airbag/steering pad is live. finding the small, |
| F-250 SD FORD F 250 SD 1999 | The Horn Has Not Been working for almost 2 years, i've contacted ford many times where i purchased the truck. they said i |
| F-350 FORD F 350 1994 | Horn Inoperative. *sd |
| F-450 SD FORD F 450 SD 2000 | Dt*: The Contact Stated There is not enough clearance on the hub pilot rear wheels to be able to remove the wheels. in |
| F150 FORD F150 1985 | The Horn Buttons Are Not large enough , the seat shoulder belt is too high up, it is extremely hard to remove spare |
| F250 FORD F250 1999 | Clock Spring Failed . as a result, horn and cruise control become inoperable. *ak |
| F250 FORD F250 1999 | Hole Was Blown Through Top and side of block with no previous symptoms. *ak |
| F250 FORD F250 1999 | Horn And The Air Bag are in the same place. when trying to use the horn, the consumer almost had an accident |
| F250 FORD F250 1999 | Horn Experiencing Intermittent Problem With operating in normal weather conditions, and not operating at all in cold weather conditions. also, excessive |
| F250 FORD F250 1999 | Pad Within Horn Assembly becomes so hard in cold weather that horn becomes inoperable.*ak the horn assembly was replaced, but |
| FESTIVA FORD FESTIVA 1992 | Horn Failed. |
| FESTIVA FORD FESTIVA 1989 | Horn Failure. *ak |
| FIESTA FORD FIESTA 1988 | When The Weather Gets Below a certain temperature, around 32 degrees or so, the horn will not work. |
| FOCUS FORD FOCUS 2000 | Dt*: The Contact Stated All four power doors failed to lock from the inside and/or outside intermittently. also, the rear passenger and |
| FOCUS FORD FOCUS 2004 | I Own A 2004 Ford focus zts, purchased new in june, 2004. since purchase, i have had the horn replaced twice, |
| FOCUS FORD FOCUS 2009 | I Purchased The Above Vehicle in 2009 new. i have driven it 43000 miles so far and 2 to 3 months ago i started |
| FOCUS FORD FOCUS 2001 | Ignition Sticks And Moves Around, horn fell completely out from under the car and hit someone's car, the fan box and all fell |
| FOCUS FORD FOCUS 2000 | The Horn Was Inoperative.*jb |
| FOCUS FORD FOCUS 2001 | While Driving From A parking lot doors locked. doors were inoperative, except driver's side door. also, |
| FOCUS SVT FORD FOCUS SVT 2002 | 1. Most Rain Or snow (wet condition) driving causes partial or complete failures of horns 2. if car is drive in wet |
| FOCUS SVT FORD FOCUS SVT 2002 | 9 Repair Issues In 8, 000 miles. 1. grinding brakes. 2. sunroof failed to close. 3. engine sensor failed. |
| FOCUS SVT FORD FOCUS SVT 2002 | Horn Failure After Driving Through normal rain (no submersion) on roadways. has occurred on mulitple occasions and horn assemblies have been replaced twice.*ak |
| FOCUS SVT FORD FOCUS SVT 2002 | Horn Failure After Driving Through normal rain (no submersion) on roadways. has occurred on multiple occasions and horn assemblies have been replaced. |
| FORD TRUCK FORD FORD TRUCK 1998 | Horn Failed. *yc |
| FORD TRUCK FORD FORD TRUCK 1987 | Psd Drivers Are Going By my house all the time when they do they lay on the air horns i work at night and they |
| FREESTYLE FORD FREESTYLE 2005 | When Lowering Rear Door Windows above 30 miles per hour wind noise is unbearable it hurts all the passengers ears to the point you think |
| LTD FORD LTD 1992 | Horn Buttons Can Not Be activated when steering wheel is turned or up side down. |
| MUSTANG FORD MUSTANG 1993 | Difficulty Locating Horn Buttons In an emergency situation. *ak |
| MUSTANG FORD MUSTANG 1994 | Head Gasket Blewout, Engine replcd,trans. replcd 4x problem still there,rear defrost wire caught on fire,a/c on&off,seat gear does not |
| MUSTANG FORD MUSTANG 1994 | Horn Failed. |
| MUSTANG FORD MUSTANG 2007 | Horn Stopped Working Approximately 3 months before diagnosis. the dealership diagnosed a water intrusion that damaged the main wiring loom and smart junction |
| MUSTANG FORD MUSTANG 1988 | Tl*the Contact Owns A 1988 ford mustang. the vehicle will not pass inspection because the turn signals and horn do not work. |
| MUSTANG FORD MUSTANG 2006 | Tl*the Contact Owns A 2006 ford mustang. the contact stated that water collected inside the vehicle and caused the smart junction box which is |
| MUSTANG FORD MUSTANG 1988 | Vehicle Horn Failed. |
| PROBE FORD PROBE 1991 | (1) Purchased The Vehicle (2) learned the horn did not work (3) purchased a replacement horn, and requested information from ford and 3 dealers |
| PROBE FORD PROBE 1994 | 1st Ins- Horn Started would not go off ,smoke came out of instrument cluster. horn still went off after car was turned |
