turn signal troubles

[gt1009]

My turn signals are having a slight problem. When I hit the lever to turn them on sometimes all I hear is the click click click and none of the signals or indicator lights come on. Other times the arrow indicator lights come on too and then the signals will work fine. I'd say 1/3 of the time they don't work. Sometimes if i flip them off and on they work and sometimes they don't. Anyone know what could be causing this problem?

 

[Croatan_Kid]

I had a recent problem with a bad bulb socket on the left front marker light, then I had a bad ground. Fixed them both and now everything works flawlessly.

 

[CCATLETT1984]

first have you tried replacing the flasher unit?

 

[gt1009]

That's the little thing by all the fuses right? No I have not changed that

 

[JohnFire]

The cheap flasher unit is $3 the good one is $10 or $12. The cheap ones are real junk but if you just want to trouble shoot you can swap the 4way flasher unit with the turn signal one. I have swapped both of mine to the heavy duty one.

 

[CCATLETT1984]

get the Heavy Duty one for sure.

 

[gt1009]

Ok, so how does the flasher unit come out do I just pull on it? I tried before but I didnt want to hurt it. Also, Croatan Kid, where was that bad ground on your truck

 

[319]

Flasher units pull straight out, there are two, one for the hazards and one for the turn signals. When putting them back in they can only go one way. Try swapping them. if your signals begin to work, then you've found your problem.

 

[gt1009]

not the flasher units, now its ground hunting time