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Old Jul 25, 2005 | 05:05 PM
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My turn signals stop workin and I have to smack the dash just above the hazard button to get them to start working again. Its getting worse, sometimes I have to smack it several times during a turn. Sometimes I feel like I'm still drivin my old Rambler.... What is the fix for this?
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Old Jul 25, 2005 | 05:10 PM
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It sounds like you have a broken wire or a loose connector. Get it fixed and quit smackin your car.
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Old Jul 25, 2005 | 05:15 PM
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I changed my hazard switch this weekend- about $40 and 1.5-2 hrs.
Search for hazard switch- there is a good step by step that I followed.
More of these posts should be linked in the Tips- there are a lot that I
have used already that can be hard to find. Gene
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Old Jul 25, 2005 | 05:27 PM
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Guys - this is a known problem. The turn signals are wired through the hazard switch. It causes the turn signals to work one minute and not the next. GM fixed mine under warranty. They replace the hazard switch and it all works. Mine's been fixed for two years and the problem never returned.

Good luck.
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Originally Posted by sailohio
It sounds like you have a broken wire or a loose connector. Get it fixed and quit smackin your car.
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Old Jul 25, 2005 | 07:15 PM
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HEY< that's abuse....
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Old Jul 25, 2005 | 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by BLAZBYU
What is the fix for this?
its not smackin' the dash

...I guess by now you know the hazard switch needs to be replaced...

here are the instructions...

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Old Jul 25, 2005 | 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by BLAZBYU
My turn signals stop workin and I have to smack the dash just above the hazard button to get them to start working again. Its getting worse, sometimes I have to smack it several times during a turn. Sometimes I feel like I'm still drivin my old Rambler.... What is the fix for this?
I had a '91 Oldsmobile that I had to do that to in order to get the speedometer to work
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Old Jul 26, 2005 | 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by stuart
its not smackin' the dash

...I guess by now you know the hazard switch needs to be replaced...

here are the instructions...

Thanks Stuart! I appreciate the link. Ahh, now I can quit Smack'N the dash.
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