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Mar 24, 2007 | 08:41 PM

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horn honks while off

99 C5 FRC.

Today it randomly honked the horn while it was off, just sitting in the garage. The battery isn't low, that was the only thing I could think of. It did it maybe 4 times in a span of a few hours.

Any ideas why it would randomly honk?

Mar 24, 2007 | 08:43 PM

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Spilled beer on the steering wheel?

Mar 25, 2007 | 12:37 PM

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You mean the alarm was going off? If so possibly the shock sensor is going bad.

Mar 25, 2007 | 01:06 PM

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no, i don't think it was the alarm, just a short honk like when you lock the doors.

Mar 25, 2007 | 06:50 PM

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Perhaps a crossed wire or a faulty fuse?

Mar 25, 2007 | 10:13 PM

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Horn pads in steering wheel are making contact, is your horn really 'touchy'?

Mar 26, 2007 | 06:46 PM

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Well, here's what I found.

If I shake one of my keyfobs and drop it on my desk, a few minutes later my car will honk. So I guess something in the keyfob is broken.