We bought a 2010 Journey SXT apx 1.5 yrs ago. It has started the random honking or alarm sounding on it's own as I have seen described by multiple other people. What I am failing to see is any actual posts stating that there is a FIX. With all pun intended, before I started my repair "journey" I wanted to do my research to see exactly what might cause such a thing.
Basically, I see that there is NO recall regarding the issue of the random horn blowing or alarm sounding (I really don't know if it is my horn or alarm that is an issue) whether the car is driving, parked, on or off.
I see that people have gone to dealerships and had the following done with apparently no success:
A) "SYSTEM UPDATE" - no fix (related to TIPM??)
B) Replace clockspring - no fix
C) TIPM reset/replace - not clear on this but I do see that the Journey is removed from a class action regarding the TIPM failure
After reading what some other Journey owners have gone through with the same horn or alarm issue, only then to read on and find out that they have also had the vehicle just shut off randomly, battery drain, etc... I feel almost "lucky" that mine, at least so far, has been isolated to just the horn. As of right this minute my husband has taken 2 fuses out as a temporary solution. This, when living in HOUSTON, is NOT an acceptable long term fix.
So my question is this... Has anyone actually had this very issue and had it completely resolved? If so, HOW? I find it almost impossible to believe that after 6 years and with so many posts regarding this very thing that nothing is a permanent fix. Every post seems to be the same. Went to dealership/mechanic, had ##### done, horn started honking again 2 days later. Went back to dealership/mechanic, had **** done.... Etc. I, like most other people out there, simply can not afford to continue to "troubleshoot" at a dealership or mechanic at anywhere from $200-$1500 per trip. I also have a Cadillac with a trans issue right now. (Maybe I should just take the bus!)
Any direction from you guys will be so greatly appreciated. Knowing what to expect and how to save $ to get this fixed is what is important, as I truly have to have a functioning horn. They can't hear my middle finger! Ugh.
*** Also read in the do's and don'ts forum help about taking a VIDEO of the issue. Has anyone had any success with video on this particular issue as ours seems to be so random, but I would love to send Chrysler a loop of the video and find out if they would like to be our "neighbor".
