GS - 1st Gen (1993-1997) Discussion about the first generation GS300

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Old 06-01-03, 06:03 PM
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i have a 96 gs and my horn stoped workin anyone have any ideas?? appreciate the help
Old 06-01-03, 11:20 PM
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does your emergency light not work too? then check the fuse under the hood. i fixed pat's (indypwr) car which had the same problem
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yep, check the fuse first.......if not get down and dirty and look for the horn and make sure it's plugged in, if it is grab a test light and check for power if you have power then you have bad horn, if no power then you might have a wiring problem in which case i highly suggest you take it to the pros......good luck and let us know whats going on......
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fuse is ok. any ideas on were that horn might be
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pop your hood and try locating it from above first....it should be somewhere around your front bumper grill area, if not it could be down low which means you'll have to get under the car. good luck
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This happened to me in another car and what had happened was a wire just simply fell out of the horn relay, which I noticed when I opened the hood and saw a wire hanging down. Not sure where the horn relay is in our cars, though. Maybe somebody can post that location for you so you can check and make sure all the wires are connected.


ALSO, if you find the relay, check to see if you hear a *click* when you press the horn. That way you know the relay is working.

Can't pass inspection without a horn, so I hope you find out what is wrong. You might want to replace the fuse anyway just in case it has a break somewhere you can't see.
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the horn relay is located in the fuse box under the hood, it makes a clicking noise when i press the horn so i figure thats ok. i just hope my horn didnt crap out. my friend noticed that the horn sounded funny like it was weak then a couple days later it died out.
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well I guess it is the horn then. You should get the one that plays the coo-coo-ra-cha!

That never gets old.
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