Horn lost its "sound"

[jsabia85]

As of yesterday I noticed that the horn on my 2011 Ford Edge Limited sounds really weak. It used to be louder but now it sounds weak or like a little boy that hasn't hit puberty . Also, the horn sound is coming from the passenger side engine area. Is a horn also located on the driver side or is it just the passenger side?

Any ideas? Has anyone experienced this problem?

Edited June 8, 2013 by jsabia85

[Dingo]

There are two; a low tone one and a high tone one. They're both on the passenger's side behind the bumper cover. Sounds like the low one died.

[jsabia85]

In order to replace I guess I have to take the bumper off?

 

Do you know if there are instructions on how to do this?

[wannabang]

Same thing happened to mine, but I don't honk a whole lot, so I haven't really cared to fix it.

[lraia]

On my 2011 Edge, one of the horns failed after about a year, I never repaired it, just turned it in at lease end.

Edited July 8, 2013 by lraia

[TheWizard]

In order to replace I guess I have to take the bumper off?

 

Do you know if there are instructions on how to do this?

 

1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist. (you can probably do this in your driveway without a hoist)

2. Remove the 5 RH front fender splash shield screws.
   • Pull the RH front fender splash shield downward to access the horn.

3. Disconnect the electrical connector.

4. Remove the bolt and the horn.
   • To install, tighten to 10 Nm (89 lb-in).

5. To install, reverse the removal procedure.