| RANGER FORD RANGER 1998 | 4- Wheel Drive Has Quit working, it has only been used 3-4 times. also horn has failed, cause unknown. please |
| RANGER FORD RANGER 1994 | Horn Buttons Separated Too Far apart, causing difficulty in locating. |
| RANGER FORD RANGER 9999 | Horn Fell Off The Steering column. |
| RANGER FORD RANGER 1988 | Horn Inoperative. *sd |
| RANGER FORD RANGER 1992 | Limited Horn Activation Are Makes 'emergency use' almost non-existence. *sd |
| SCHOOL BUS FORD SCHOOL BUS 1995 | Due To Design Of Horn (no relays installed) horns become inoperative after several years, installation of a relay has remedied failures. |
| TAURUS FORD TAURUS 1995 | Consumer Purchase Car New Only had the car 12 day now it a month there is a dent and the plastic piece of the horn |
| TAURUS FORD TAURUS 1999 | Consumer States That Horn Works intermittently,may cause an accident,due to the fact horn may not work at a critical time. |
| TAURUS FORD TAURUS 1987 | Cruise Control Would Engage On its own & pick up speed. foot not on accelerator pedal. problem getting worse. horn keeps |
| TAURUS FORD TAURUS 1990 | Design Of Horn Button Causes difficulty accessing in an emergency situation. *aw |
| TAURUS FORD TAURUS 1990 | Difficulty Accessing Horn In Emergency situations. |
| TAURUS FORD TAURUS 1992 | Due To The Design Of the horn, in an emergency the horn is difficult to locate. *ak *slc |
| TAURUS FORD TAURUS 1993 | Horn Does Not Work when applied. dealer has been cotacted. *ak |
| TAURUS FORD TAURUS 1993 | Horn Assembly Failure Due To design, when trying blow the horn, the horn buttons are too small to locate, |
| TAURUS FORD TAURUS 1993 | Horn Button Location And Size of button creates havoc when trying to find horn in panic situations. *skd |
| TAURUS FORD TAURUS 1993 | Horn Buttons Too Small/hard To locate quickly. *dsh |
| TAURUS FORD TAURUS 2000 | Horn Failed The First Week of owning vehicle, ford refuses to fix the problem and states the defect is not covered under warranty. |
| TAURUS FORD TAURUS 1992 | Horn Inoperative. |
| TAURUS FORD TAURUS 1986 | Horn Inoperative.(1st Vehicle On 601640) |
| TAURUS FORD TAURUS 1993 | Horn Is Located In A complicated position where as in an emergency it would be difficult to warn other drivers of your intentions. |
| TAURUS FORD TAURUS 1993 | Horn Location On Steering Wheel is not easily accessible. eyes would have to leave road to locate horn in order to blow it. |
| TAURUS FORD TAURUS 1997 | Horn Was Inoperative And The dealer is charging over $300. *ak.et. |
| TAURUS FORD TAURUS 1993 | Horn Will Not Blow At times when it is used. dealers are unable to locate problem. owner is very concerned for |
| TAURUS FORD TAURUS 1993 | Ignition Is Inoperative. key gets stuck in the ignition & doesn't line up correctly. this makes it very easy to stealthe vehicle. |
| TAURUS FORD TAURUS 1999 | My '99 Taurus Daytime Driving lights flicker to the point where i had to pull the fuse. i had one incident where i couldn't |
| TAURUS FORD TAURUS 1992 | Poor Design Of Horn Button. *tw |
| TAURUS FORD TAURUS 1991 | The Horn Buttons Are Too small and flush with the steering wheel assembly. to activate, the horn buttons, the driver has to |
| TAURUS FORD TAURUS 1993 | The Horn Nor The Cruise control buttons worked in the steering wheel hub. *ph consumer felt that there's no need to fix |
| TAURUS FORD TAURUS 1990 | The Horn Sensors Are Difficult to locate. only when the steering wheel is positioned to the right or left can the horn be applied. |
| TAURUS FORD TAURUS 1994 | The Vehicle's Horn Design Is poor in the location, and the amount of pressure needed to operate is above normal due to the |
| TAURUS FORD TAURUS 1993 | Went To Turn Engine Off and it would not stop, key rotated backward/forward. removed coil from distributor to cut engine off; |
| TAURUS FORD TAURUS 1992 | While On Road Hard To find horn button. tt |
| TAURUS FORD TAURUS 1993 | While Traveling On Highway consumer noticed that cruise control/ horn and airbag were not operable. dealership was aware of |
| TAURUS (SHO) FORD TAURUS (SHO) 1997 | There Is A Electrical Problem with the 1997 ford taures. i replaced the fuse for my power windows & now my dash lights |
| TEMPO FORD TEMPO 1993 | Horn Does Not Work. *cj |
| TEMPO FORD TEMPO 1992 | Horn Failed. |
| TEMPO FORD TEMPO 1993 | Horn Failed. |
| TEMPO FORD TEMPO 1993 | Horn Failed.*et |
| TEMPO FORD TEMPO 1992 | Horn Has Been Replaced Four times because of failure. tt consumeralso states trunk release was not working, cruise control and cigarette lighter. |
