[Vwdiesel] Weird horn problem!

[Val Christian]

For the life of my 92 Jetta, I have had this problem, intermittently.
It's not because of a large wad of keys.  I only carry one key, alone,
without a ring or fob.  So there's not an extra key getting into the
equation.

I've had it that after I tap the starter, the horn stays on for a time
between 100 msec and about 10 seconds.  Usually the duration is less than
2 seconds.

Val



>
> At 06:39 PM 9/6/03 -0400, you wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Hey Guys
> >>
> >> I havent posted in a while.
> >>
> >> Sometimes when I start my car, while the starter is turning the horn
> >starts
> >> honking crazy. I have no idea why it does this.
>
> You have a lot of keys on your ring.
> When you start, one of them gets between the base of the steering wheel and
> the fixed part of the column, grounding the horn contact on the back of the
> wheel, and sounding the horn.
>
> Try moving one of the extra keys into that space (ignition must be on) and
> prove it for yourself.
>
> This has been posted before.
>
> Sandy
>
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