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My 99 Toyota Avalon horn does not make any sound.

My 99 Toyota Avalon does not make any sound when you press the horn push button. The horn works fine with direct power from battery. I replaced the horn relay and fuses are fine. Repaired manual says to replace the horn push button but there is no switch in the steering wheel. Can you help please?

  • forcefull Dec 26, 2008

    Thanks nicolasmp for the info. I followed your instructions but I don’t know how to fix the horn contacts at the steering wheel under the air bag. I didn’t see a switch under the air bag, but saw only metal contacts with a wire connected to the bottom contact. Toyota dealers told me that I needed to purchase the horn contact which come with other things and is very expensive. So I am back where I started. Does anyone have the same problem and know a solution?

  • Anonymous Mar 28, 2014

    Makes no sound no start at all,is it the battery"

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Save yourself the hassle , buy yourself a momentary 12volt switch drill a nice clean hole on your driversside dash and re-wire your horn to it, all the screwing around you'll do to figure out why toyota makes cheesy horn contacts you could have your problem fixed..



on one side of the switch you should run a wire that is a 12volt switched +
on the other side I would run another side run a new power wire to your horn
leave your horns stock ground and just replace the HOTLINE ..

you could even go as far as installing a la cou ca racha horn to bring back that 70's Lowrider feel lol

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The horn in toyotas car have permanent positive curent+ at terminal wat you ned is the curent negative -- that come in contact when you presse the steering colum in the midle this is acctualy the switch you loking for oyu most have a bad contact in that steering if you are going to remove the air bag to have access to that mechanism be carreful not to bang or dammage the air bag it my inflate and hurt you badely nicolas

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It depends on if the relay makes a clicking sound. This will help you figure out your problem. Everything between the horn button and relay is good if it makes a solid click sound when you press the horn button. So then the problem is in the power side of the circuit. Usually the relay contacts or horn.
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