flasher

Um, may I ask what the symptoms are?

Carl

Our flashers (left & right turn signal plus the hazard lights) began not working a couple of weeks ago. At first, it was intermittent. They wouldn't work for a few minutes, but, after several attempts, all three would work. Gradually (over a few days), they stopped functioning at all. Now, we're just relying on hand signals.

We have the replacement part, but I don't see anything under the dash that looks like this. I've also checked the fuse box under the hood with no luck. The replacement part is a black, rectangular box with three prongs. Is it possible that the factory part is different?

Thanks, Chad

Carl 1 Lucky Texan wrote:

If it isn't under the dash or in a fuse box, I don't know where to tell you tolook. maybe glance through a haynes manual, email Jamie at

(great place to get parts, filters, etc.) or ask at . Unless someone else here responds of course. The reason I asked is, sometimes folks hit the switch on top of the steering column and think something is broken.

Carl

Hi Chad, I just did this replacement on my 1999 Forester. The device you're looking for is mounted very high up on the front wall of the area under the dash about six inches to the left of the steering column. It lives between a couple of others. I had to remove/loosen quite a few other components, as well as lay upside down in the driver's seat with my head on the floormat, in order to access the flasher.

It was my experience that actuating the hazard lights button would get a single click out of the flasher relay. I could then identify the correct part by touch while using my free hand to repeatedly actuate the hazard button.

I was not able/willing to go through the difficult process of removing the original part. I was able to remove the connector from it and run that down and install the replacement flasher on its end. I then tied it down to other non-moving components to avoid rattle.

Hope this helps.

That was great advice! I finally found it and, after removing the keyless entry box (rectangular, flat box about 6x3 inches) I was able to remove the plug from the flasher with no problem. Took me less than

20 minutes to disassemble, replace and reassemble, even though it took me several hours of just searching for that little black box. I didn't bother removing the old piece, as you suggested.

The flasher was to the left of the steering column and directly behind the fuse panel. I had to remove the keyless entry box to see it, but, then, it was in plain sight. I had to go buy a long shank 10mm socket to remove the keyless entry box, since my short socket didn't work. With just a little knowledge, it was an easy job. Thanks again for your help.

Chad

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