# Help identifying and locating car horn relay

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-identifying-and-locating-car-horn-relay/48187>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, relay, aveo\
**Created:** [May 1, 2010, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-identifying-and-locating-car-horn-relay/48187 "2010-05-01T13:35:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![daniel.finz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@daniel.finz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/daniel.finz)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-identifying-and-locating-car-horn-relay/48187/1 "2010-05-01T13:35:03Z")

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I have a 2007 Chevy Aveo LS Sedan with 68K miles. Recently, my car horn stopped working. It was diagnosed that the car horn relay was dead.  
  
 I contacted the dealer and they informed me that the relay is underneath the steering column in the “kick panel” compartment. I opened it up but I just saw lots of wire harnesses.  
  
 So, my questions are the following:  
  
 1) Can anyone confirm that the relay is located in this compartment?  
  
 2) What does the relay look like?

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**Author:** ![waterboy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/waterboy/32/764_2.png) [@waterboy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/waterboy)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-identifying-and-locating-car-horn-relay/48187/2 "2010-05-01T13:50:51Z")

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Sounds good to me as far as location. Buy the replacement so you can swap it out, and see exactly what to look for. the auto parts store probably has a location they can show you when you buy it.  
[http://www.jcwhitney.com/jcwhitney/sku/images/large/I\_103696\_CL\_1.jpg](http://www.jcwhitney.com/jcwhitney/sku/images/large/I_103696_CL_1.jpg)

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**Author:** ![daniel.finz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@daniel.finz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/daniel.finz)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-identifying-and-locating-car-horn-relay/48187/3 "2010-05-01T18:40:30Z")

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Thanks waterboy. The picture of the part was very helpful.  
However, I looked behind the kick panel and no relay! The dealer was incorrect…what a shock. I’m so looking forward to tracing the wires from the horn to the firewall…

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**Author:** ![GreasyJack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df705f/32.png) [@GreasyJack](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GreasyJack)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 6:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-identifying-and-locating-car-horn-relay/48187/4 "2010-05-01T18:51:21Z")

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This might be a bit of a long shot, but try unplugging the horn and then listen for clicking when you push the horn button. Then follow your ears to the relay!

Of course that assumes it’s a relay that makes an audible click and that it’s not broken in such a way that it doesn’t click any more.

EDIT: Oh, wait… your horn doesn’t work so you shouldn’t even need to unplug it!