having ongoing problem with horn occasionally sounding while driving

2007 CHEVROLET UPLANDER
122,131 MILES
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DAVE B
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when turning on headlights sometimes the horn will go into a constant sounding
Mar 21, 2012 at 1:57 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Try removing the horn relay and see what happens could be sticking
Mar 21, 2012 at 2:22 PM
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WRENCHTECH
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It's probably an issue with the contacts in the horn switch in the steering wheel. The big problem is that many of the horn switches are now incorporated into the airbag assembly and require buying the whole airbag.
Mar 21, 2012 at 2:24 PM
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DAVE B
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il try the relay and also i forgot to mention the vehicle was in front accident and air bag was deployed
Mar 21, 2012 at 3:37 PM
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WRENCHTECH
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Has the air bag been repaired?
Mar 21, 2012 at 3:42 PM
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DAVE B
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No, been turned into a cab and been driving after crash for a bit airbag pulled out not sure how many miles before it started doing this ,i do maintenance on the cabs and driver has been complaining about it
Mar 21, 2012 at 4:35 PM
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1600SENSIBLE
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I ended up taking the horn relay fuse out of the dash. At first drove with out a horn. Both of my remotes wore out. It was embharrasing for awhile. mine is 07 with about 110k
Aug 27, 2012 at 8:25 PM
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