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205 XE Indicators not working, hazards are OK

Hi,

I've a 1989 205 XE that my son now drives.

All was well until a couple of days ago when it wouldn't start.

Electrics all completely dead.

Tried to jump start with my Passat, no go..strangely..

Anyway, battery was five years old so suspected that, went out an purchased a new battery, fitted it, away it went no problems at all starte straight away.

Just thought I'd give everything the proverbial once over before he took off.

Oh... the indicators aren't working..nothing..

Checked everything else, all is OK elsewhere.

Curiously the hazard lights all work just fine..

Thought it might be the flasher relay so went out and bought a replacement..I know, you;re gonna say that if the hazards work then the relay must be OK..well whatever, the new relay made no difference other than a =A312 dent in my wallet.

My son assures me that the indicators were working before we lost power.

We think that he probably left the internal light on in the car and that's what drained the battery.

He doesn't drive it every day so it was probably like this for a week or so.#

I've had the dash off this afternoon and removed the stalk and put a meter across it, I appear to get a correct reading between two pairs of contacts when in the up or down indicator positions, so I think that the stalk is OK.

So..anyone any ideas ?

Jim.

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jdr.smith
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No worries, solved over at uk.rec.cars.maintenance

Hazard switch playing up no giving control back to indicator circuit. Logical I guess..

Bit of digital exercise on the switch effected a cure.

Might need a new hazard switch I guess.

Jim.

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jdr.smith

I've a 1989 205 XE that my son now drives.

All was well until a couple of days ago when it wouldn't start.

Electrics all completely dead.

Tried to jump start with my Passat, no go..strangely..

Anyway, battery was five years old so suspected that, went out an purchased a new battery, fitted it, away it went no problems at all starte straight away.

Just thought I'd give everything the proverbial once over before he took off.

Oh... the indicators aren't working..nothing..

Checked everything else, all is OK elsewhere.

Curiously the hazard lights all work just fine..

Thought it might be the flasher relay so went out and bought a replacement..I know, you;re gonna say that if the hazards work then the relay must be OK..well whatever, the new relay made no difference other than a £12 dent in my wallet.

My son assures me that the indicators were working before we lost power.

We think that he probably left the internal light on in the car and that's what drained the battery.

He doesn't drive it every day so it was probably like this for a week or so.#

I've had the dash off this afternoon and removed the stalk and put a meter across it, I appear to get a correct reading between two pairs of contacts when in the up or down indicator positions, so I think that the stalk is OK.

So..anyone any ideas ?

Jim.

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Michael Roche

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