Intermittent horn problem

[rico]

Hi, every now and then (more frequently lately) my horn will just go off by itself when Im driving around. If I push the steering wheel button a few times I can get it to stop eventually, but does take a while sometimes, and needless to say can be pretty embarrassing!

Also I can here something is loose behind the steering wheel when I turn the wheel a lot (like while parking). Sounds like coins or something rattling around, so Im guessing a bolt or something has come loose and is maybe whats causing the horn to go off?

So I want to take it apart to see whats going on but its the factory momo wheel with the airbag and don't want to cause any problems there, can I just disconnect the battery before taking it apart?

Cheers for any help.

[Guest boostin]

Sounds like you have a short circuit somewhere. Might pay to have an auto sparky check it out.

[Guest]

No you cant just disconnect the battery. There are reserve power supplies for air bags.

You will need to find and follow some proper procedures.

[Guest boostin]

What year and model is the car?

[Guest boostcut]

i have an intermittant horn problem too. it takes a few blue pills and/ or a smoking hot chick

[rico]

Its a 1997 legacy gtb. Figured it prob wouldn't be as easy as just disconnecting the battery. I know something is loose in there and figure thats probably whats causing the problem just sux I have to pay to get someone to undo a couple bolts and check it out.

[Guest boostin]

Battery terminal off, wait 30 secs and you're good to go. They don't store any power anywhere.

[rico]

Sweet, thats good to hear. Im hoping I wont need to unplug the yellow airbag connector behind the wheel but if i do then plug it back in will this cause problems with the airbag light? Don't really see how it could but think I read somewhere that it does and then needs to be professionally reset?

[Guest boostin]

No, as long as you have the battery off the whole time you will be fine.

[Guest]

when i removed my air bags all i needed to do was disconect the battery, then give it some time, just needs to let the capacitors discharge really, i left mine over night, just coz i started it then couldnt be assed hahaha

-smurff

[rico]

Cool, thanks for your reply's. Ill check it out on the weekend and will leave batt disconnected for a couple hours just to be safe!

Cheers, for your help.

[DRFVDR]

I have done this numerous time and disconnecting that battery works fine,

I still have an airbag wheel in me shed that I am dying to set off

[Guest]

 DRFVDR said:

I have done this numerous time and disconnecting that battery works fine,

I still have an airbag wheel in me shed that I am dying to set off

+1 to that, got the pair from my leggy, so want to set them off would be sooooooo much fun!

-smurff

[Old Skool Subbie]

We did that at course. In the blink of an eye you dont see the bag inflating you only see the bag almost deflated.

[Guest boostin]

Set it off in an old microwave, fridge/freezer or something.

[Guest itsgotgo]

 boostin said:

Set it off in an old microwave, fridge/freezer or something.

My xr6 in aussie set the the airbag off driving home on the M1 :-[

2 black eyes and a blood nose,didnt know what hit me and i was doing the 110kmh speed limit

Faulty sensor in the front bumber set it off.