Quick help needed....... Your horn.....

[noupf]

So, i've noticed that my horn ( you know, the thing you honk when you see a *********, or the ******* who is texting at the traffic light still, even though the light turned green 5 seconds ago ) seems to be a little funky.

I've narrowed it down that if I hit the top left corner, botttom left corner and the bottom right corner.....the horn sounds. If i hit the top right corner ( unless i do it very hard and deliberate ), it does not. The horn also seems to have a very slight delay ( but that may just be when i tap the top right corner when i try to use it. ) Does the horn on the Ram act a bit tempermental for anybody else or is something wrong with mine?

thanks

 

[Ratket]

Mine is a little temperamental

 

[GreenClassic]

There is a slight delay, but that's normal on these trucks. I have no problems hitting dead center on the wheel to make it sound, though.

 

[JosephA]

They took aa very simple process and made it complicated. When you hit the horn the switch tells a module in the steering wheel that you hit the horn. The steering wheel module communicates via the CAN bus to the body control module then the power control module also via the bus then the pcm trips a relay then the horn sounds. The delay is on the bus because signals are priority-based.

Tried to rewire it but as soon as you disconnect the horn from the bus you throw a CEL regarding a missing signal. Ended up putting in my own air horn and separate switch.

 

[SitKneelBend]

Mine is slow as well and slightly taps turn into long honks

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[Limeybastard]

I used it for the first time today, holy Lag batman!

 

[Informal]

I hate it.

JoesphA is exactly right with the cause of the delay.

Some of the "improvements" that actually make it to production are mind-boggling.

I'm trying to picture the pitch the engineer made for this....

"So basically what we did here fellas, is we added more parts, more wire, more cost AND a lot more ways for it to fail.. but get this, it actually adds a delay to the horn.. How freaking bad-ass is that??!!"

Board room: "Make it happen!"

 

[MyOhFive]

Mine is slow as well and slightly taps turn into long honks

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This drives me nuts, you can't give a polite "hey buddy, it's green" toot anymore... these ****** trucks wail.

 

[Jared4.7]

That's canbus!!!

-JT

 

[preachp]

Hi All,

So I guess what you are saying is we went from a switch, some wire, a battery connection and the horn itself, to a Rude Goldberg horn. Ya' know you pull the string, the ball rolls into the bowl and tips it, making the water in it drain down into a glass that pushes on a spring, that releases into a brick that tips over and hits a balloon that pops and releases a weight that drops down on a switch that triggers a battery, that makes a piece of wire red hot that burns through a wax candle, that releases another steel ball bearing that roles down a track and makes contact with two terminals at the end that completes the circuit for the horn and it beeps.
Anyway really Ram, why take something that simple and turn it into a mess? Personally I would be one that would go back to the wire, switch, horn system. Apply the KISS principle...
K-eep
I-t
S-imple
S-tupid

preachp

 

[CuylerTech]

I just tapped into the horn switch wires and wired it to 2 air horns. Works like a charm now lol.

 

[BlownGP]

Mine is slow as well and slightly taps turn into long honks

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Yeah, I hate our horn

You can double tap to save your life.

 

[SlowRoller]

Just smack it good, it'll toot,,,

 

[Casper]

This drives me nuts, you can't give a polite "hey buddy, it's green" toot anymore... these ****** trucks wail.

I find flashing the high beams gets their attention eventually and doesn't start a fight.
Lots of folks get downright perturbed when you honk nowadays.

 

[SitKneelBend]

Probably because they make it hard to tap. I don't use my horn anymore for anything other than when I'm not trying to be nice...

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[SlowRoller]

I find flashing the high beams gets their attention eventually and doesn't start a fight.
Lots of folks get downright perturbed when you honk nowadays.

The horn is so over-used here in Houston, most folks don't even bat an eye,,, much less think it was meant for them,,

 

[Limeybastard]

I hate it.

JoesphA is exactly right with the cause of the delay.

Some of the "improvements" that actually make it to production are mind-boggling.

I'm trying to picture the pitch the engineer made for this....

"So basically what we did here fellas, is we added more parts, more wire, more cost AND a lot more ways for it to fail.. but get this, it actually adds a delay to the horn.. How freaking bad-ass is that??!!"

Board room: "Make it happen!"

I think its a case of allowing computers to design and put the whole truck together with little to no human intervention.

 

[CuylerTech]

Got the finger during lunch today from some 20yo Fat chick. She spilled all her fries when I honked.

 

[tjfdesmo]

I discovered this issue the other day. I was on my way home and spotted a buddy leaving work and tried to give a double-tap. Instead, I got click-click... honnnnnnnnnk. I truly despise a computer second guessing every damn input I make.