Air Bag On-off Switch problems of the 2006 Chrysler Sebring

I am joining the many other owners who's horns go off, with out warning car off or car on. At the same time the horn now seems to have stopped working entirely leaving me no way to warn other drivers that do not see me. I can confirm the costive a repair is on the $1100 range and my local Chrysler reports they do this repair 4 times per week, nationwide. This repair is out of my budget and I think Chrysler needs to recall and repair these vehicles. The horn has gone off in stationary, motion, on a city street and highway and turning. Even with the engine shut off in the wee hours of the morning. Below you ask when did this happen? at least 20 times. The horn switch indeed includes the air bags. No way to test them but I fear they are not working as this switch is bad. I hope I don't find out the hard way.

Several times my horn came on and honked continually. It happened when I was driving as well as when my car was just sitting in the driveway. I almost got a ticket from the local police one day because of it. It happened when I hit the button on the remote to unlock the car door, or for no reason at all. . . When I was driving, I had to push down hard on the center of the steering wheel as I steered with the other hand. It was very dangerous. When I took it to the car dealer, I was told it was caused by a "clock switch" that controls the horn and the air bag. It would cost over $600 just for the part. It will be around $1100 with labor. Since I don't have that much money to spare, my they told me to pull the horn relay fuse out. The service technician said doing that would stop the horn, but also prevent the air bag from deploying. So now I am driving without a horn or an air bag, a major safety hazard, especially when my wife and children must ride in our car. I contacted Chrysler to lodge a complaint & they were very rude to me & the rep told me to do whatever as they have never heard of such a complaint, even though there are thousands of gtc owners that are complaining all over the internet of the exact same issues!!! it is ridiculous that I have to sacrifice my family's safety due to no support from Chrysler. I could understand if it was a part that wears out , or could be broken by negligence, but it's not!! I informed them that I will register a complaint with you.

The horn goes off by itself while driving and when opening the car with the remote. In order to disconnect the switch for the horn it also means disconnecting the air bag. This is unsafe and should be repaired by Chrysler. The average repair cost is $1000. With those of us umemployed this is way beyond reasonable. The alternative to disconnect it is not an alternative due to safety concerns of not having an airbag. Chrysler should post a recall for this issue and take responsibility to repair it.

The horn goes off by itself and continued to sound until the fuse was pulled. The fuse is connected to the air bag and the air bag will not deploy now that the fuse is out. The cost of repair is over $1000. 00. A quick search on the internet shows many complaints of the same issue. The horn being connected to the air bag in which the horn is defective making the air bag useless. This is not a result of wear on the car and is a result of a defective switch connected to the air bag. Chrysler refuses to recognize the issue.