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Old 12-08-2011, 10:18 PM
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My horn stopped working just the other day on my 97 Cherokee Sport after apparently sounding off on its own (I was parked and standing just inside a nearby doorway) Key was in the ignition. I pressed the steering wheel activator and it went out, NOW, no horn ( went out in traffic yesterday) and the steering activator is mushy (normally firm)

Is this some sort of electrical issue/fuse problem or something else???

Driving in Miami without a horn is like a death sentence!!!
Old 12-08-2011, 10:53 PM
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Check your fuses. That would be the first thing I would suspect.
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Thanks 4 the prompt response...

That would be the interior fuss panel on the right?

I did not see anything indicating horn in the box under the hood.
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Fuse #21 on the inside fuse panel. Should be rated 15amps.
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Get the bumper sticker that says:

"Horn broken. Watch for hand signals".
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When I got my xj the horns tone would very while in use lol then one day it just stopped and didn't work for a couple months then came back normal. That was when it was protected in the stock bumper. I now have an aftermarket bumper so its exposed, when I hit large amounts of mud or water it gets soaked and doesn't work for a day or so till it dries out. This probably wasn't helpful but its what mine did lol
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