NHTSA Complaint #10633445 — 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING

IN THE BEGINNING, THE HORN WOULD SOUND RANDOMLY WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED. IT WOULD CONTINUE TO SOUND UNTIL WE ADJUSTED THE STEERING WHEEL OR PUSHED ON THE HORN. HOWEVER, NOW THE HORN SOUNDS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. IT DOESN'T STOP UNTIL I AM ABLE TO PULL OVER AND REMOVE THE FUSE. THIS CREATES AN UNSAFE SITUATION WITH OTHER DRIVERS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT WAS SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN THE HORN AND AIRBAG WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL. WE REPLACED THE FUSE THAT CONTROLS THIS MECHANISM, BUT IT DIDN'T WORK. THE HORN AND AIRBAG ARE AN INTEGRAL PIECE, SO IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE HORN, WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG. THIS WOULD COST MORE THAN $800. OUR EASIEST SOLUTION WAS TO REMOVE THE FUSE THAT CONTROLS THE HORN/ AIRBAG. THIS MEANS THAT I'M DRIVING IT WITHOUT AN AIRBAG OR HORN. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE FOR OTHER MOTORISTS AND MYSELF. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER. THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, BECAUSE THE HORN DOES NOT FALL UNDER ANY OF THE WARRANTIES AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PART. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING THE AIRBAG AND HORN! IT IS VERY UNSAFE AND COMMON, THEREFORE IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR A RECALL. I NOTICED THAT ON THE NHTSA SITE, PEOPLE ARE CATEGORIZING THIS PROBLEM AS "STEERING," "ELECTRICAL," OR "AIRBAG," BECAUSE THERE IS NO CATEGORY FOR "HORN." I HOPE THAT THIS IS NOT KEEPING THE NHTSA FROM RECOGNIZING HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE EFFECTED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE IT. *TR