imaudigirl

Well it has been VERY cold here the past week in Western MA (ranging from -10 - 0)

I had the turn signal relay "stop working" By stop working I mean the blinkers don't go and I can't hear the relay anymore. They would blink once or twice and then the relay would just kick off and the blinker wouldn't work. Although If I manually tried to flick the signal stalk it would work again.

I thought originally that it was JUST the cold day and it would come back. It has since warmed back up (to mid 20s) and it STILL does this problem.

It is not the bulb because it will blink when I arm the car with the alarm.

Is there a guru out there who could diagnose the problem for this?

I am in DESPERATE need of figuring this out and I don't want to buy a relay if this is something that is NOT needed.

Thanks in advance for the help

SilvrBulleTT

mine froze up once, they would stay on and not blink. i put the hazards on, they blinked like normal, then the turn signals worked fine again. weird gremlin??

imaudigirl

I have tried this and had no positive results

Good idea though!

Thanks

JohnLZ7W

That's exactly how mine were behaving just before I ran out. Eventually it'll be dry and you'll get no more blinks, time for a refill.

(BTW - Just kidding about the blinker fluid bit but that is exactly how my relay died. Impex has them for about $50, and it's an easy install)

SereniTTy

Had the exact same problem, it was the relay. Mine had nothing to do with the cold...

MarTT

Thanks to Rich for the good how-to:<ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/tt/msgs/1193292.phtml">https://forums.audiworld.com/tt/msgs/1193292.phtml</a</li></ul>

OldSchool AG

Or wrong viscosity for cold weather. Check the manual for recommendations based on climate.

imaudigirl

THanks for everyone for the help and clarification.

HA HA on the fluid suggestions!

I just ordered the relay from Impex, again I'll let ya know how it works out.

Thanks.