GM Truck Horn Fix - Silverado, Sierra, Tahoe, Yukon, Suburban, Escalade, Express | AnthonyJ350
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ม.ค. 2017
- This video is referring to GMT-800 trucks with the newer style steering wheel (2003-2007 Classic). Any truck, suv or van with this style of steering wheel, the fix should apply. I can not confirm if the older trucks internals look the same.
We go over the dreaded horn issue in Chevy's, GMC's and Cadillac's. I can't say this is the only fix for a horn issue, but this is what worked in my scenario and has been plaguing me for years. Hopefully it helps you out too.
When work around items like an airbag it is highly recommended you have an experienced professional perform the work.
#Horn #HornFix #Silverado #Sierra #GMTruck #Express #Savana #Escalade #Tahoe
Subscribe for more automative tips!: bit.ly/sub2anthonyJ350
Watch my most popular uploads!: bit.ly/anthonyJ350howto
Website: gofasthavefun.ca
Instagram: / anthonyj350
Twitter: / anthonyj350
Facebook: / aj350
Shop: www.amazon.com/shop/anthonyj350
Music available - www.jinglepunks.com & www.epidemicsound.com
About AnthonyJ350
I am a Mobile Electronics Certified Professional 12 Volt Installer (MECP Certified), Business Management Graduate (KPU), with a Professional Driver's License and a genuine automotive enthusiast who loves working on vehicles and I want to share my experiences with you. The goal is to help other people who can hopefully learn from my unique outlook towards vehicles, experiences and working practices.
Please feel free to ask questions or give feedback either in the comments or e-mail me.
New videos every week.
Please check out official web site (www.gofasthavefun.ca) for our disclaimer as we are not professional mechanics but experienced automotive enthusiasts sharing our experiences and providing entertainment content.
Go Fast Have Fun provides the content in this video, for information and entertainment purposes only.
The information in this Video presents guidelines to help vehicle enthusiasts modify or repair their vehicles and to demonstrate what car culture is all about. Go Fast Have Fun make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the Video or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the Video for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk. Nothing presented should be relied upon you for your modification or repair plans for your vehicle and is not in any way professional mechanical advice.
Go Fast Have Fun strongly recommends you consult with a professional automobile mechanic to ensure that any modification or repair plans for your vehicle are appropriate for your vehicle.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this Video and the information presented within it.
Go Fast have Fun
Canada
GM Truck Horn Fix - Silverado, Sierra, Tahoe, Yukon, Suburban, Escalade, Express | AnthonyJ350
• GM Truck Horn Fix - Si...
ANTHONYJ350
/ anthonyj350 - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
THIS. If your horn works with the panic button and not the steering wheel button, this is 99% the problem. Another one of those universal problems these trucks all share, that are insanely easy to fix. You absolute legend, thank you!
Glad to hear it worked for you!
What if it doesn’t work with either the horn button or key fob? That’s my problem
@@IjoMaMa then you're sol!
@@IjoMaMa If it doesn't work horn button nor key fob, then you probably need to pull horns to check.
thank you for your persistence and for sharing
$500 three times at the stealership to replace the allegedy faulty clock spring, and it came down to just this. I actually stretched the spring out and the horn now works perfectly. Who knows what future disaster you've helped me avoid with the insane drivers in my city and a horn that kept failing. Anthony I can't thank you enough for this video!
So glad it helped you. I had the same thing, multiple shops (I wasn't as experienced diagnosing) and felt this was a huge safety issue having a non-operating horn.
So happy this video is still helping people 🙂
thats what i was thinking... stretch the spring
Yes, your find was my fix. Took it in to get it fixed and two mechanics gave up on it. Wanted me to take it to an electrical mechanic. I just kept looking on U Tube for a “finders fix” and you gave it to me. Thank You So Very Much!!!
Glad it helped you! 🙂
I think this is the problem with my cadillac it was parked for a long time and now my honk don't work
My horn has not worked right for almost 2 years. Finally broke down to see if I could fix it. Your video was great! You got to the point and showed what to do! My horn works now! Thank you!
So awesome to hear!
