Help! Horn just stopped working.

[steveh74]

Hello all! My horn just stopped working and guess what!? My warranty ended 4 days ago!! Anyway.... I have a European diesel model. Does anyone know the steps for troubleshooting a non-working horn?

[eTiMaGo]

check the fuse first... no idea if it is in the same location as our engine bays, but the back f your owner's manual should have a list and location of all fuses.

[steveh74]

check the fuse first... no idea if it is in the same location as our engine bays, but the back f your owner's manual should have a list and location of all fuses.


Awesome... I will start there 1st. Thanks! :w00t:

[talnlnky]

if the fuse isn't the problem.... you will most likely want to borrow a multimeter to start checking the circuits.

[Shroomster]

actually after checking fuses AND HORN RELAY



I'm an idiot.....i deleted my post....

[AlexNet0]

^ my horn looks like a small speaker. works fine.

[Shroomster]

oi....I thought they had the little trumpet/snail on the face still.


hmmm guess not (just went and looked)

at any rate his might have that (or not) trumpet on it (as its an 2006 maybe)

[Yaris Hilton]

I'm pretty sure that if I dug around I could find the old J.C. Whitney "Ocean Liner Blast Horn" I had on a car in the '80s, and parts to put an ear splitting air horn system together. I've gotten fond of my tootly little Japanese horn, though.

[Lafiro]

Oh no, my horn stopped working yesterday!

Driving though the city, I used it once for a second, then pressed it again and nothing happened. Today I try again and nothing. The fuse in the engine bay is intact, so I am completely lost!

Where is the horn in the car located? Maybe its a good thing it went because the stock horn is just girlish... lol

Edit: Just found the PDF file on this exact issue. Ugh, I really dont want to take apart the front bumper again :(

[Shroomster]

actually after checking fuses AND HORN RELAY

AHEM check the relay also

[Lafiro]

AHEM check the relay also

What inside the relay itself should I look for? How do I know if that is damaged or not? Should I just take the car to Toyota?

[yarr_is]

It's asking to upgrade to the HELLA Horns ...

[Shroomster]

switch the horn realy with another relay (swap them in their places and then try the horn again) if it works after swapping then you need a relay.

and then it's to toyota for them to replace it...under warranty

[Bob Dog]

let yota do it if its under warranty; gain without pain

[Lafiro]

I tried this before I checked the relay.

They want to charge me $98+tax to inspect it, and if and only if they find the issue, they can then check to see if it is covered under warrenty. So I told the service guy, your telling me that you wont check to see first if this is covered because you want $98 first? No response.

I told him my engine is still making a sqeaking noise when its warm, and in drive, usually coming to a stop. Like going to a drive through. They didnt find the problem last time, no charge then. This time he also told me $98+tax, and only then can they see if its covered under warrenty. Else another $140 if its the belt.

I can not believe this. I told him I never had this bullshit from anyone else here before, and my warrenty was the same now as it was 4k miles ago when I was there. Whats the problem. I just got the same BS about they need money first, then they can check warrenty after they diagnose the problem and pay there tech.

Never again I am buying a toyota. Never again am I trusting anyone into selling me an extended warrenty for somewere around $500-$1000, I forgot, that has YET to do anything for me.

I wonder if I can get a refund of the remaining extended warrenty. Screw them at Penn Toyota.