Correction this is my second post. This board has some great content and has already helped me in the last month on a truck I bought.

I have a 1996 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 with the 5.9 liter motor. None of the buttons on the steering wheel ( cruise control or horn ) are currently working.

Is there a fuse that powers the steering wheel?

 

There should be. That's the first thing to check.

 

Have a look at the fuse box and see.

 

Clock spring......

 

I saw no fuse that said steering wheel. What is a clock spring?

 

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clockspring

Is this your first vehicle?

 

No it is not. I wasn't aware the electrical connector in the steering column was called a clockspring.

Is this something that is a common problem with this model?

 

clock spring is for your airbag... is your airbag light on?

 

No, air bag light is not on.

 

Does the light come on for the cruise when you push the button?

Horn has a fuse, Don't recall if it is under the hood, or in the side of the dash though. Does the relay click when you push the horn button?