How do you replace the horn button in a 1993 Caprice Classic?

Answer 1

There is plastic connectors on the air bag/ steering wheel cover that break very easy over time. it is easy to replace if you can find the part. just make sure when you replace it that you disconnect the battery.

You touched a nerve with me on this issue.

My 1992 Caprice had horn problems from day one. First it would honk at night any time the temperature dropped below 20. Then it wouldn't work during the day. I took it to the Chevy dealer and they fixed it for around $100. I am not a big horn honker so I never even used it other than to test it when I picked it up.

The next year before inspection I check it and it doesn't work. Back to the dealer and I tell them to fix it again and inspect it. They call me up and tell me that my steering coluum is loose but they can fix it for $750. I give them instructions to fix the horn and reject the inspection. They do. When I pick up the car I press them for details and the service manager says the technician said that the steering wheel moved. I had to agree since it still moved the same tiny amount it did when I picked it up at the dealers in 1992! So I scape off the rejection sticker and go to a local gas station and it passes just fine.

The horn does not work because it is a crappy design. The contacts inside the steering wheel cover cost Chevrolet about 2 cents each and they got what you paid for. In my humble opinion I think a recall should have been issued but what do I know?

Pay the dealer to fix it since the air bag is right there and you could kill yourself screwing with it, then, buy a Toyota next time. I did.