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stanley

Member Since: 18 Sep 2009
Location: Dorset /hampshire
Posts: 1032

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Orkney Grey

Horn problems

Hi all,
Has anyone had the issue that I have?
When using the rear wash wipe the horn sounds! The horn works normally on the stalk but the rear wash fails to operate!
Had a quick word at the main dealers last week when I took my wife's freelancer 2 in and they hadn't heard or experienced anything like it
Thoughts and ides appreciated
Greg

Forgot to add 2011 Tdci usw

2nd Feb 2015 12:24pm

mk1collector

Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 6769

Yes! The fool who owned mine before me had bodged the wiring from the rear wash wipe onto the horn ON PURPOSE! But I reckon someone has just mixed up the wiring plug on yours. Washer bottle and horn near back of n/s/f headlight so try swap the two connectors over and see what happens.

Ray

2nd Feb 2015 1:25pm

stanley

Member Since: 18 Sep 2009
Location: Dorset /hampshire
Posts: 1032

I've had it from new and not touched the wiring , it's only just happened in the last month!

2nd Feb 2015 1:28pm

mk1collector

Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 6769

Then that's odd. Has it been in for any work at all?

2nd Feb 2015 1:30pm

stanley

Member Since: 18 Sep 2009
Location: Dorset /hampshire
Posts: 1032

Nope nowt,

2nd Feb 2015 1:32pm

mk1collector

Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 6769

In that case someone more electrically minded should be along soon

Ray

2nd Feb 2015 1:35pm

x-isle

Member Since: 26 May 2011
Location: Midlands
Posts: 1327

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Santorini Black

That is really bizarre, you'd think it was an earth fault but I even think that the horn and rear wash wipe are in different fuse boxes.

The only other thing is that maybe there is a shorted wire somewhere, especially if the location as described above putting the looms for the rear wash and horn in the same place.

Check for a mouse nest!

I kid you not. My race car was suffering strange problems and we eventually found an old mouse nest at the back of the engine and they had chewed through some of the loom.

What happens if you pull the Horn fuse out? On your model, I think it's Fuse 3 in the fuse box under the drivers seat. Craig Rogers

2007 Puma 110 XS
2011 Evoque Coupe Dynamic Lux
www.craigrogers.photography

2nd Feb 2015 3:13pm

stanley

Member Since: 18 Sep 2009
Location: Dorset /hampshire
Posts: 1032

Well finally got to the bottom of it! Chaffed wiring behind headlight , two wires chaffing on each other , sorted under extended warranty

17th Mar 2015 10:35pm

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