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Horn spontaneously go off and will not stop unless the fuse out

Horn starts spontaneously and will not stop unless fuse is pulled. Tech says I need a whole new horn system and steering wheel pad and on and on. Is there another fix? It only seems to happen with an extreme temperature change.

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The horn switch is part of the sterering wheel assembly.
it needs yto be changed

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