R52 Horn blows by itself?
#1
Horn blows by itself?
Took my 2008 Sidewalk to the car wash, and on the way home, the horn started blowing by itself. First a couple of toots, then steady. I pulled over, couldn’t find the fuse box and it eventually blew a fuse. Took it to my non-Mini mechanic who said the horn button was a little sticky, but he could not find the reason for the problem. He replaced the fuse and it worked fine for a few weeks. One day last week it tooted a couple of times on its own again, and I immediately pulled the fuse. Anyone else experience this or any ideas what might be causing this and how to fix it?
Currently hornless.
Currently hornless.
#3
I'm not certain about the current MINI, but historically horns often had a permanent live 12V feed to them - the horn button provides the ground.
If the horns got wet from the car wash, it's possible that the horn-button / ground side of the plug, or perhaps the wire, got wet enough to short out to ground.
I think I'd check & clean the plug.
If the horns got wet from the car wash, it's possible that the horn-button / ground side of the plug, or perhaps the wire, got wet enough to short out to ground.
I think I'd check & clean the plug.
#4
Yep, bet it has some issues, its behind the airbag is the wires to complete the circuit for the horn.
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