Literally just did this and it worked! Very skeptical but after the mechanic saying it would cost 200 or more to pull everything out and then additional cost to replace worn/not working parts. Kudos for finding this.
A. Glad it helped someone else out!
You are the best! My 2001 Suburban had the horn go out. I chased a few other things, tried this and now I have a horn again. It's a similar procedure for the 2001. Thank you so much! People like you make working on newer cars possible!
Glad to hear it helped!
I wanna thank you.
You saved my butt from even opening the hood, getting out the tester, testing the fuses.
All I did was take off the wheel cover and cleaned the points.
This morning I almost ran into someone because they didn't see me. And didn't have a horn.
I've been avoiding fixing this for 3 years until today.
Thanks again.
So glad to hear this video helped you!
Thanks again for the fast paced video
@@omenh6784 I have a bunch of other videos you can check out for electrical stuff. Hopefully you'll be a new subscriber!
Thank you! It only took me about 6 years to finally search for your video. Now after only about 20 minutes, I have a horn. Thanks again!
That's awesome!
Thanks Anthony! I used a meter and traced the problem back to the steering column. Googled how to remove the cover and found your video. Pulled the connector out, stretched the spring, put it all back and it works great now! Appreciate the video!
Eddie Marak Nice, great to hear
OMG Thank You! I've been beating my head against a wall for weeks over this. Worked like a charm! I will say instead of adding solder I just stretched the spring out a bit and worked perfectly. Thanks again!
Glad the video helped!
I have the feeling this is exact my Savana 2500's horn problem. I will try it out tomorrow. Thank you for posting the video.🎉
Let us know if this works for you!
Dude! Great fix. You're my hero today.
Thanks, you saved me a bunch of time! Literally done in 20 minutes counting round up and clean up.
So glad the video helped fix your truck!
Or just stretch the spring....Great video,you gave me all the info I need to fix mine today! THANK YOU..By you adding solder, you add length to be able to reach bottom.Over 15 years of use, the spring get tired and the copper? end wears down..No longer bottoming out..Thanks again..Saved BIG$$
Glad to hear it helped you!
Thanks so much. I stretched the spring instead of soldering , but it took all of five minutes including the airbag wait.
If I remember correctly I paid a mechanic about $200 five or six years ago and that's probably all they did. I was told they fixed a wire. Again, thanks so much for sharing your research.
Glad to hear it helped. I've had several shops attempt to fix it and they would clean it every time. It would last for a bit and then fail within the year. I haven't gone back in since this video yet.
Adding to the long list of grateful people who found your solution to be what we needed! Thanks a bunch.
And good job using US-made picks. ;)
And you mentioned tinning the tip of your solder iron--sadly not everyone done this.
So glad to hear the video helped you!
My horn went from intermittently working to not at all. I disco-ed the battery, pulled the airbag back enough to rotate the connector out. Roughed up the tip with a file, put on flux and added a couple mm of solder to the tip without removing its connectors. I also stretched the spring as best I could. Horn works again! Awesome fix!
Glad you liked it 🙂
Wow 👍🏻👍🏻Recently bought an old 2004 Silverado..Truck runs great and I did notice this issue with the horn. Your video saved me approximately 150 dollars. Took less than 5 mins to, disconnect battery, unplugged air bag fuse, remove air bag and in my case just stretch the spring. Thank you sir for your easy to follow video.
So glad to hear the video helped you 😀
Damn! Thanks for the video. This was the reason my 04 Silverado horn stopped working. I just stretched the spring and it worked again. You the man!!
Glad to hear it helped!
Great tip. Horn works perfect. No need to solder, just stretch the spring a little bit.
Thanks for sharing!
Just stretching the spring actually didn't work for me by the way.
Several years ago I sold my 2003 Silverado 1500 to get a 2500. The next day the buyer called me to complain that the horn did not work. I had watched this video and stretched out the spring like one of the commenters did (because I suck at soldering) and it worked fine (until I sold it). I told him about this video and offered to refund $100 for his time. He took it to the dealer instead, paid $500 for the repair, and wanted me to reimburse him. I told him to close his eyes and tell me what he saw. Nothing? "That's what you get!"
