Renault Clio Horn!!?

on replaceing air bag on mk 3 clio horn stopped on disconected it and wont work at all checked wiers no power comeing from pick up in stering wheel

harry
January 2022

PS Oh yeah, and don't drop the airbag once removed!

Matt Dempsey
October 2018

FYI Hedley above said "The repair is difficult and expensive since the air bag has to be disabled with special computer softwear"

This is NOT true, the battery only has to be disconnected and wait five minutes for the airbag's backup supply to drain. Then you can just take it out - which is incredibly fiddly, but no software is needed. Done it several times on MK3 Clios.

Matt Dempsey
October 2018

Where is the horn fuse on a clio 02plate????

ricky
April 2016

God these french cars are a pain ,like someone has already said one thing after another

Steve Mayne
May 2013

Yes this is an easy fix just solder on to the exhisting wires. The only problem is if the end of the wire coming out of the steering colum is to short then you may need to remove air bag to fix

ken
April 2013

hi i am about to purchase a clio expression 02 and the horn does not work can i get it fixed and is it expensive. Would just like to a round about price and if it can be fixed before i buy it

joanne downes
June 2012

Just the ticket! thanx for the advice lucky. Just mended my girlfriends 05 Clio. Had to solder both black and red wires but the horn is working fine now. Cheers again!

Joe.
March 2011

I have a 1.2, i had the same problem my horn wouldn't stop ended up disconnecting it. the problem was in the steering column luckily it came under my warranty. that was a year ago it has just recently happened to me again, apparently its a manufacturing fault! i have decided to replace the horn and get the steering column looked at by a different garage.

Missclio
October 2010

hi i have just had the worse exxperience ever, my car horn decided it wanted to go off on its own whilst i was on a very busy road, for 10 minutes it went off and then left me with a very nasty burnt out smell, its a renault clio 54 reg extreme does any1 here no what had caused this before i get mega bills thankyou

sally
May 2010

having problem with horn on my o5 clio diesel 1.5 checked fuses, ok any ideas so cheesed of with this car.one thing after the other

loz
December 2009

Thanks for the info. Fixed my daughters horn the same way, but not sure how long it will last. Renault want shooting for that lash up

Barra
August 2009

'Top Man' Lucky!
That fixed mine as well, but you need to be very
skilled at soldering and close-up work.

Top Man Fan
August 2009

ok i just fixed my friends 2003 clio horn for her.

Remove the 2 torx screws under the steering column.
Remove the shroud above the steering column, you will see 2 fairly thin wires 1 red and 1 black, the black wire had actually come off i just re soldered it and now it works fine hope this helps. Only took 10 mins.

Lucky
September 2008

If your fuses and wires are ok, then the problem is at the steering wheel end, where the horn switch is incorporated with the air bag. The problem, a design fault - our garage gets one a month - is that the wiring into this snags internally as the wheel is turned and eventually the wires wear through. The repair is difficult and expensive since the air bag has to be disabled with special computer softwear - a garage job.

Hedley
February 2008

Hi,
The easiest way to check that you are getting voltage to the horn is to get a multi meter, connect it to the two wires that usually connect to the horn and operate the horn. If the wiring, fuses, horn switch etc are ok, you will get a 12 volt reading. If this is all ok you are probably looking at a new horn. If you don't get a voltage reading you are probably looking at a new horn switch as you have already checked the rest.
Cheers now

Ken Chapman
April 2007