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What is causing horn from steering wheel not to work?

Horn beeps with FOB but not on steering wheel, why?

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You will need a wiring diagram but test the power to the column multi plug to see if power is available. Then carefully ground that wire and see if the horn sounds. The horn contact is basically a brass ring and a sliding contact to allow the passage of current as the wheel is turned. Operating the horn is just grounding the supply via the ring. It works off the FOB by a separate relay triggered by the signal.

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SOURCE: 2000 Sentra - horn problem

The horn fuse had power to it and the fuse was ok. The problem was a wire - from the fuse location - had a break.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Feb 22, 2009

SOURCE: I can barely hear my horn.

It is probably clogged with dirt and water. Either pull the old one out ant clean it or just buy a replacement horn. These are really easy to install, the hardest part is trying to find where the horn is.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Nov 03, 2009

SOURCE: make horn beep with remote

not on a factory system, maybe with an aftermarket, but youd have to check with the company who made it

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 10, 2010

SOURCE: Need to replace a horn button in steering wheel

if there are no screws that go in from the back of the wheel, it just pulls off. you may have to pull hard.

duane_wong

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  • Posted on Dec 15, 2010

SOURCE: horn will not work, I

If you ground out one or the other of the 2 terminals with a test light, the horn should sound.
If not, then the horn is bad, or there is no current going to it.

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