Is it safe to take horn cover off ? will air-bag blow out ? horn does not work...I think contact is broken....( this is on sterring wheel ....) I hit horn real hard when it was cold, now horn does not work...how do I get horn cover off ? Just pull off ? please reply to : [email protected] thanks

usually a bad ground in your sterring wheel, try ur horn if horn works then u have just have a bad ground in air bag system

the contacts in the steering wheel have broken. Check manual on how to turn off air bag before taking apart steering wheel.

It's usually the contacts in the steering wheel behind the horn and air bag. You will have to remove the air bag to access the horn contacts. Make sure you remove the battery terminals from the battery before working on any air bag system! You may have to pull the steering wheel completely, depending on the setup. You can rent the puller from your local parts store. If you can not adjust the wires/contacts for the horn, you may have to buy a new set. Fairly inexpensive, but they may have to order the part, in which you will have to put everything back together until the part comes in, and then start back over. I was able to access mine in my Crown Victoria by just removing the air bag, hopefully it's the same. Hope this helps!

I verify its not a stuck relay...

I disconnect connector under dash and horn stops...

I then suspect its the Horn contacts or a worn grounded wire in air bag/horn switch assembly in steering wheel.

The decorative Vinyl cover shrinks with age...presses on horn contacts against air bag.

I Disconnect Air bag connector (identified as Yellow wire and Connector) usually under dash.

WARNING: ( I Do not - I DO NoT probe the yellow harness/connector with a meter or test light. A test light WILL Detonate my air bag, and impale the bracket in a nearby object/person - me.)

I Removed screws (2) behind steering wheel - which allow air bag horn assembly to be removed.

I Disconnect Air bag connector in this location as well (identified as Yellow wire and Connector) and then;

The red (color varies) and black Horn wires will be plugged into ribbon connectors usually (2) two that feed/connect to contacts for horn function on face of air bag.

I pause here and verify horn will stop blowing when I disconnect the wires going to horn contacts. So I get horn blowing again...

Check horn: To verify this is the cause; I reconnect (whatever fuse/relay/ connector (Not the airbag connector) I disconnected so they will stop blowing) and get horn/s so they are blowing again...

Then I disconnect the ribbon connectors to verify blowing stops.

Note: The experience I had with horn on

Buick Park Ave was at night when temperature cools after hot day, the vinyl cover shrank and horn blows... pressing on horn area of steering wheel firmly would stop horn briefly - then continue.

Note: I will need a rivet tool and rivets... to reassemble.

WARNING: I Do not drill into airbag explosive container. If I do not know how to carefully drill off correct rivet heads and remove vinyl decorative cover from air bag/horn... I STOP and go to the junkyard or ebay and purchase/replace the airbag/horn assembly.

I continued by drilling out rivets (the rivets holding vinyl cover) by using a drill bit as large (or smaller) as the head of rivet and drill gently to release head from rivet body/shank.

I mark all pieces with a magic marker to verify I reassemble right side up (all metal brackets and trim plates and cover).

I Remove vinyl cover exposing horn contact pads which were sandwiched between cover and air bag container.

I used a razor blade to remove vinyl honeycomb material from area of vinyl cover - that when pressed - would activate horn/contacts.

Only a 1/16 of an inch or less needs to be removed.

(I Bend cover inside out and shave material off of area slowly. Care not to cut myself.)

I Reassemble in reverse order with rivets.

Check horn: ...function at this point... by plugging in horn connectors and assure horn contacts work properly as expected.

Have the clock spring ribbon contact drum tested, i think you have a broken filament circuit. the par is located under the steering wheel.

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I would check the fuse first then check at the horn with a 12 volt test light -while some one pushes the horn button - see if the test light lights up

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First check the horn fuse and relay. If thats good, go out under the hood with a wire and ground the horn directly to see if it blows. If it blows then you may want to check your connection behind the steering wheel cover. Its a single wire which grounds the horn to complete the circuit when pressed on. If it doesn't blow use a 12 volt test light to check for power at the horn. If there is power at the horn then the horn its self may be bad.

to repair this you must replace the steering wheel air bag, a very expensive fix

this is caused by a defective/shorted rotating ribbon contact under the steering wheel called a clock spring, to replace this part u must disarm the airbag remove it and the steering wheel and then replace the clock spring, this is a dealer only part.

replace the clock-spring ribbon contact under the steering wheel, that is the problem, u have lost the connection due to a broken ribbon contact.