2001 Mitsubishi Montero Electrical system Problems

“I have had an issue with my truck because the horn quit working several years ago. I was told by the dealer multiple times that the airbag has a metal ring inside of it that makes contact to activate the horn when pressed. They claimed the ring has either deteriorated or broken internally and that is why the horn doesn't work and is a very common issue for years with these trucks. Based on the current recalls I am wondering if that also effects the airbags and if they will work properly or if there could be metal shards in there that when deployed could pose a safety issue.”

“The horn on my 2001 Mitsubishi Montero limited will not stop blaring ~ had to take it in for costly repairs all the while ... Blaring down the street to my mechanic.”

“The horn randomly sounds off during the night. I've discovered its a temperature thing. When its cold or the interior cools down the horns starts to blow, but when warm everything is fine. So mostly at night this occurs. This should be a recall! As the connection ring inside the airbag is clearly faulty. The only fix is to replace the air bag or pull the fuse to the horn. How is this safe? I just bought this car and found the horn didn't work. There was no fuse! So I replaced it and that's when the problems occurred. Clearly the fuse was missing for this very reason.”

“March 25th 2008: car was parked at golf course and horn began to sound continuously. Had to disconnect battery and the pull fuses to stop horn. Dealer told me that it was a stuck switch in the horn assembly and that the entire steering pad/airbag assembly had to be replaced at an approximate cost of $1175 parts and labor. On searching the internet I find this be a fairly common problem with monteros prior to 2003. I can't find a recall on this but believe that there should have been one.”

“February 02, 2008; as I was driving my vehicle, the horn began to sound consistently without stopping. I had to pull over and open the fuse box in the engine compartment area 7 remove fuse. Mitsubishi dealer on 02/06/2008 told me that the entire steering wheel with air bag has to be replace. Most likely it has a short and the inside area has no replacement parts to fix the horn from non-stop sounding. Cost to replace steering wheel unit with air bag is $1,575.00 ! There should be a recall or something for just a short in the horn system.”