| THUNDERBIRD FORD THUNDERBIRD 1994 | Horn Malfunctioned. |
| THUNDERBIRD FORD THUNDERBIRD 2002 | The Vehicle's Horn Is Very stiff, consumer stated a lot of force had to be applied in order for the horn to work.*jb |
| THUNDERBIRD FORD THUNDERBIRD 1988 | There Is Brass Or Copper ring that are in the steering fall apart peice fall out and horn don't work. tt |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | Consumer Must Hit The Horn at exact spot with extreme force before horn will blow which could cause an accident. also, |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 2000 | Consumer Stated The Horn Was not loud enough.(lawyer, daniel uhlfelder)*jb |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | Consumer States He Has Never been able to activate horn, have been unable to activate during dangerous near-crash situations.*jb |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 2000 | Consumer States Horn Is Very hard to blow. *slc |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | Contacts For Horn Are difficult to locate, and they are very hard to push to sound horn. *ak |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 2000 | Driver Must Search For right place to push for horn to work. *ak |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 2001 | Dt: Caller Was Concerned about cruise control burning up. he might have had it fixed, but he didn't know for |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1998 | Horn & Air Bag, my horn will not blow and the air bag will light is on and it stay`s on which means |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | Horn Assembly Is Hard To locate on steering wheel. dealer has been notified. please provide further information.*ak |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1995 | Horn Assembly Is Inoperative Which is a safety feature. dealer stated needs to put a new airbag system in order to fix the |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | Horn Button Is Difficult To operate. it is also impossible to modulate, resulting in all-or- nothing operation.*ak |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | Horn Button Is Very Difficult to find on steering/airbag. you have to press very hard in a small area only in the center. |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | Horn Button Will Not Respond when needed in a "hurry-up" situation. exact location must be depressed for horn to blow. never has the |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | Horn Delay Equivalent To A delay in the brake system. upgraded by ford from outgariously slow to terriblely slow. useless in a |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | Horn Does Not Function Or needs very high effort. useless in emergency avoidance. someone is going to get in an accident if they |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | Horn Does Not Operate Properly. consumer says that the cover is very thick, and may be the cause of the problem. dealer |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | Horn Does Not Work Unless you hit it with a sledge hammer. multiple near accident misses. |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | Horn Does Not Work. dealer checked vehicle, and installed a new horn assembly, but horn still does not function.*ak |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | Horn Functions If Correct Spot on wheel is hit, but the "sweet spot" is small. more often than not, pressing most |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | Horn Hard To Actvate In an emergency situation requires to much down force and to spacific an area to depress, horn once acivated continues |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | Horn Is Difficult To Activate. must press hard in just the right spot. *ak |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | Horn Is Very Difficult To press. it takes extreme pressure from driver for horn to blow. also, it |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | Horn Is Very Hard To activate. i see that many people have already filed this complaint, but i don't see any action |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | Horn Is Very Hard To deploy; sweet spot too small and requires excessive effort. cannot be used quickly. ford corporate refused to |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | Horn Is Very Hard To press, and at night symbol is very difficult to see. contacted dealer, and dealer noted that problem |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1995 | Horn Relay System Failed, causing horn to blow continuously. |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | Horn Requires Extreme Force To operate. pass rear sliding door, inside panel rubs against rear fender scratching surface. |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | Horn Sensor Is Extremely Difficult to locate in an emergency. *ak |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1995 | Horn Shorted Out. *ak |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | Horn Takes Excessive Effort To activate and is hard to find. nlm |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | Horn Very Hard To Activate. very hard to locate "sweet spot" without looking down at steering wheel, causing dangerous situation. |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | Horn Will Only Blow If horn is hit at direct center and with a lot of force. consumer was run |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | I Have Been Told By the dealership that these problems are identical on all models coming in, including the expedition. the horn |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | It Is Very Difficult To depress the horn pad/button. dealership is unable to fix due to configuration. *cj |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | On The 21st Of Dec 99, my wife was involved in an accident in our windstar. this accident could have been avoided |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | Ongoing Problem With The Design of horn which has a delayed reaction when needed. confirmed this in two diffeerent vehicles ( same model |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | Other Windstar Owners Are Stopping and asking me if my horn works. apparently many owners of 1999 windstars are experiencing horn failures. |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | Poor Design Makes It Difficult for consumer to locate the horn button. nlm |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | Seatback Spring Is Too strong. the seatback swings forward when handle is pulled. dealer aware of problem. cannot remedy the |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1998 | The Clockspring Failed Which Rendered horn and air bag inoperative. *ak |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | The Design Of The Horn button is to small to be seen for emergency use. yh |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 2000 | The Horn Button Is Difficult to locate and push. in emergency situations, may not be able to blow the horn in time to |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | The Horn Does Sound Easily when pushing on the center of the steering wheel. often the horn fails to sound. the |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | The Horn Is Near Impossible to activate in an emergency and even not in an emergency. |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | The Horn Is Not Sensitive enough to activate by pressing, requires excessive effort. yh |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | The Horn Is Very Difficult to use when needed due to location. it would fail to work when button is pushed. taken vehicle |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | The Horn Is Very Hard to blow at times of need. and not really easy accessible. *ak |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | The Horn Location Is Hard to find due to design. yh |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | There Are Two Problems With the horn in the 1999 windstar. first, the horn requires extraordinary pressure in order to get it |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1996 | Tl*the Contact Owns A 1996 ford windstar. he heard the horn blowing while he was inside his home and the dashboard was on fire. |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | To Avoid An Accident Conusmer depressed horn buttons, and horn would not sound. consumer stated horn buttons have to be |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | Vehicle Has Experienced A problem with activating the horn when needed. dealer notified, and informed consumer that all 99 models have |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | When New, The Horn on this van would only work if you pushed right on the horn icon, which is in the center |
| WINDSTAR FORD WINDSTAR 1999 | While Driving Down The Road had to blow the horn, it didn't work. contacted dealer ,nothing could be done. consumer |
| XL FORD XL 1998 | Horn Operates Intermittently. dealer notified. *mr |
