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Blinkers acting funny again. Anybody replaced the switch on the steering column?

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Old 01-14-2005, 08:09 AM
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Default Blinkers acting funny again. Anybody replaced the switch on the steering column?

Well, this morning on my way to work they weren't working again. I posted yesterday that they miraculously started working on my way to the delaer yesterday to pick up the new relay so I ended up not buying to see if the problem had gone away. This time they would flash a few times and then stop as I'm making the turn. If I was going straight or just changing lanes they seemed to be fine. I'm starting to think that it may be the combination switch on the steering column rather than the relay. It doesn't seem right that the relay will work sometimes and not other times. Usually a bad relay will just die.
Old 01-14-2005, 08:41 AM
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Default It's the relay.

Mine behaved the same, erratic way. They would blink 1-3 times, sometimes never, and sometimes would work fine... Hazzards worked fine all the time tho (different relay, I think).

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Default Second. Save yourself the headache and just replace it.

Trust us. They all act goofy when the relay dies, and the relay dying is a pretty common problem.
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Default Not sure about that. I had similar symptoms and it did end up being the relay.

Plus, the relay is fairly cheap.
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Okay guys, I'll try the relay first. Thanks for your help.
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