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Old Jan 26, 2006 | 08:41 PM
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4 way flashers

my hazards dont come on but my turn signals work, what would this be? could it be a flasher relay and if it is where is it located at?
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Old Jan 26, 2006 | 11:43 PM
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From the Workshop Manual:
"If you turn signals work, but the hazard warnings light does not:
1. Check for a hazard warning fuse failure
2. If there is no failure, connect a voltmeter to the Green-Black wire on the L.H. cluster switch connector, and ground. Check whether there are flashing signals when the hazard warning switch is ON.
3. If there is no flashing, check the Green-Black wire between the central processing unit andthe hazard warning switch.
4. If there are flashing signals, check the hazard warning switch."

and ... if it's not any of the above, then it's the central processing unit

Good Luck.
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Old Jan 27, 2006 | 12:54 AM
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Yea mine had similar issues...... i got some contact cleaner, and sprayed alittle inside the switch.. and just flipped the hell out of it... then everything started working.
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Old Jan 27, 2006 | 10:38 AM
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i dont get any flashing on the gauge cluster while they are turned on. so i guess i need to get a voltage meter.
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Old Jan 27, 2006 | 05:12 PM
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Simple fix - sit in the car and flip that switch back and forth about 50 times as fast as you can.

I give you 9/10 shot that this fixes the problem (for awhile)!

Contact cleaner and some electrical contact grease will fix it for much longer, it's just a problem with buildup or corrosion on the metal fingers that the the switch activates. HTH,
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Old Jan 27, 2006 | 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by LongDuck
Simple fix - sit in the car and flip that switch back and forth about 50 times as fast as you can.

I give you 9/10 shot that this fixes the problem (for awhile)!

Contact cleaner and some electrical contact grease will fix it for much longer, it's just a problem with buildup or corrosion on the metal fingers that the the switch activates. HTH,
cool i give that a try the wife might think that im crazy but i ll do it. will this work for the highebams too by chance bc i really dont have the time to tear the steering colum apart?

edit: as far as turning the swtich on and off will the work for the highbeams ?
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