Horn And Cruise Control Stopped Working At The Same Time

[bwilterink]

Hey guys my cruise control and horn both went out simultaneously and I was wondering if it could be a cheap fix like a fuse or the cruise control ecu. I'm not willing to spend much as I am a college student but if you have any solutions that would be much appreciated. 1994 Lexus LS with 153,000 miles.

[dpellet]

Any work done recently. Check fuses as this is the easiest but your clockspring may have broken. Clockspring is behind the steering wheel and powers items run off the steering wheel such as horn, cc. if its your culprit the complete switch assembly is available on ebay from time to time.

When I had my rack replaced the mechanic neglected to lock the steering wheel in place and broke mine. Of course they had to repair it at there cost to. :)

Good Luck

[AzHotLS]

I agree, the clockspring most likely has gone bad.

I bought mine on eBay. Here's a thread showing how to remove the steering wheel with pics showing the clockspring

http://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls400/4239...y-98-ls400.html

http://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls400/4202...n-98-ls400.html

ADDED: Here is another thread talking about the clockspring:

http://us.lexusownersclub.com/forums/index...showtopic=58307

[bwilterink]

Hey thanks, I did recently have my rack replaced and they just happened to stop working right around that time. I'll check with the shop to see if they can do anything about it and if for some reason they deny it I'll just replace it myself.

[AzHotLS]

If they deny it, pressure them. Explain that you know they caused the damage and how you know. Hopefully they'll concede and fix it when they understand you know what you're talking about. If not, file a complaint with the BBB.

[dpellet]

Azhotls is right, make a stink as it is to coincidental.. They had to take the rack out and disconnect it from the steering, they simply neglected to lock the wheel before disconnect..

I made a stink, they started to dispute but stopped quickly when it became apparent that I knew the procedures better than they did.

Best of Luck!

[Robert Young]

Make sure you check both the power side AND the ground side. A ground side fault is generally even more likely when multiple things fail at the same time, although the "clock spring" mentioned above is perhaps the most reasonable guess here.