Diagnosis And Testing - Horn System
WARNING:
To avoid serious or fatal injury on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbag, seat belt tensioner, impact sensor or instrument panel component diagnosis or service. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative (ground) cable, then wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before performing further diagnosis or service. This is the only sure way to disable the SRS. Failure to take the proper precautions could result in accidental airbag deployment.
NOTE:
A continuously sounding horn is immediately resolved by removing the horn relay from the Power Distribution Center (PDC).
| HORN SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS | ||
|---|---|---|
| CONDITION | POSSIBLE CAUSES | CORRECTION |
| HORN SOUNDS CONTINUOUSLY | 1. Damaged or ineffective horn feed circuit. | 1. Test and repair shorted horn feed circuit if required. |
| 2. Damaged or ineffective horn switch return circuit. | 2. Test and repair shorted horn switch return circuit if required. | |
| 3. Damaged or ineffective clockspring. | 3. Test and replace the shorted clockspring if required. | |
| 4. Damaged or ineffective horn switch. | 4. Test and replace the shorted horn switch, mounting plate and Driver AirBag (DAB) unit if required. | |
| 5. Damaged or ineffective horn relay. | 5. Test the horn relay inputs and outputs of the PDC. Replace the horn relay if required. | |
| HORN SOUNDS INTERMITTENTLY AS THE STEERING WHEEL IS ROTATED | 1. Damaged or ineffective horn switch return circuit. | 1. Test and repair intermittent shorted horn switch return circuit if required. |
| 2. Damaged or ineffective horn switch. | 2. Test and replace the intermittent open or shorted horn switch, mounting plate and DAB unit if required. | |
| HORN DOES NOT SOUND | 1. Damaged or ineffective horn ground circuit. | 1. Test and repair open horn ground circuit if required. |
| 2. Damaged or ineffective horn feed circuit. | 2. Test and repair open horn feed circuit if required. | |
| 3. Damaged or ineffective horn. | 3. Test and replace open horn if required. | |
| 4. Damaged or ineffective horn switch feed circuit. | 4. Test and repair open horn switch feed circuit if required. | |
| 5. Damaged or ineffective horn switch return circuit. | 5. Test and repair open horn switch return circuit if required. | |
| 6. Damaged or ineffective clockspring. | 6. Test and replace the open clockspring if required. | |
| 7. Damaged or ineffective horn switch. | 7. Test and replace the open horn switch, mounting plate and DAB unit if required. | |
| 8. Damaged or ineffective horn relay. | 8. Test the horn relay inputs and outputs of the PDC. Replace the horn relay if required. | |