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2003 Toyota Corolla Repair Question


Topics covered: Horn, Steering, Steering wheel.
Mileage: No information provided.

Asked on January 22, 2008

Horn inop

Electrical problem
2003 Toyota Corolla 59655 miles

RELAY AND FUSE HAVE BEEN SUBSTITUTED AND THEY WERE GOOD. HORN WIRE IS ON.
REPLACE HORN OR PULL STEERING WHEEL?
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Answer

Replied on January 23, 2008

When you depress the horn button on the steering wheel you should hear the relay click. If so then the horn is bad or it has a bad ground.
If you remove the horn and connect directly to 12V and it works, then the horn is not grounded properly.
It grounds to the chassis.

Tiny Answered by mmprince4000 (expert)
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Replied on January 24, 2008

THANKS FOR INFO. I WON'T SEE VEHICLE FOR A COUPLE MORE DAYS, BUT I'LL LET KNOW THEN.

Tiny Response from jrt
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Replied on January 26, 2008

PULLED POWER WIRE AT HORN TO VERIFY 12V WAS PRESENT AND IT WAS. PLUGGED WIRE BACK IN AND NOW THE HORN WORKS! GUESS IT WASN'T QUIT TIGHT ENOUGH OR CONNECTION WAS DIRTY.
ALL IS WELL...........
THANKS

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