Horn Assembly problems of the 1996 Chevrolet Lumina

Six problems related to horn assembly have been reported for the 1996 Chevrolet Lumina. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Horn Assembly problem

Failure Date: 09/15/1997

Consumer experiencing ongoing problem with horn intermittently going off for no reason. Dealer repaired horn approximately a year ago, and problem reoccurred a year later, given a day or two.

2 Horn Assembly problem

Failure Date: 06/02/1996

Horn inoperative.

3 Horn Assembly problem

Failure Date: 04/01/1996

Horn communication system is assembled incorrectly, causing the horn not to function correctly, loss of sound. Consumer states when the window is rolled down after a car wash or rain the water comes down freely on the inside of the car. Dealer advised that the horn is n the proximity of the air bag which keeps it from sounding and that was the way vehicle was designed and there was nothing they could do about it.

4 Horn Assembly problem

Failure Date: 11/17/1995

Design/location of horn makes it difficult to locate; also, difficult to push horn; safety hazard, could cause accident. Tt.

5 Horn Assembly problem

Horn is very hard to press due to design.

6 Horn Assembly problem

Extremely difficult to activate the horn/ was almost involved in a collision because driver could not locate the horn.




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