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Step

Action

Value(s)

Yes

No

1

Inspect the HORN fuse for an open.

Is the HORN fuse open?

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Go to Step 5

Go to Step 2

2

  1. Using a test light connected to a good ground, probe the horn relay terminal C1.
  2. Press the Horn switch.

Does the test light illuminate?

--

Go to Step 7

Go to Step 3

3

Using a test light connected to a good ground, probe ,one at a time, at the horn relay terminals C3, B3 and also at H6 of the HORN fuse.

Did the test light illuminate at all three points?

--

Go to Step 4

Go to Step 11

4

  1. Using a test light connected to battery voltage, probe the horn relay terminal B1.
  2. Press the Horn switch.

Does the test light illuminate?

--

Go to Step 12

Go to Step 13

5

Check circuit 740 for a short to ground. Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs in Wiring Systems.

Did you find and correct the condition?

--

Go to Horns System Check

Go to Step 6

6

Check circuit 29 for a short to ground. Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs in Wiring Systems.

Did you find and correct the condition?

--

Go to Horns System Check

Go to Step 10

7

Check circuit 29 for an open. Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs in Wiring Systems.

Did you find and correct the condition?

--

Go to Horns System Check

Go to Step 8

8

Check circuit 1250 for an open. Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs in Wiring Systems.

Did you find and correct the condition?

--

Go to Horns System Check

Go to Step 9

9

Check for a poor connection at the horns. Refer to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections and Connector Repairs in Wiring Systems.

Did you find and correct the condition?

--

Go to Horns System Check

Go to Step 10

10

Replace the horns. Refer to Horn Replacement .

Is the repair complete?

--

Go to Horns System Check

--

11

Repair the open in circuit 740. Refer to Wiring Repairs in Wiring Systems.

Is the repair complete?

--

Go to Horns System Check

--

12

Replace the horn relay. Refer to Horn Relay Replacement .

Is the repair complete?

--

Go to Horns System Check

--

13

Check circuit 28 for an open. Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs in Wiring Systems.

Did you find and correct the condition?

--

Go to Horns System Check

Go to Step 14

14

Replace the horn switch. Refer to Inflatable Restraint Steering Wheel Module Replacement in SIR.

Is the repair complete?

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Go to Horns System Check

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