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Asked: Jan 03, 2008 - 04:42 PM

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piratemania

I have a 96 buick regal, my horn has been going off by itself, without touching it, I had to remove the fuse. any?

The weather has been very cold, and my horn just started to sound without touching it. I had to remove the fuse in the middle of the night just to stop it from going off. I put a new horn relay in it today, it lasted for a while and then started to go off again without touching it. What is the problem?

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mr_shiftright

Date: Jan 09, 2008
Time: 12:56 PM

I think there is a short in the steering wheel or the horn activator ring or switch inside the wheel has broken and is just flopping around in there.

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obyone

Date: Apr 21, 2008
Time: 02:57 AM

Since this answer is coming in at 102 days, I'll make it brief and take my 5 points. There is a short in the relay. It is a known defect in your Regal. Even if the horn doesn't go off it will kill your battery from time to time.

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greatestmind

Date: Oct 17, 2009
Time: 02:20 AM

You seem to have a connection that expands at cold temperatures inside the steering column which is coming into contact with the metal plate that is designed to make it blow primaturely.

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greatestmind

Date: Oct 20, 2009
Time: 10:49 PM

the only place the problem could be is inside the steering column, where the cold weather seems to cause the horn switch wire to close prematurely.

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