Horn Assembly Problems of Toyota Avalon

Repeatedly this car is doing dangerous, bizarre things, and they're getting worse. There' is apparently a problem with the electrical system: when honking the horn the radio comes blaring on very loud and the ac and blower blast out at full force (startling my daughter); sometimes when braking hard, the radio goes on; often when honking the horn, the ac goes on and the radio goes on; when using turn signals the ac goes on and the heater goes on; when turning on ac the horn honks. This is more than annoying -- it is bordering on causing possible serious distractions and an accident. This is a Toyota problem -- why should I have spend big dollars getting it taken care of. Surely other car owners have reported similar issues???.

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Many very annoying and potentially hazardous electrical glitches (but which are very hard to replicate, and new glitches can appear without warning). Some examples: when I honk horn the radio might turn itself on; honk horn while braking and a/c may decide to blast on full force; use right turn signal and radio may turn itself on; doors two times unexpectedly locked when everyone was out of car for a moment (could be dangerous if car is still running or keys or a strapped-into-a-carseat child is left inside!); also, heater will not maintain constant temperature -- far from it, resulting in constantly jiggering the temp up dramatically, then down dramatically to make the temperature reasonably comfortable. All above, except for when car locked everyone out, happened while car was moving, in city and rural driving. Recently these glitches have gotten much more common and I fear more, perhaps more potentially deadly ones, could happen. Car has only 95k miles on it and has been well maintained.

The horn works when it wants to and the steering wheel sometimes moves. The car sits lower than it should causing the tires to scrape.

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While driving the vehicle at approximately 45 mph on a clear sunny day the windshield wipers turned on and began to operate at full speed and would not respond at attempts to stop them. The horn started going off with alarm noises in the vehicle. The smell of an electrical odor and white smoke began to enter the cabin through the dash. Attempts to pull the vehicle over were prevented as the steering wheel locked. The brakes would not respond or work despite stepping on them with both feet and attempting to pump them. The vehicle was still traveling on the road and down a hill with no electrical, steering, or power function of the vehicle. As the vehicle slowed the passenger jumped out. Fire began to come through the dash and upon the driver opening his door fire also came into the cabin from beneath the vehicle. The driver jumped out just before the vehicle careened down an embankment and exploded 3 times.

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Horn sounded squeaky, then inoperative. Airbag light went on. Cruise no longer worked. Toyota diagnosed the spiral cable a/k/a clock needed replacement. Other vehicles, including Toyotas, had recalls on this. It should not have malfunctioned at this age of the car, only 108,000 miles. Should have been a recall, paid by Toyota. It cost me nearly $500 to get it fixed. Maybe the cable was damaged when the steering lock bar was fixed, on a previous recall (years prior). ???.

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The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that the horn failed intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who stated that the steering column needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 18,000.

The first thing that happened was that the air bag light on the dash came on. Looked this up in the manual and it said to take the car in to the dealer - which I did. The local Toyota deal said that they ran a check and found nothing wrong with the car. Their explanation was that a led light in the dash was malfunctioning. My horn was not working either - so they wiggled the wires under the hood and said that it would be fine. The horn lasted until I was out of their driveway. This fall I decided to take my car to a local garage to have the brakes replaced. And asked them if they would check on my horn, since it didn't work. They told me it was odd for a horn to go out - but they would replace it if needed. Before they did anything to the horn they called me to let me know that not only did I not have a horn but - I didn't have the driver air bag or cruise control. The problem is that a spring in the steering column is broken. It is called the cable hub assembly. Presently I can not get a clean inspection on my car - because this is a safety hazard issue. Used parts are not safe to use and new parts must be ordered from Toyota - and are costly. The labor for installation is costly as well.

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- the contact took the 2001 Toyota Avalon to the dealer on 01/03/07 because the airbag indicator light was on. At the dealership the mechanic stated to the contact that the air bags wouldn't deploy,. Also, the cruise control and horn were not functioning properly. The mechanic determined that the reason for the air bags, horn and cruise control not working was because the spiral cable assembly was creating a short circuit in the steering column. Contact felt that this incidentwas a manufacturing defect, and could provide a copy of the invoice repair if needed. Updated 01/31/07.

2005 Toyota Avalon. Consumer states problem with vehicle's horn the dealer tried to make repairs by lubricating the contact points in the steering wheel. The longest time the horn would work, was about 12 months and then the problem returned. Recently, when the consumer released the wheel lock and pulled the steering toward him and returned it to the down position two times, the horn began to work . The consumer then began to question the electrical wiring in the steering column.

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The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated the horn was inoperable. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the pad was removed and the contact points were replaced. The remedy lasted for approximately one year and the horn failed again. The dealer lubricated the points and the failure recurred. The dealer replaced the sops lock spring assembly yet, the failure recurred. The dealer was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The contact made adjustments to the steering wheel and when doing so, the horn became operable. The manufacturer was unable to provide any assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 38,000 and the current was unknown.

The horn was defective. It worked intermittently. Owner has taken the vehicle to the dealer. They repaired it once in June 2003, now the horn is defective again. The consumer stated the horn wasnever repaired, it doesnot respond at normal speed.

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Horn does not work.

Horn works intermittently even after the dealer has made several attempts to correct the problem. Please describe details. Ak.