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Right is working normally; however, when the stalk put for the left turn often a time it will blink twice and that's it; nada, then it'll start blinking again for a coupla times and goes off again...
What should be checked/done/replaced?
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Originally posted by R_G:
Right is working normally; however, when the stalk put for the left turn often a time it will blink twice and that's it; nada, then it'll start blinking again for a coupla times and goes off again...
When the LH turn is blinking (or not), is it the same for the instrument panel light and the outside (front and back)?
And when you push the hazard light on, does it all turn on and off? or is the left (panel and outside) just the ones having problems.?
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Check your bulbs. If one is flakey, it can cause one side to act up. Also check the rear bulb sockets.
If it is not the bulbs or sockets, it is probably the turn signal switch. This has been a somewhat common problem.
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Originally posted by Big Jim:
If it is not the bulbs or sockets, it is probably the turn signal switch. This has been a somewhat common problem. [/quote
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Nope, it's not the bulbs, and it's the same for the instr. panel and the outside and it doesn't happen all the time, just comes and goes, sometimes I can go w/o any problem for like a week.
So, I guess it's the switch, isn't it?
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Originally posted by R_G:
So, I guess it's the switch, isn't it?
Yep, you may just want to open it up and clean the connections first (I think the part is $130).
Edit. The instructions from my 1996 Fac CD is disconnect battery negative terminal, remove two screws on upper steering column shroud, remove shroud, depress Multi Function Switch locking tab, slide MFS up and off the steering column, depress locking tabs for MFS electrical connectors and remove the MFS.
Here is a post which seem to say it is the MFS.
http://www.contour.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=trouble&Number=480071&Forum=trouble&Words=turn%20signal%20issues&Match=Entire%20Phrase&Searchpage=0&Limit=25&Old=allposts&Main=478096&Search=true#Post480071
And here is one which seem to say it is the Flasher
http://www.contour.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=trouble&Number=904700&Forum=trouble&Words=turn%20signals%20only%20half%20the%20time&Match=Entire%20Phrase&Searchpage=0&Limit=25&Old=allposts&Main=702229&Search=true#Post904700
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Though the culprit could, in fact, be the flasher, I would state that its a "one in a million" chance of a flasher failing. (not actual odds, but close!!!)
Look to the MFS to be corroded and intermittantly faulty
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Interestingly nuff, I noticed that the malfunction of the MFS apparently depends on the outside temperature - I never have this prob in the mornings but after the car was parked outside for 8 hrs, sitting in the heat - the MFS fails unmistakingly. Just wondering how the temperature can cause this type of malfunction? 
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Make sure you check your blinker fluid level. Low fluid can result in a failure.
You should be able to get a used switch from a junkyard for under $10. Check everything first, if that doesn't work, then just replace the switch. Don't go to the dealer!
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Originally posted by Matt R:
Make sure you check your blinker fluid level. Low fluid can result in a failure.
Make sure you check the blinder bearings when you check the blinker fluid. Topping off the fluid won't help much if the bearings are shot.
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