Turn signal switch

[chefman84]

Asking for help again! I have a '98 Voyager and the old girl is feeling her age this spring. My turn signals are not shutting off now and it is an absolute bear trying to shut them off manually. I originally thought it might be related to the speedometer, as I lost that a week ago, but I replaced the cable and the unit on the front tire and still no luck. Anybody able to tell me where to look next?

[biggersm]

chefman84

I'm glad you got the bearings fixed.

As for the turn signals it sounds as if you are having trouble getting them to turn off. What are the symptoms? Can you press the switch and turn them off easily?

As you already know several things depend on the speedometer cable (speedometer itself, cruise control, radio auto volume, odometer, to name a few). We lost our auto cancel feature off several years before we parted way with our XII. Personally I kind of preferred that (we have some very long left turn lanes here).

I kind of have a feeling that it may be in the switch control itself rather than the cable. Consider some dielectric grease and other corrosion control measures.

[chefman84]

Thanks for the reply Mike. I did take the switch apart yesterday and cleaned it up. I didn't see any sign of corrosion but did lube the switch up and put it back together. Still no luck on the auto off but I am now at least able to slide the switch back and forth with my thumb, so I can use my turn signals again.

[ekap1200]

Hi Dave, So after repairing the speedometer , do you have cruise control and auto volume on the radio ? . If the turn switch was that cruded up and tight to work the solinoid may also be stuck. Or the PO may have just unpluged the turn/cancel module. My guess without looking at it is the solenoid is sticking. Let us know how you make out with it. With 60k on my 2000 its showing its age also. I just lost rear tail/stop/trunk lamps and it was just a loose ground pin. Gene Kap.