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Electrical Issue: lights are flashing and the horn is flashing with the key out of the ignition 850 1996

posted by  someone claiming to be Hugh on  Thu Mar 3 22:12 CST 2022 [RELATED]

Hello All,

My daughter who is away at college in VA just called me to say that with the key out of the ignition, the horning is honking spontaneously, and the headlights are going on and off spontaneously. The honking of the horn and the flashing lights are occuring separately and not in tandem. Also she said the turn signal are coming on and off without touching the turn signal. I told her to immediately bring the car to a local garage. Does anybody have any idea what is causing all these problems?

I was thinking maybe a worn ignition switch? Or maybe the electrical harness is shorting out. The car is 26 years old and has 365,000 miles on it. It is a 1996 850 GLT Wagon, non-turbo with a 5-speed manual.

Any advice or suggestions are deeply appreciated.

Hugh





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