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Old 05-18-2009, 07:56 AM
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Yesterday night I was driving home and turned on my left turn signal .. after completing the turn I head an off beat clicking happening from the dashboard. It made the same sound as the turn signal but instead of click...click...click... it was CLICK.....click.click.click...click...clickclickcl ick. If I turn on my directionals the clicking is normal. All my turn signal lights work and operate fine. The clicking was random and would last for a minute... then stop... then for no reason start again. Is my clicker going bad or do I have a short?
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Originally Posted by K.Candiotti
Yesterday night I was driving home and turned on my left turn signal .. after completing the turn I head an off beat clicking happening from the dashboard. It made the same sound as the turn signal but instead of click...click...click... it was CLICK.....click.click.click...click...clickclickcl ick. If I turn on my directionals the clicking is normal. All my turn signal lights work and operate fine. The clicking was random and would last for a minute... then stop... then for no reason start again. Is my clicker going bad or do I have a short?
Sounds like a shot relay to me - they are inexpensive, but depending on which one it is and where it is located you may need to go to the dealer to get it identified and sorted out. I had this in my MK1. Good luck!
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Originally Posted by K.Candiotti
Yesterday night I was driving home and turned on my left turn signal .. after completing the turn I head an off beat clicking happening from the dashboard. It made the same sound as the turn signal but instead of click...click...click... it was CLICK.....click.click.click...click...clickclickcl ick. If I turn on my directionals the clicking is normal. All my turn signal lights work and operate fine. The clicking was random and would last for a minute... then stop... then for no reason start again. Is my clicker going bad or do I have a short?
More than likely it is your hazard relay. Fairly common problem....Remove the radio, and you can access the button from behind. Part is fairly inexpensive..
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Thanks so much for the responses! So far it hasn't made any noise for the past couple of days but if it acts up again i'll take it apart.
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