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Old 05-15-2013, 10:49 AM
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So I noticed last week my horn stopped working and then today i noticed my left controls (volume, phone, and voice control) inst working either Im about to take the steering wheel off and check all the connections but does anyone have any idea as to what it could be?
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Battery?
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Battery?
Would it cause only these things to act up? Everything else is working fine.
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My guess is the "coil spring cartridge" is faulty. Some call it the clock spring, slip ring, etc. Located in steering column just behind steering wheel.
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My guess is the "coil spring cartridge" is faulty. Some call it the clock spring, slip ring, etc. Located in steering column just behind steering wheel.
Is there a way to check? The right buttons stopped working too
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Is it a bad idea to buy a used clock spring? Dont want it to break on me again.
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Don't let people point you to jump to conclusions. I let my car sit for 4 months and the horn wasn't working. I don't know if steering wheel knobs worked or not, didn't check. I would doubt the two are related. Anyway I unplugged the horn and plugged back in and it was fine. Again, i doubt the two are related. Do not make a simple situation worse right now by taking unsound advice. Check electrcal connections and fuses first. Always.
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I've got the same thing after an engine replacement. I will let you know what it is if I figure it out, or just most likely take it back to them seems like they didn't plug something back in.
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Originally Posted by AchtungE60
Don't let people point you to jump to conclusions. I let my car sit for 4 months and the horn wasn't working. I don't know if steering wheel knobs worked or not, didn't check. I would doubt the two are related. Anyway I unplugged the horn and plugged back in and it was fine. Again, i doubt the two are related. Do not make a simple situation worse right now by taking unsound advice. Check electrcal connections and fuses first. Always.
Ill check the connections. Thanks for the heads up
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Originally Posted by boosted5
I've got the same thing after an engine replacement. I will let you know what it is if I figure it out, or just most likely take it back to them seems like they didn't plug something back in.
Would highly appreciate it man. Thanks. If I find anything ill let you know to.


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