Pressing cruise ON + Coast = HORN!!?!?
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Don't worry about it Rose. Some trucks do this and no one really has an explanation for it other than the way the buttons are wired in. When I was chasing my cruise control issue I discovered by truck does the same thing (sounds horn by pressing certain cruise buttons at the same time).
I ripped my steering column apart, checked all the wiring, buttons, clock spring, etc. and found no issues. Found and fixed my cruise issue at the clutch switch by finally hooking a scanner up to it. My truck still sounds the horn if I push those buttons, and according to the link above, it's been doing so since 2008 with no other negative consequences or failures.
And for the record, your 2003 doesn't have a GEM so that's not it. They switched to a VSM in 02 and mounted it in a different location than the GEM.
I ripped my steering column apart, checked all the wiring, buttons, clock spring, etc. and found no issues. Found and fixed my cruise issue at the clutch switch by finally hooking a scanner up to it. My truck still sounds the horn if I push those buttons, and according to the link above, it's been doing so since 2008 with no other negative consequences or failures.
And for the record, your 2003 doesn't have a GEM so that's not it. They switched to a VSM in 02 and mounted it in a different location than the GEM.
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Have you tried pushing buttons when it sounds to make it stop?
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No. I didn't know about the connection to the cruise control until I pulled the relay and then found out the next time I tried C.C.
No water has ever been a problem, so I think I'll just dig into it at some point. Duck Fan and Stewart_H are gonna be over next Sat so maybe I'll hit it then.
Thanks Chris!
No water has ever been a problem, so I think I'll just dig into it at some point. Duck Fan and Stewart_H are gonna be over next Sat so maybe I'll hit it then.
Thanks Chris!
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Sounds like an issue with the clock-spring in the wheel. You will most likely have to replace it, or take it apart. They do tend to have issues, although that is a new one that I hadn't heard of........until now.
Here are the manuals on it: Clock-Spring R&R Manuals
Here are the manuals on it: Clock-Spring R&R Manuals
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