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The component that failed is the air back clock spring. It-??s preventing the horn form functioning properly. In turn can result in an accident from lack of warning other drivers and/or air bag might not go off. It seems to be a known problem on the 13 model year of the 4Runners. It has not been inspected as I-??m not knowledgeable on what to do in that situation and the dealer says that I-??d have to pay for it anyway. No warnings just one day the horn didn-??t want to work anymore and seems to be a problem that-??s pretty consistent. People have reported that it has gone bad with as little as a 100k miles which the clock spring shouldn-??t be a maintenance item to begin with.
My horn is not working as a result of a spiral wire in the steering wheel is shorted out. Within the same wire set is the wire that controls the airbag. Thus, I do not know if the airbag is working or not. Two safety features of the car potentially do not work, the horn, for sure, and maybe the airbag. The issue I have
- Columbus, OH, USA
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- Tullahoma, TN, USA