What does a bad clock spring cause?
Horn doesn’t work – In some cases, a bad clock spring can cause the horn to stop working. Rubbing noise when you turn the steering wheel –This is one of the early warning signs that the clockspring is starting to fail. Eventually, the clockspring will wear, and the ribbon inside the clock spring will break.
Will a bad clock spring throw a code?
Absolutely a bad/electrically noisy clock spring can introduce noise onto the same data bus in the computer the TPS is connected to. The computer gets fooled into thinking the TPS is causing it. No guarantees but it happens.
How does a bad clock spring affect your car?
Thanks. “A bad clock spring can affect the horn, the air bag, cruise control, steering wheel mounted radio controls, and it can even affect the TPS (throttle position sensor) by it sending electrical noise spikes down the wiring.
What happens if you have a broken clock spring?
A bad clock spring can afflict you with more than broken volume controls. You could be left without cruise control, a functioning horn, or most importantly, a functioning airbag. In this situation, you would be unable to alert an inattentive driver and the airbag may not deploy in the event of a collision.
Where does the clock spring go on a steering wheel?
One part of the outer assembly follows the steering wheel, and the other part attaches to the steering column. This device is sometimes referred to as a spiral cable, airbag clock spring, steering wheel clock spring, clock spring assembly, cable reel, or contact reel, depending on the vehicle and where you live.
What does it mean when your horn doesn’t work?
Likewise a working horn doesn’t imply that there aren’t other problems with the clockspring. Again the most immediately important issue is the airbag. The most common indication of a clockspring problem is usually an airbag warning light, meaning that the wire carrying the signal to fire the airbag in a crash is compromised.