I have a 1984 Buick Electra. The horn blows on and off when I turn the steering wheel. I had to disconnect the horn. Any suggestions?

Usually a bad clock spring under the steering wheel. Does it stop if you rotate the steering wheel? The clockspring is a mylar tape that conducts power to the steering wheel switches. It winds up and unwinds as you turn the wheel. The conductors can short or open. Or, you could have a bad horn switch, but pretty rare. Clockspring is more common.

hi there
The horn is blowing while you turn your steering wheel ,correct?
when you took of the horn button it was still blowing?Do you have an alarm from factory on the car?

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if you want to disconnect the horn, the easiest way is to locate it under the hood and remove one of the wires connected to it.

You should replace all the wires that are in that steering column. Use OEM wire harnesses. There is a clock spring wire in that column that is bad, The shift indicator is a clip on a piece of string that moves when the column turns with the shifter.

this is a problem gm has had on alot of different cars over the years.it usually turns out to be either the horn pad contacts or the horn relay.

On the bottom left of hood you will find the horn or you may remove the horn relay.

If you can't find the fuse in the fuse box, try looking in the breaker/ relay box. It is usually a 30 amp, big fuse, for the horn, and there shouldn't be anything with it, but you never know. The breaker box is near the battery or in the engine comp. I don't know exactly where they stuck yours, but most cars are close. Hope this helps.

Inside the components of the steering assembly and shaft they have put contacts that touch a ring as the wheel is turned enabling current to flow thru while not having wires to worry about breaking internally from constant back forth motoin of the wheel. It is conceivable that a component in this assembly has broken, especially if the horn blows when you turn the wheel versus driving straight and the horn does not blow. This would be the place to start if i was diagnosing this vehicle. Special tools are needed to remove the steering wheel assembly so if you are unsure of what you r doing have an experienced technician repair this problem.

it turns on on certain position of the steering wheel? if yes, then the problem is clock spring under the horn pad. you need to change it if it is electronics.

the clock spring or horn ring in the steering column is bad