Horn doesn't work?

cpals

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My wife rear-ended me about 4 months ago and today we noticed that the horn in the car doesn't work. When I push on the steering wheel all I hear is a small clicking noise like it's trying to do something.

Is this something I can easily check out or maybe even fix?

It's a 2001 Cavalier...

Thanks.
 

SickBeast

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Oh man...your own wife!! :thumbsdown:

I know you can get aftermarket horns. My cousin has some silly one that does the Dukes of Hazard sound.
 

LTC8K6

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It sounds like you are hearing the horn relay.

Find the horn and see if it has 12V when someone pushes the horn button.
 

thomsbrain

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You should always take care of safety concerns first when it comes to cars. Therefore, you should take your wife in and have her fixed.
 

cpals

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Originally posted by: LTC8K6
It sounds like you are hearing the horn relay.

Find the horn and see if it has 12V when someone pushes the horn button.

Where should I be looking for the horn? Is there a diagram for my car that shows where it should be?
 

marvdmartian

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You can also do like I did one time. Take a wire, go from your positive battery terminal to the horn's wire terminal. If the horn beeps, then it's likely your relay (or possibly switch).

I actually had a horn rust to the point where it wouldn't work one time. Shot of WD40 got it working just fine again, tho!