if the horn on your VW does not work and you have an airbag light message chances are you have a broken clock spring. in this video I go through how to replace it.
That is exactly what is wrong with my car. I don't have the skill or facilities for the repair, but at least😅 now I know what is wrong and how to explain it to the mechanic. Thank you for a very good video.
depends on your local area rates. I'd say budget $300 in labour and I can't remember of the top of my head how much I paid for the parts. I got them on Partsgeek
I just got my car back after 4 months and 3 shops and now my horn doesn't work. This is so frustrating to see because it went in for a clutch issue that turned into a non start that was from modules in the steering column. Now I'm finding out my horn probably doesn't work because of the clock spring in the steering column.
Thank you I was wondering what's wrong with my horn on my mk5 r32 . I checked the fuses and all is well but now I know. The only thing there is no Ir bag lights
I took 2014 vw passat to vw shop to get the clock spring replaced. I had been told by a mechanic that the horn does not work because of a faulty clock spring. After waiting for 3 hours at the vw shop, I was told that it was not the clock spring. Shop service person said that more diagnostics were needed to find out what's wrong. After another hour, the final diagnosis is that the steering wheel control buttons are faulty and need to be replaced. As far as I know, the steering wheel buttons seem to work fine. Also, not sure what those buttons or wires have to do with a malfunctioning horn? Any thoughts on this would be appreciated. At this point, I am just frustrated. I am not having the horn repaired at this time- the quote is too high and something does not feel right. Thanks
Is the horn relay bad? Sometimes it's the simplest things. Does the horn have a proper ground? When you press horn, does power go to the horn? Yes? Maybe you just need a new horn.
It’s still most likely the clock spring. That harness ribbon is made up of lots of very small wires that are integrated into it’s designed so the one that broke on yours is just the horn
Find your horn and test if power is going to it, in some cases the horn itself needs replacing. It might be a grounding issue. For your horn not to require any grounding, it needs two terminals for the current to operate it. If it only has one contact point, it must be grounded in order to have a complete circuit. Unplug the wire(s) from the horn, use a test light to see if it lights up when someone presses the horn. Nothing? Could just be a bad horn relay. Or clock spring like in this video. If you have power going to the horn, and it's grounded well, while someone is pressing the horn, give the horn a tap to see if it'll come on. Horns are cheap, if they are bad.
My horn (2015 Jetta TDI) stopped working after excessive celebration! All my fuses are saying they are good. Horn/ airbag pad on steering wheel still has a bounce/spring to it. Within a few hours, it had different degrees of volume and working & not working right/left/top/bottom, until nothing. I don't have the airbag icon lighting up. Should I still go through the steering wheel or is there something else I should check first? 0:32
My horn is working but it sounds horrible lol. Never sounded like that before so am I having the same issue? The airbag light isn't on but it did pop up randomly a month ago before turning off again
The clock spring is a ribbon of wires and when it starts to tear apart it could be the wires barely touching why it sounds like that due to a poor connection.
Thank you..... this is exactly what's wrong with my car right now. Thank you Thank you
awesome, this lady gonna go get this clock spring! learning on my own thank u!
That is exactly what is wrong with my car. I don't have the skill or facilities for the repair, but at least😅 now I know what is wrong and how to explain it to the mechanic. Thank you for a very good video.
Excellent quick how to. I’m in the midst of changing mine on a 2007 Jetta 2.5
You don't need to mark the bolt locking the wheel in place..there are 2 factory marks lining the steering wheel to correct place.
Man, I was hoping this was gonna be an easy fix 😅 what would be a good quote from a mechanic?
depends on your local area rates. I'd say budget $300 in labour and I can't remember of the top of my head how much I paid for the parts. I got them on Partsgeek
I just got my car back after 4 months and 3 shops and now my horn doesn't work. This is so frustrating to see because it went in for a clutch issue that turned into a non start that was from modules in the steering column. Now I'm finding out my horn probably doesn't work because of the clock spring in the steering column.
Will the airbag get activated if I remove the holding clips before I disconnect the battery?
I’m not sure but why take the chance and just kill all chances of it happening. They hit hard ( ask me how I know ) 😄
Thank you man!
Great! Fantastic step-by-step tutorial! It'll be very useful of VW owners to understand about their car.
Thank you I was wondering what's wrong with my horn on my mk5 r32 . I checked the fuses and all is well but now I know. The only thing there is no Ir bag lights
Same here
Did ya find a fix mines the same
Our passat 2010 we just bought has airbag warning and horn does not work. Thanks for video
My horn isn’t working but there’s no airbag light or anything the horn works when I lock the car any ideas?
It’s the clock spring. The horn function is just one of the many things to go.
I’ve done this on My Mk6 Jetta and it’s pretty much the same thing.
I took 2014 vw passat to vw shop to get the clock spring replaced. I had been told by a mechanic that the horn does not work because of a faulty clock spring. After waiting for 3 hours at the vw shop, I was told that it was not the clock spring. Shop service person said that more diagnostics were needed to find out what's wrong. After another hour, the final diagnosis is that the steering wheel control buttons are faulty and need to be replaced. As far as I know, the steering wheel buttons seem to work fine. Also, not sure what those buttons or wires have to do with a malfunctioning horn? Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.
At this point, I am just frustrated. I am not having the horn repaired at this time- the quote is too high and something does not feel right.
Thanks
wire up a new button for your horn
Is the horn relay bad? Sometimes it's the simplest things. Does the horn have a proper ground? When you press horn, does power go to the horn? Yes? Maybe you just need a new horn.
@@FredFlintstone21 thank you. Will give it another shot. Will update later 🙏
I don't have airbag light, what do you thing the Problem ?
It’s still most likely the clock spring. That harness ribbon is made up of lots of very small wires that are integrated into it’s designed so the one that broke on yours is just the horn
I have a question my horn dosent work but I don’t have the airbag light on ? What could the issue be ?
Find your horn and test if power is going to it, in some cases the horn itself needs replacing. It might be a grounding issue. For your horn not to require any grounding, it needs two terminals for the current to operate it. If it only has one contact point, it must be grounded in order to have a complete circuit. Unplug the wire(s) from the horn, use a test light to see if it lights up when someone presses the horn. Nothing? Could just be a bad horn relay. Or clock spring like in this video. If you have power going to the horn, and it's grounded well, while someone is pressing the horn, give the horn a tap to see if it'll come on. Horns are cheap, if they are bad.
My horn (2015 Jetta TDI) stopped working after excessive celebration! All my fuses are saying they are good. Horn/ airbag pad on steering wheel still has a bounce/spring to it. Within a few hours, it had different degrees of volume and working & not working right/left/top/bottom, until nothing. I don't have the airbag icon lighting up. Should I still go through the steering wheel or is there something else I should check first? 0:32
hey man so what did you do to fix it
I haven't. That's why I put it out there. Hoping someone could advise me...
How much it cost ?
Cost me a shade over $200
@@Nissannx2000svg thanks a lot
How much
I have the same problem but the dealership told me it was a module problem
If you have an “Airbag” light and your horn is not working it’s definitely the clock spring.
My horn is working but it sounds horrible lol. Never sounded like that before so am I having the same issue? The airbag light isn't on but it did pop up randomly a month ago before turning off again
The clock spring is a ribbon of wires and when it starts to tear apart it could be the wires barely touching why it sounds like that due to a poor connection.
Not like my 2011
Lol