I am having intermittent problem with my turn signals. Tomorrow (Saturday) is the day when I will start looking at this problem more seriously. However, I just did a search in the archives and found the following interesting messages by "Mike" and "Greg Shutt":

Mike wrote (S90):
- I have an intermittent turn signal problem. The turn signals function normally for 8-10 flashes then stop flashing. The light stays on and goes out when you cancel the turn. The fuses are good and the relays I can find seem good. Any ideas? One other thing I noticed. When trouble shooting, ignition off the turn signal light on the dash lit up for a secon dor two after that returned to normal. Has anyone else seen anything like this before.

Greg responded:
- I had this exact same problem with my 1988 760 Turbo. Turns out it was the turn signal flasher unit (which took several hours and trips under the dash to find -- it's in the hazard switch for anyone who's had that problem). I resoldered it and it hasn't given me any problems since.

Mike's description of the problem is identical to mine!
Mike or Greg, if your read this can you please give me and Warren more details about where to find that thing (turn flasher unit) that is supposed to fix the problem? (I have '98 S90 which is identical to '95+ 960) Thanks,

Raphael

Well, if your car is anything like my old 760, the flasher unit is actually in the hazard switch. Yank off the panel covering the bottom of the dash (the thing you bash your knees into when you get in the car) and look up and find the hazard switch. Undo the connector and shove the switch towards the rear of the car to remove it. Now that it's out, you have a couple options. You can open it up and see if there are any obvious problems (something got toasted). If there's nothing like that, I recommend you try resoldering the thing (ala the Don Foster treatment). Put it back in the car, drive it around, see if it works. If it still doesn't work, it's time to find a new flasher unit. Either at the dealer ($300) or a salvage yard ($20) (note these prices are random numbers). Of course, I may be completely wrong about the location of the flasher unit. I have a '97 960 but I've never looked for the flasher. Maybe I'll check tomorrow. Or better yet, how bout you check for me?? Let me know how it goes...

-Greg

Greg

Thanks for replying to me. I actually figured out that the flasher unit was "inside" the hazard switch button myself on Saturday when I was listening for the source of the clicking sound. I also discovered that on 960/S90 you don't have to remove the dashboard panel(s) in order to get access to the unit. All you need is a miniature screwdriver so that you can pry out the hazard button from the panel. You can then pull the black box out all the way and disconnect from the connector which is located on the back of the unit. I actually made a picture of this thing and attached it to my other post yesterday (in 900 section). Do you really believe that this thing could be sold for $300? You are scaring me. Thanks for your help.

Raphael

Congratulations on finding the thing! And without tearing up the car! Haha, no I don't really think the flasher is $300, although it honestly wouldn't surprise me. Call your local dealer to see what they'll charge. Probably about $45. If you want, you can run to a salvage yard and get a used one. But if that's like $20-25 I'd suggest you just buy the new one since they seem to be somewhat high failure items. If you don't have a dealer near by (a situation I was in for...a really long time) you can order one from www.oem-car-parts.com. Took me a while to find but go to the mechanical catalog, Electrical->Chassis electrical->Switches->Hazard Switch. Anyways, best of luck to you. Oh, and did you try resoldering it?? THat seriously worked on mine.

-Greg