Now several years later my 2004 2500 is doing the same thing. This time I did solder the tip and it works like a champ! Thank you!
Thanks for sharing this. It helps hearing feedback to see how the fix is working for people.
Thanks man! Stretched the spring and works like a charm. 6 years of wins and counting. Go TH-cam!!!
Glad the video helped you!
Nice fix, buddy. I have a fleet of 07 2500hd's and I've done this same fix on many 1157 light bulbs that would otherwise just be thrown away. I've had problems with the horns from time to time but not once did I ever think of this fix. Used it twice now on the horns worked both times. Thanks friend.
So glad to hear you were able to fix your trucks and save money and maintain a safety item.
Thanks for the video! Just stretched my spring a bit and the horn is working flawlessly!
Glad to hear the video helped!
Same hear, Great video. This was the fix for me, stretching the spring, I didn't want to pull out the soldering iron, its heavy!
@@nathanmarshall7523 Glad to hear you were able to fix it.
AFTER 4 YEARS PROBABLY FINALLY FIXED.
AGREED! You. Da. Man!
Glad to hear it worked for you!
Another success story. This fix worked on my 2007 Chevy Express School Bus.
Thank you!
Glad to hear it helped!
Thanks Jeff. Your solder technique on the steering column did the trick on my 2006 Escalade. I never would have found this on my own!
So glad to hear it worked for you 🙂
I just did this as a first option to try and BOOM! I have a horn. Thank you very much. You saved my serious time and money. 2004 Silverado Z71
That's awesome it worked! Ya it took me 9 years a dealership and a speciality shop to figure this one out. Please share with other GM truck owners do they can benefit from my "R&D" lol.
I just did this on my 2006 Cadillac Escalade, it worked perfectly you're a genius
bumgold Another one in the books, Awesome! Remember it took me a while to finally figure this one out lol.
I have used this video twice to repair horns - 2003 Silverado- 2003 sierra-- both times it worked- now to do a 2006 sierra-- thanks for the video-- Brian from S.W.- Nova Scotia--
That's awesome it has worked so consistently for you! Thanks for sharing :)
Just tried this on my 2004 Tahoe. Horn works again. Hopefully this will permanently fix my horn issue. Thanks for the video.
Mine has been great ever since. I'm glad yours is working now. Maybe follow up later on and let everyone know how the fix is working.
For me the issue was a broken white clip that holds the pin down in the cylinder. I added hot glue to the broken pin side and also added the solder to the tip while I was at it. Took 10mins and fixed a problem I dreaded for nearly 5 years. Thanks!
Awesome! Glad to hear it worked out for you!
Thanks for the video. I found that my horn contact had a plastic tang broken, so my contact wasn't even in the hole! So I replaced the part with a $20 Dorman replacement part from O'Reilly's. Didn't take 10 minutes. Easy fix.
Glad to hear you figured it out and fixed it!
This is the glory of TH-cam! Exactly the type of community interaction that benefits everyone
I agree, it should be used to help people, educate and/ or entertain.
@@AnthonyJ350 I posted that reply and then I went and tried it on my truck - horn is fixed! After thinking about it a few minutes I feel like I owe you something, if you want to get a hold of me I'd be more than happy to send you some money for the hassle you've saved me
@@pinnacleroofing9841 Haha, no no all good. If you want to help tell your friends to subscribe and help us get to 100K subscribers. That would mean a lot.
Also if you want some free stickers, email your mailing address to info@gofasthavefun.ca 😀
@@AnthonyJ350 you got it! Just subbed myself
@@pinnacleroofing9841 Thank you! Every subscriber counts.
Thank you very very much. You saved me hours of headache. I fixed the horn in 5 minutes after seeing your vid, thank you.
Awesome! So glad to hear you fixed it so quick!
Recently acquired an 04 Avalanche... one of the issues was no horn...Thanx for posting with the "good video" I knew the (fuse) circuit / relay was good, as the horn works with the alarm...
Pulled the horn cover off (as you showed), there was no voltage available .. my problem was the exact same as yours.. "bad connection" on that little spring "gizmo" . Even though 4.5 years since you posted.. still effective THANX again.
