rollinstone
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- 1997 Ford Explorer XLT
Searched thru about 100 threads...no answer.
Horn doesn't toot. Cruise control is OK and the air bag light only comes on during start-up, so I'm guessing I don't have a bad clockspring, unless one measly wire for the horn in the clockspring coil is shorting...which I consider unlikely.
Checked the fuses and relays under the hood and they seem OK...even switched them around.
When I hit the "PANIC" button on the fob all I get are flashing lights...no horn.
I cleaned the contacts on one of the horns...can't get to the outside horn, tho...still nothing. Both horns are rusty and the horns' bracket bolt is rusted/corroded solid to the point that several applications of PB Blaster had no effect in allowing me to remove the horns for a closer inspection.
When I push the horn pad I CAN hear a clicking sound under the hood...does that point to a bad relay? I'd think at least one of the horns would work unless they're wired in series and the first horn is bad so no power is getting to the second horn (the outside one).
I've got a new clockspring still in the box, but that's a last resort. I'll wait 'til I hear back from y'all first.
Horn doesn't toot. Cruise control is OK and the air bag light only comes on during start-up, so I'm guessing I don't have a bad clockspring, unless one measly wire for the horn in the clockspring coil is shorting...which I consider unlikely.
Checked the fuses and relays under the hood and they seem OK...even switched them around.
When I hit the "PANIC" button on the fob all I get are flashing lights...no horn.
I cleaned the contacts on one of the horns...can't get to the outside horn, tho...still nothing. Both horns are rusty and the horns' bracket bolt is rusted/corroded solid to the point that several applications of PB Blaster had no effect in allowing me to remove the horns for a closer inspection.
When I push the horn pad I CAN hear a clicking sound under the hood...does that point to a bad relay? I'd think at least one of the horns would work unless they're wired in series and the first horn is bad so no power is getting to the second horn (the outside one).
I've got a new clockspring still in the box, but that's a last resort. I'll wait 'til I hear back from y'all first.