Horn Assembly problems of the 2011 Toyota Tacoma

My vehicle failed va inspection due to the horn not working. I have to get the spiral cable replaced per the auto repair shop. This was a recall on Tacoma's up to 2009 (recall b1801) but not my year. My year should be part of the recall. I believe this also impacts the airbag deployment from the steering wheel.

Horn not working . Was told it was in steering wheel.

My horn stopped working a month ago-replaced relay-now airbag light is on- after reaading complaints, seems the two are related and recalled on earlier versions.

Horn stopped working at approximately 95000 miles. Spoke with technician and was told this problem was possibly related to the airbag.

Horn stopped working at approximately 48,000 miles. After troubleshooting the problem, I discovered that the issue was related to the spiral cable. About 2 months after the horn stopped working, the steering wheel controlled phone function began auto-activating intermittently with the words "talking" appearing on the radio display (this function is also related to the spiral cable). I am very concerned that the air bag may soon become inoperable if the air bag electrical contacts on the spiral cable fail. While my vehicle VIN was not included in a recall for this issue, I understand that Toyota did file a part 573 defect information report with NHTSA for selected 2009-2010 Tacoma vehicles. The vehicle horn is considered a safety device, and as a result of this failure, my vehicle horn became inoperable. More importantly, the air bag will not function as designed when the spiral cable contacts for the air bag fail. I would expect that this type of safety critical device be designed to last for the useful service life of the vehicle. Failure after less than 6 years (and 48,000 miles) is much sooner than should be expected for this type of vehicle. I would appreciate if NHTSA would consider this information along with other related information in your possession to determine if there is a basis for follow-up with Toyota motor corporation to provide a remedy for vehicle owners that have experienced premature spiral cable failure that affects multiple vehicle safety devices.

My horn stopped working and my airbag light stays on. I was told this was an sprial cable problem in the sterring wheel colum. Was told to check onrecalls for this has been a problem with this type truck.

The horn stopped working, spiral cable is bad, which also affects the airbag. This has been recalled on all previous models of this generation Tacoma and needs to be recalled for the 2011 as well.

The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Tacoma. While driving various speeds, the horn failed to work without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the spiral cable needed to be replaced. The dealer stated that the repair would cost $500. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer stated that there was no recall and could not assist. The failure mileage was 48,000.

Horn stopped working, so did the cruise control. Airbag light is on sometimes dealer said I need a new clock spring and air bag because the horn switch is inside the airbag.

The spiral cable failed. The spiral cable connects the horn button and driver's airbag to the rest of the car. When it fails, the airbag and horn won't work. Toyota already recalled the spiral cable on '05-'09 Tacoma's. The spiral cables are still failing, so they need to recall later years and fix them too.