NHTSA Complaint #10909450 — 2008 SATURN ASTRA

VEHICLE HORN IS INTERMITTENTLY INOPERABLE. I HAVE HAD TWO NEAR MISSES DUE TO THE NON FUNCTIONING HORN. WHEN IT IS NOT FUNCTIONING, DEPRESSING THE HORN BUTTON TURNS THE RADIO VOLUME INSTEAD. AT THE SAME TIME THE LEFT STEERING WHEEL BUTTONS ARE INOPERABLE. OCCASIONALLY THE RADIO VOLUME WILL LOWER ON ITS OWN, THEN RETURN TO NORMAL. THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON OVERSEES IN THE OPEL / VAUXHALL VERSIONS OF THE ASTRA. REPLACEMENT OF THE WIRING HARNESS AND CIM MODULE HAVE ONLY TEMPORARILY RESOLVED THE ISSUES THERE. THIS ISSUE HAS PERSISTED ON AND OFF IN MY VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL YEARS.THE CONDITION EXISTS WHILE STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. THE CAR IS MOSTLY DRIVEN SHORT TRIPS IN CITY TRAFFIC. THE CAR IS 8 YEARS OLD, 52,000 MILES.