So glad to hear the video helped you 🙂
Thank you!
I FIXED MY 03 yukon 😊 the clips were broken so the little plug wouldn’t stay intact.
I USED 2 ZIP TIES TO HOLD THE LITTLE PLUG FROM POPPING BACK OUT
Good job!
My name is Capt Kalen R Heid. I just added a dab of solder to the horn contact. Thank you sir, who ever you are. I beleive you it took eight years. I've been trying everything. Thank you, kind sir, i subscribed. This fix is glorious. I love ya, man.
So glad it helped someone else out!
@@AnthonyJ350 . Thanks I'm a little slow when it comes to social media, really awesome find. Gmc owes you huge, as well as all gmc owners. Literally, 650$ quote just to trouble shoot.... i owe you all
@@AnthonyJ350 thanks Tony. Kalen.heid@yahoo.com. 04 gmc manual 5 speed. Added my own mp3 antennae, cb radio. Thanks again, you literally saved me 650$ in just " we'll take it apart and trouble shoot the horn". These electrical engineers are embarrassed of ya... good work,
@@AnthonyJ350 I owe you all, thank you again. I Cant stop honking!.. holy cow Tony, you're amazing. This fix is it! This is all u gotta do to sound off again!
Thank you so much, bought a Sierra a couple days ago, pulling the plug out & stretching the spring fixed it!
Glad it worked! Did you at least file the tip of the spring to clean it?
Yessir! Thank you very much! Horn has worked intermittently over the years. But now it works great!
That's great to hear! Glad it worked for you.
Awesome video. Thanks for sharing. I stretched the spring out and it now works!
Glad it works for you!
THANKS Exactly my problem all I did was Stretch the spring back out where it was compressed and now its GREAT thanks
Glad it helped!
Thank you! My husband stretched the coiled spring and cleaned the contact. The horn works everytime.
Glad to hear you got it working!
Awesome video. I didn't add solder but noticed the spring on that connection had compressed so I stretched the spring back out a little and it worked perfectly. Thanks for the insight
Glad to hear you were able to fix it!
Thank you so much for putting this video out, fixed my horn in about 10 minutes. now it works great!
Paul Roure Glad it helped you! Please share with other GM truck owners as this is a very important safety feature.
it fixed my problem
Toby Cooksey Awesome!
This video saved me. Thank you thank you!! Your fix worked for me. Saved me lots of frustration
Glad it helped another person! Took me forever to figure it out lol
3 years of no horn, getting ready to replace clock spring.
Found your video.
Fixed in 5 minutes.
BTW, like others in the comments, the white connector slides on the wires, so merely stretching the spring, fixed the problem!
Thank you so much!
Glad the video helped!
This is gold! Thank you so much for posting this! This is the exact problem I was having and it took me 10 minutes with some solder and boda bing boda honk! My horn works!
Awesome! Glad to hear the video helped you!
great info / video this was the fix i needed after chasing wires to no avail. thanks for your help
James Leonard Glad it helped. This one was tricky and took years to figure out lol
Thank you!! It fixed my horn issue! You da man!
TH-camfun Hey, glad it worked!
Now when I find out how to remove the airbag on my 2001 I have an idea what's wrong. Great video.
Let us know how it worked out!
Worked Great!! been chasing it too for about 5 years!
Awesome to hear it worked for you!
Thanks!!! Just had to stretch out the spring a bit and re attach the white pin back in.
Glad it helped!
I thought it was a contact of some sort. Thanks for the tip! I hated my horns too, I went to O'Reilly (Shucks in other states) and picked up their loudest after market horns. They sound so much better now!
Good job! Here's the upgrade I did on my truck th-cam.com/video/LG5auP0lfro/w-d-xo.html
Thanks! My problem exactly. Stretched the spring a bit and cleaned the contact. Works!
Glad you were able to fix it!
Thank you so much, brother! Now I am a step closer to getting my truck inspected! Lol. God bless!
Glad it helped!
