Horn not working, but buttons on wheel still work...Clockspring or something else?

the clockspring doesn't necessarily fail altogether. you would have to do some testing to be 100% positive, but it sounds like the clock spring to me, since turning the whhel affected performance.

don't use a cheapo clockspring, they fail quickly

 

Check the horn itself.
The technology used in making horns dates back to about 1900.

 

then you're probably better off with the chinese knockoff. unless you can find a cheaper oem salvage. there's no data on how long they last, just what i've read here about reliability

 

Yeah I'd roll the dice on the ebay part-alike if the remaining service expectation is that low.

Good luck!

 

I had problem with the horn - must hit it hard to work and sometime doesn't work at all. I tried replacing the spiral cable, but that's not the problem. It was the blue wire connection problem at the steering wheel, not at the airbag end. After I make sure it is tight, it works again without any problem again.

 

any update on how this was resolved? Facing similar issue.

 

Im having the same issue. All of the buttons on the steering wheel work great although the lighting for the buttons is extremely dim. I had a shop replace the clock spring for me as I didn't want to mess with the air bag but the horn still only works when turning the wheel slightly. Where do I go next?

 

BACK to the shop that did the spring.
And tell them WHAT you want fixed, not HOW to fix it.
Those lights are really dim on many models.

 

I haven't gotten back to the shop yet unfortunately. Today, however, the horn started to randomly blow on its own. Just a quick beep here and there. During this I was able to beep the horn with my steering wheel once, but now it's not working at all anymore. Could this be a simple relay replacement? Any idea where the horn relay is on a 2011?