Horn Goes Off After Washing Car--Twice??

tiger123

Well, my horn is now dead. It would appear it burnt itself out.

Anyone else had their horn die out? Did you get OEM or aftermarket horn replacement. If aftermarket, would appreciate details.

Thanks.

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falconfixer

Big Bang Train Air Horns Nathan Train Horn Air Horn

tiger123

Excellent.......Just what I was looking for.....I placed my order today. Matter of fact, I bought two, just in case it happens again.......

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falconfixer

Looks like someones sense of humor burned up with their horn.

Here's a thought. Download the wiring diagram from the FSM and wring out the wires with a multimeter and fix the short since something burned up. Once you fix that don't overthink it, go to courtesyparts.com and install a new horn. You want aftermarket, go to Autozone.

tiger123

I didn't take it literally. I was actually trying to be funny as well.....guess it didn't come across very well.

Tks for the diagram tip. I will try this out and see what happens.

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falconfixer

The retard icon threw me off so I got on the defensive.

Looking at your mods it doesn't looks like you messed with the wiring in there so that makes it tough to isolate a possible short. The concern is that you smelled burnt electrical so something is shorting/burning...we got that. Now to find the problem.

I don't have the wiring diagram in front of me but a horn can't be that complicated. Wringing it out may be a bitch so a visual might be a better start. I would get in there and inch by inch as much as you can trace the wires and see it the shielding is cut or kinked or just fubared. OHM it out once that is done to see if it's getting a signal when it should and isn't when it shouldn't.

A buddy would definitely help if for anything to have a second pair of eyes since I imagine your aggravated at this point. Also, try and recreate the environment. Wash it like you normally do and pop the hood. It should be dry as a bine in there and if water is getting in there that may shed some light.

I don't want to write a novel but do the best you can to figure out why it shorted just from washing it. In the end, courtesy, ebay, amazon might have cheap horns to get in there to figure out what is going on and then you can install the train horn

tiger123

I have an update on this situation. I found the fuse was blown. I tried replacing the fuse and every time it popped. There is obviously a short somewhere.

I scheduled an appt. at the stealership next Wednesday 8/6/14. I purchased an extended warranty and this is covered. I asked my service adviser for the Sr. Master Technician to address this issue which they obliged. Hope it doesn't turn into a bigger issue.............Electrical issues as we know can be tricky.

Update coming after appointment.

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