Horn Assembly problems of the 1996 Dodge Neon

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

1 Horn Assembly problem

Failure Date: 09/08/1997

Transmission malfunctioned. In addition, premature wear of front brake pads/rotors/headlights failed/electrical short due to severed wires/winshield washer bottle had hole in it and installed horn.

2 Horn Assembly problem

Failure Date: 01/01/1997

The horn assembly malfunctioned in cold weather, but the dealer could not determine the problem. Please provide further information.

3 Horn Assembly problem

Failure Date: 10/16/1995

Horn does not work, vehicle will not pass the safety inspection, replaced horn twice. Tt.

4 Horn Assembly problem

Horn failed.

5 Horn Assembly problem

In cold weather condititions horn goes off and sounds until the battery is drained. Consumer has contacted dealer, dealer unable to determine the cause. Parts of been replaced, but problem still occurs. Please provide any further details.

6 Horn Assembly problem

Near miss incident while driving. Attempted to operate horn to alert other driver crossing into my lane. Needed to take hand off steering wheel to operate horn. Chose not to use horn as it would compromise driving and instead accelerated and swerved. Horn located in center of steering wheel is a safety hazard as it requires one hand off steering wheel in typically a situation where driver should have both hands on wheel. Suggest standard should be thumb/trigger style horn such as on many japanese models.




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