Four problems related to horn assembly have been reported for the 2011 Dodge Nitro. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Tipm issues. Causing horn to go off while stationary and driving. Causing car to not start while stationary. And causing issues with the lights, wipers and more.
The contact owns a 2011 Dodge Nitro. While the vehicle was parked, the horn independently engaged. Also, the windshield wipers failed to deactivate. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to mac haik Dodge Chrysler Jeep ram (11000 north freeway, houston, TX 77037, (281) 447-9500), but was not diagnosed or repaired. However, the technician stated that the pressure plate in the air bag area was causing the failure and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in any recall. The approximate failure mileage was 230,000.
The horn sounds unexpectedly and usually when parked or moving slowly thru parking areas. Not only does this startle the driver, pedestrians could attempt to move away but into the vehicles path. There have also been incidents of the front door windows rolling down and the moonroof opening after the vehilce has been parked and secured. This presents a safety hazard to my wife who commutes to work and relies on her vehicle beening secure when she leaves after dark. Not to mention the risk of bad weather. These issues have occured at several random intervals and internet forums discuss the same and similar occurences. The date referenced is the most current horn incidence however my wife can't chase down a horn circuit to disable it and the horn is a required safety device.
Horn started blaring on it own. I was in my house with my Nitro in my drive way. At appox. 10am the horn started blaring on its own. I tried disabling the alarm to no avail. I ended up disconnecting the battery to get the horn to stop. This is the second time this have happened, the first was about two months ago and I had to disconnect the battery then to get it to stop.