Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNICATIONS - HORN ASSEMBLY | |||
| 03/01/2005 | 10000 | 10 | |
| Ford f150 transmission. *bf at idle when the gear was placed in reverse, the vehicle would jerk hard, the ignition switch would get really hot, the horn went out, the air bag light illuminated, the engine idler pulley had to be replaced, the original nylon bushing had worn out, the wiper switch only displayed two speeds, the wiper washer stopped working, the anti lock brakes stopped working, the dome light had a short and the alternator had gone bad. *sc | |||
| 10/10/2004 | 76000 | 2 | 04/20/1994 |
| Flashing air bag,horn stopped working.*ak | |||
| 07/01/2004 | 3 | ||
| My 1994 ford f-150 lightning seems to have the same type of problems reported by others in the complaint database on this site. i have the intermitent air bag warning light, loss of cruise control, and loss of horn. i was not aware that the airbag is no longer functional due to this. there are many entrees with the same brocken clockspring at fault. it would seem that ford has a dangerous defect that can compromise the safety of its customers. i hope that something can be done to remedy this problem without ford socking every owner with a $250.00 charge for their defective product. i also have the brocken plastic dash mount on the passenger side, which causes extreme dash bouncing at the slightes bump. i have looked on later model trucks with the same dash and the mounting bracket is different, it would seem ford diagnosed this problem but will not fix it in previous models. i hope that this information will be followed up with the manufacture and might cause some good.*ak | |||
| 09/03/2002 | 124000 | 2 | 04/01/2000 |
| The air bag light appeared on the dashboard intermittently and the horn had become inoperative. ts the clock spring was found to be faulty and caused the air bag to not deploy. scc | |||
| 06/07/1999 | |||
| 1994 ford f-150 truck. horn not working,took to dealer, they said it was the clock spring. this also controls the airbag, i think ford should recall this safety malfunction. ts | |||
| Horn and cruise control are inoperable. air bag light blinks on and off.*ak | |||
| 12/01/2000 | 1 | ||
| Air bag light remained on and cruise control stopped operating. dealer notified, and informed consumer that no recall on that problem. *ak also the horn failed. *yh | |||
| 07/29/2000 | 1 | 10/01/1995 | |
| Air bag system is inopprotive along with the horn the air bag icon on the dash is flashing a code of 2 flashes and then 3 flashes the horn does work if may activated but not if activated by the switch on the stearing wheel. *ak | |||
| 09/01/2000 | 1 | 05/01/1994 | |
| Horn assembly wasn't working. light flashed on & off for air bag. dealer said air bag wouldn't deploy upon impact. dealer diagnosed the clock spring to be the problem, it wore out over a period of time.*ak | |||
| 09/01/2000 | |||
| Airbag light on the panel is always on the horn . light has been on for the last three weeks. dealership is aware of the problem.*ak | |||
| Air bag and horn do not work. whenever air bag light illuminates, horn and air bag stop working. dealer has been contacted. *ak | |||
| 01/25/1999 | |||
| Consumer noticed air bag warning lights blinking, when he tried to blow the horn the communicatiion was gone. consumer took vehicle dealership and was told that a clock spring was broken, and is causing the air bag light to blink and the horn not to work. *ak | |||
| 06/22/1998 | |||
| Air bag light is illuminated on the dash and the horn does not sound, consumer contacted the dealer, dealer stated there is some connection between the horn assembly and the air bag. please provide any further details. *ak | |||
| 06/01/1994 | 1 | ||
| Horn buttons are small and difficult to find. tt | |||