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What the &^#$!@ happened to my turn signals???

So I hop in my truck yesterday to make my trip to Doc's house. I start the truck and was about to pull out when I realized I had no turn signals. My fourways work. I pulled the fuses, even Doc checked it out with the fuse tester. Since the left and right have their own fuse I wouldn't imagine it'd be a fuse anyway. There is no relay clicking, neither indicator lights work, turn signal doesn't flash on the exterior. I checked the owners manual for a relay under the hood or something, no luck. I can hear the four way relay behind the dash. I'm thinking it's the switch or something behind the dash. Like I said four ways work perfect. I'm tired of ppl looking at me like I'm an idiot, I use my turn signals religiously and feel like an *** "cutting ppl off" lol Doc said use hand signals but I'm not so sure if many ppl would know what I'm doing.

I don't want to take it to the dealer, I have way to much warranty voiding stuff going on behind there =\. What's my next step? Thanks guys!!
 
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Check the Flasher for the turn signals. There are two flashers, one for the Turn signals and one for the four ways, so it is possible for the signal flasher to be out, and the four ways to still work.

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More than likely the flasher.....F350 at work did the same thing..4 ways worked but no turn signals....


Sounds to me like you need to get rid of the truck, lmao....problem after problem...

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Do your windshield wipers and high beams work? Maybe its a problem with the lever on the column.
 
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I'm gonna go check the highbeams and wipers right now. Where is the flasher located guys? Behind the dash?

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Sounds to me like you need to get rid of the truck, lmao....problem after problem...

Rocky

Tell me about it!!!

26k miles and somedays I'd rather drive it off a cliff than fix it.
 
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I know on mine you sometimes have to adjust the tilt up and down to make it work. There are some positions that the turns will not work, but usually playing with it brings them back.
 
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All good ideas, thanks guys!
 
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Same thing happend to me. It was the turn signal flasher for me, its located under the steering wheel behind that knee panel. You can get to it by crawling under where your pedals are and looking up. Its cramped, but doable. I think it cost me lik $8 for a new one. Its easy to do.
 
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Yeah I just tryed to moved the tilt steering...nothing. I tryed the hig beams and wipers, they work. So I guess I'll have to get the flasher unit. You wouldn't have the part# off hand would you? Can I get this from an auto parts store or do I have to call the dealer?
 
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no stealership run needed...let me run out and pull it real quick and ill get you the numeros
 
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OK Travis, Here is what mine said. Its Ford Part #F678-13350-AA . Im pretty sure I picked it up at napa, but this happened to my rig like 2 years ago so i dont really remember....but im sure with that part # any auto repair place will beable to point you in the right direction....BTW its located directly above your hood release cable pretty much centerline of your knee plate. To remove it you just slide the flasher towards the passangers side and disconnect the harness. reinstall and your done.
 
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OK Travis, Here is what mine said. Its Ford Part #F678-13350-AA . Im pretty sure I picked it up at napa, but this happened to my rig like 2 years ago so i dont really remember....but im sure with that part # any auto repair place will beable to point you in the right direction....BTW its located directly above your hood release cable pretty much centerline of your knee plate. To remove it you just slide the flasher towards the passangers side and disconnect the harness. reinstall and your done.
Thanks bro! I'll go out and verify the part #'s since I know where it's at now. I thought I was gonna have to remove the dash. Oh well, I can change the gauge colors another day =]
 
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Did i say that you didnt have to tear the dash apart....i mean yeah you have to remove all of those pesky t-15's and take the gauge cluster out and change the color and then you will be granted the access code to get to the flasher....did that help?!

Oh one more thing that might help, is that its bright **** yellow!
 
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yes its a pain in teh *** too do, but once you do it once it won't be soo hard the next time you do it
 
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When I'm at a complete stop if I hit the switch just right I can make it blink lol. Otherwise it just stays on.
 
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And youve replaced the flasher?
 
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no no no, when i found out what I needed all the local auto parts places closed a few mintues earlier. I didn't wanna drive 45 minutes to get a $8 part lol. Woulda cost the same in gas. I'm about to go out right now to get it.
 
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Nice...i was gonna say...well then my friend you gonna need to take a peek at your multi switch for your H beams, water clearing apparatus, blinky actuator, and blue water sprinkler maker!
 
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ok i could not find the yellow box. i turned on my four ways and the clicking was coming from a big black plastic box under the dash. I gotta clip some wire ties to open the big box. They're in the way of opening the it. ugh...hopefully it's in there.
 
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Your 4 way box and your blinker flasher are seperate... hang on a sec and ill go snap a quick pic and post it....just dont clip any thing and or pull anything apart yet...youll thank me later!
 
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Upon further inspection, I guess the 4 ways and the blinkers are on the same flasher, just different terminals of that flasher. But here are some quick pics of what your looking for. Yours might be black, i think my stock one was.
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The part # you gave me was the same part just a dif number for my model year (ford genius's). It was blue though btw and encased in a big black housing with 4 other small black relays. I just got back from the dealer with a new one and it doesn't work. Luckily I tryed it in the parking lot. I got a refund and scheduled an appt for tomorrow. Hopefully the extended warranty picks up some of the cost. Pretty damn sh1tty. I just hope they don't f* up any of my wiring. I've got as much wiring under there if not more than ford put there from factory lol.
 
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EEEEEEKKKKKK.....what has ford been up too on that one!?!
 
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I dunno man. I'm getting pretty pissed off though. I'm about to go trade this sucker in.
 
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AHHHH! Dont say that! Tell me you didnt mean it!!!! TELL MEEEEEE!!!!
 


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