Oh God, I couldn't imagine having to go through an actual safety inspection in my 01 2500. This thing would fail miserably. I barely bumped a piece of concrete with the lower shock mount on driver rear pulling the truck out after I'd gotten stuck on another little raised bit of concrete and the tire on the other side was in mud and found something that popped the sidewall, anyway, wheel took a chain and boom to break loose where the aluminum seized to the axle. Then I get it changed and an hour or two later on my way to work, the weld on the shock mount gives, taking the brake line with it. Should've never been routed down there in harm's way in the first place, but GM being the cheap dirty people they are wanted to save a bolt and mount it with the e brake cable. Which also really should be mounted above the axle out of danger from most road debris and such. There was even a nut and flange welded to the axle tube on top for it. Which is where I went after I cut the line clean and re-flaired and re-bent it for it's new home. They should've been allowed to go bankrupt, they should not be in business. Their products are just not safe. Not even getting into the electrical...cough:ignition:cough
I watched your video. Very helpful thanks. I carefully stretched the spring instead.
Glad the video helped!
Worked like a charm 100% perfection
Right on, glad it worked!
Thank you for this, saved me a headache and a bunch of time and money
Glad it helped!
Thanks so much! Just fixed my horn in my express van, exactly what the problem was
Awesome! So glad to hear this worked for you 🙂
Thank so much!! I've done "easy" fix by extending the spring 1st but that didn't last for long. SO had to do this one and I'm sure it'll last working longer ;-)
Ya someone else tried just stretching, ended up doing the fix again and copying the video. Glad it worked for you!
Great explanation. Working perfectly now!
Awesome, glad to hear it worked!
Worked on the 2002 Silerado here. I used another video to reference the different access on the older truck, XbO9Ol7UlQI ,TH-cam video id. They also recommended puling the air bag fuse and I did do that. The insides appeared the same. I cleaned the plunger contact with WD-40 and that got the horn working. That plastic cap for the plunger or whatever is bogus. I had trouble getting that to seat. Thanks!
No faith, no love; that's life. Be real TH-cam, be sober.
Thanks for sharing!
I have the same issue with my horn. Thanks for the post.
Marcusaurelius1068 No problem :)
This was the exact problem I had thanks for the advice. But all you need to do is stretch the spring. Solder is soft and will wear back down fast. Stretching the spring a little bit is a better fix
If you say so
Thanks man for your help a tip a lot of mechanics won’t tell you
You're welcome! I'm not sure if many mechanics will know this one. I had the dealership and specialist look at it and noone could make their fix last.
Thanks man, saved me a lot of headaches
Glad it helped!
Another happy customer. 2007 Duramax school van. Thanks.
Glad to hear it worked for you!
Thank you so much, worked for my 06 Denali.
Glad to hear it worked for you!
You are an absolute Godsend sir!!
Hope it worked out for you!
I have looked at about 6 different videos on how to fix this problem. I am using this method! Easy squeezy!
Don Eagan Let us know if it works for you.
What if it doesn’t work work with the alarm system? Or horn button
Hi, Thank for this big tip, worked like a charm.
Yvon Arsenault Nice! Glad it worked for someone else.
Dude....thank you!!!!
Your vid helped me fix mine. You have a new subscriber. Thanks!
Thanks so much for watching!
Thank you so much it was an easy 5 min fix
Glad the video helped you!
my trucks came standard with two horns, a high and low note. I added a relay and went to the wrecking yard and grabbed the 4 note GM horns from caddys and buicks. Now I have 6 horns honking. Sounds pretty damn loud and mean.
jewllake Hmmmm interesting. I might copy you depending on how I want to package the setup.
I'm in the process of editing the video. Ended up with 5 horns in my setup. Stay tuned!
I found a wolo "bad boy" horn in the shop, from like the 90's I remember seeing them at parts stores. I hooked it up to one, cause pretty sure it was dead just by how horrible it sounded when it DID work. This new one is LOUD! Sounds like a set of the trumpet horns but it's not much bigger than the stock horns. It's got 2 horns built into one large compressor, same size that comes with the trumpet kits. Thinking of trying to find another one for the other side.
Thanku so, so... Much take me 1 minutes to fix my horn , great video....
