Horn on 850 wgaon won't stop honking!

rosie · Post by **rosie** » 19 Feb 2003, 11:03

Hello- I have a 1995 850 wagon. About a week ago I started the car and the horn began to honk. It won't stop unless I turn the car off or my husband disables the horn. Which is what we have done so that I can drive the car around town. I haven't been able to find anything in the manual about this.

Any thoughts on what is going on and how to fix it on our own? Thanks.

Post by **matthew1** » 19 Feb 2003, 11:31

Are your lights flashing too? This would indicate that your alarm is activated. See owners' manual for alarm deactivation procedure, I don't know it off the top of my head but the one or two times I set it off I believe hitting the unlock button on my remote did the trick.

Jagermonsta · Post by **Jagermonsta** » 20 Feb 2003, 06:36

failing that, the micro-switch in the horn might have died, a relay might have died, or it could be shorting somewhere

those are usually the common things on old australian cars (torana's) that would cause the problem...
i have a volvo too, but this problem hasn't happened to me

rosie · Post by **rosie** » 23 Feb 2003, 21:00

Thanks for your advice. The lights do not flash when the horn honks so it could be a short??? Ugh. We'll look into it further. Thanks again!

Post by **matthew1** » 23 Feb 2003, 21:44

If the horn stays on continuously, it may be the contacts in the steering wheel have broken. See "Broken Horn Fix" on my Main page. If you fix it, be *very* careful with the airbag.