turn signals will work sometimes then they stop

2000 DODGE DAKOTA
134,000 MILES • 4.7L • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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CLAY67
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My turn signals will work sometimes then they stop, sometimes they flash once then nothing. flasher makes the clicking sound, but no light. Four ways work fine. what could be problem?
Sep 17, 2016 at 10:34 PM
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CARADIODOC
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I'd start by substituting the flasher. They are no longer the cheap, common sense thermal units that worked fine forever. They are electronic assemblies now, and given the environment these delicate circuits live in, it's a wonder they work as well as they do. The electronic units commonly develop a number of different intermittent symptoms, but one clue is they almost always affect both directions the same way.

I don't know where the flasher is on your truck, but on the '96 and newer Caravans, they were plugged into the Body Computer in front of the pedals. That was a different design that was very heavy, and sometimes they would work intermittently because their weight and vehicle bouncing caused them to pull partially out of the socket.
Sep 18, 2016 at 5:19 PM