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Old Jun 6, 2011 | 02:30 PM
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horn suddenly not working!?

can anybody that has had this problem before help me out? know what it could be and what i should check first, thank you...
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Old Jun 6, 2011 | 02:34 PM
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fuse?
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Old Jun 6, 2011 | 03:35 PM
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what happens when you set off the alarm/panic button?
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Old Jun 6, 2011 | 03:53 PM
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Fuse and what ^ he said.
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Old Jun 6, 2011 | 08:07 PM
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i was lookin for the fuse, thats the first thing i checked for, there is a relay under the hood in the fuse box but im not sure how to see if it is blown or not, its a 3 prong plug and it looks new
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Old Jun 6, 2011 | 08:12 PM
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when i press the panic button, the alarm sounds and lights flash, as normal
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Old Jun 6, 2011 | 08:34 PM
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we have two horns in the car. one is for the alarm system which is located besides the air filter and other is regular steering wheel horn which i didn't bother to locate lol..
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Old Jun 6, 2011 | 10:24 PM
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damn... so u think this can be a big job or not too serious? living in NY i need my horn lol help!
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Old Jun 6, 2011 | 11:21 PM
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replace the horn with a new one lol
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Old Jun 6, 2011 | 11:30 PM
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Originally Posted by thewrangler99
we have two horns in the car. one is for the alarm system which is located besides the air filter and other is regular steering wheel horn which i didn't bother to locate lol..
i thought that was the module that beeps?
to me it seems so illogical to have a separate horn for the alarm from the horn itself - they sound identical - i think it uses the steering wheel horn as the alarm horn...
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Old Jun 6, 2011 | 11:50 PM
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ill look at my service manual when i have time what to do here...
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Old Jun 7, 2011 | 12:07 AM
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^ i am sure about my 99 tl maybe it's different for newer models
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Old Jun 7, 2011 | 12:09 AM
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Originally Posted by thewrangler99
^ i am sure about my 99 tl maybe it's different for newer models
ill check up on the manual, the horn and the alarm sound the same to me...
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Old Jun 7, 2011 | 06:11 AM
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yea mines an 03, let me kno wut u can find, thank you!
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