Q: Horn goes off while truck is off, I replaced the horn relay to no avail. Truck is a 2000 Dodge Dakota 3.9L V6

asked by on November 09, 2017

The horn on my truck has begun randomly going off when the vehicle is shut down. I replaced the horn relay but that did not fix it. I am not sure what to do.

My car has 167000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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