Horn Assembly Problems of Ford Windstar - part 2

Horn button will not respond when needed in a "hurry-up" situation. Exact location must be depressed for horn to blow. Never has the horn blown when I needed it in a hurry. Use of the heel or palm of your hand will not blow the horn. You must locate the horn emblem first, then depress the horn there. In a hurry-up need for the horn, there is no time to find the button. The dealer states that this is due to the air bag installed within the steering wheel and therefore there is only a small area that will activate the horn. In my personal opinion, this is a safety issue. I have had many occassions to blow the horn for someone getting too close to me, or changing lanes with a threat of sideswiping me. When I hit the horn with the heel of my hand, there is no response. In the 2 years + that I've had the car, I've still been unable to overcome this by trying to hit just the right spot to blow the horn. I have inquired with other Windstar owners when I see one in a parking lot. They all say the same thing. Basically, they say, and I agree, the horn is non-functional when needed in a hurry.

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Horn does not function or needs very high effort. Useless in emergency avoidance. Someone is going to get in an accident if they rely on this horn.

Horn is very difficult to press. It takes extreme pressure from driver for horn to blow. Also, it is very difficult to find the right spot to push. Vehicle was made with a defect. Horn has not worked.

Horn button is very difficult to find on steering/airbag. You have to press very hard in a small area only in the center. In an emergency, I'm sure I would not be able to use it and an avoidable accident could happen.

Horn assembly is hard to locate on steering wheel. Dealer has been notified. Please provide further information.

The horn is not sensitive enough to activate by pressing, requires excessive effort. Yh.

Horn does not work. Dealer checked vehicle, and installed a new horn assembly, but horn still does not function.

Consumer states horn is very hard to blow.

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The horn location is hard to find due to design. Yh.

The horn is very difficult to use when needed due to location. It would fail to work when button is pushed. Taken vehicle to dealer to check & was informed by mechanic no problem with horn.

The design of the horn button is to small to be seen for emergency use. Yh.

Poor design makes it difficult for consumer to locate the horn button. Nlm.

Horn is very hard to deploy; sweet spot too small and requires excessive effort. Cannot be used quickly. Ford corporate refused to respond to my worries about this. Also seatback lever springs middle seats back so hard I have been whacked in the head so hard I saw stars.

Horn very hard to activate. Very hard to locate "sweet spot" without looking down at steering wheel, causing dangerous situation.

Horn requires extreme force to operate. Pass rear sliding door, inside panel rubs against rear fender scratching surface.

Horn button is difficult to operate. It is also impossible to modulate, resulting in all-or- nothing operation.

The horn does sound easily when pushing on the center of the steering wheel. Often the horn fails to sound. The technicians at my Ford dealer said that it is like the other Windstars. Also the design is dangerous requiring moving the hand from the rim of the steering wheel to the center. If only one hand is available for use, most of the control is lost when attempting to sound the horn. Also if the airbag were to deploy, then a dislocated shoulder or broken arm is lilely to result. On the Ford taurus the horn can be reliably sounded with a thumb without moving the hand from the outer rim of the wheel. This also leaves the hand and arm out of the way in the event the airbag should deploy. The design of the horn control on the Windstar is poor and dangerous.

Horn is difficult to activate. Must press hard in just the right spot.

Horn takes excessive effort to activate and is hard to find. Nlm.

Horn does not operate properly. Consumer says that the cover is very thick, and may be the cause of the problem. Dealer has been contacted, and they say that the horn works as it was designed.

Consumer must hit the horn at exact spot with extreme force before horn will blow which could cause an accident. Also, driver's and passenger's power windows, at freezing point under 30 degrees with dry frost, will not operate. Consumer must wait until the vehicle is completely warmed up.

Horn functions if correct spot on wheel is hit, but the "sweet spot" is small. More often than not, pressing most areas of the steering wheel does not cause the horn to sound -a major potential problem.