Hector Torres Glad it worked!
Thanks a LOT dude, this looks like it will surely fix mine. It will work if I press it just right, and keep working consistently if I find the right touch. Only problem is, it hardly ever works when I NEED it! I just keep punching the stupid thing, and nothing. Before I added an old school wolo I found in the shop it was REALLY bad even if it did, one was dead for sure. Haven't even tested to see if the one I spliced off of was the bad one or not. Doesn't really matter now, cause this "Bad Boy" horn lives up to it's name. I may try the 4 horns from a caddy as well, never realized they had different horns. Of course GM puts the cheap crap in Chevy products, even the LT trim that this truck has. I was about to just wire in a momentary switch for the horn.
Glad it helped!
Just saw your video and it is exactly what is wrong with my 2003 Sierra but when i pulled out the spring the tabs on the side are broke. Don't know how long that has been like that or how. I guess thats the reason it wasnt going down. Cant find a sku number for that spring setup. Loved the video! Have told my nephew on his Silverado and worked perfect.
Glad the video helped! Check out LMC Truck for replacement parts.
Thanks Antony! I am having the problem you did tomorrow I will do that trick to see it will works thank you so much.
Let us know if it worked for you.
I hope you get 3 million views on this video pay you for your trouble. Some idiot broke into my truck and tried to steal it and destroyed everything underneath the steering wheel as he was trying to get it started, and you can't start it without the key, period. Horn didn't work before that all the time, but now it does not work at all and I have to have an inspected. So, I am glad I found this cuz that's going to solve the problem for me I already know it
Thank you! Haha well we're not quite there yet. Maybe it will hit a million one day and help lots of people along the way.
Thank you!!! My horn works now!
Awesome! Glad to hear it worked!
I can't thank you enough ..it worked perfectly . Ty ty ty
So glad to hear it helped you!
Thanks, this worked for me!
Awesome, thanks for sharing!
Same issue. Easy fix was to remove the spring loaded connector and burnish the brass end. Alcohol on a Q tip to the bottom of the socket to make sure it gets a good connection. And lastly open the spring back up a little. Perfect!
Glad to hear you were able to fix it!
Great video. You did a good job. Hope it fixes my problem. Thanks!
If you could follow up and let us know how the fix went for you, that would be great.
My 1999 Astro Van Stopped Working I Will Try This Tomorrow
Please let us know if it helped.
Thanks you very much sir. It worked just like that. Thank you very much. thank you very much.!!!!!
Awesome! Glad it helped!
Fixed mine too!!! Thank you
Glad to hear the video helped you!
Great video pal! I'm facing bigger issues unfortunately . 0 steering controls and Srs. Problem is definitely clock spring.
Sounds like it. Is the truck high mileage?
AnthonyJ350 it's pretty high I guess, 250,000 klms. It's a 2005 Sierra Denali. Sucks I lost all the controls. They were convenient
thank you it’s works now
Glad to hear it worked for you!
Thanks you helped me to fix my 04 Silverado 1500
Glad to hear it helped!
In fact I’ve just gotten back from driving around and making up for all the missed out honking . And your right the sound of Chevy horn is awful , like a dying goose! I’m probably putting a locomotive horn in next. To scare to death all the liberal democrats whom surround me in the heart of Mecca . California. Thanks for giving me my road voice back again .
@@jodybanks5344 No problem, here's what I did to upgrade my horns.
I've had the same issue on my 04 2500hd for the last 3 years and it finally stopped being intermittent. I just replaced the contacts last night, it worked for about 5 minutes then I turned my wheel and it stopped again. Will be trying this in the morning.
Let us know your results please 🙏
Thank you so much! Bam!
Glad it helped you!
Thanks.... your video worked for me.
Nice!!
If modern cars were like this, it would be much more fun to fix them as a hobby amh
I completely agree. New cars aren't that easy or straight forward anymore.
wow... great job!
Thanks! Hope the video helped!
Thank you did it like you said and worked great
Nice, good job!
Thank you, this worked for me perfectly your awesome
That's great! So glad to hear the video helped!
Great video man
Thank you!
IT WORKED!
Nice!