2002 Focus Horn Problem

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Bruce - 01 Apr 2007 06:12 GMT

My 2002 Ford Focus Horn stopped working. I pulled the horn relay and
jumpered the horn circuit and the horn worked. I also swapped the relay with
an identical relay next to it and the horn still does not work. So I figure
the control voltage from the horn contact switch on the stearing wheel is
not getting to the relay.

I searched the web to see if there was any detail on replacing the horn
contact switch and didn't find anything. I am also reluctant to work near
the air bag.

Any suggestions for a do it yourself fix befor I spend my $$$ at the
dealership?

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Bruce - 05 Apr 2007 03:13 GMT

> My 2002 Ford Focus Horn stopped working. I pulled the horn relay and
> jumpered the horn circuit and the horn worked. I also swapped the relay
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>This was interesting. I took the car to the dealer and they said I needed
>a new air bag to fix the horn. The qoute was ~$800 US parts and labor.

I declined and decided to see if there were other options. When I got to
the dealer to pick up the car, I found that there was no charge for the
analysis. Then my service rep told me the horn worked if you press in the
right place. Funny, I did'nt work at all in any place before I brought it
in. No complaints. I'm happy it works again if I press anywhere on the top
half and all along the edge.

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