# 2018 Kia Sorento - Turn signal messes up lights

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-kia-sorento-turn-signal-messes-up-lights/187480>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** kia\
**Created:** [November 19, 2022, 1:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-kia-sorento-turn-signal-messes-up-lights/187480 "2022-11-19T01:15:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![MoeJoe16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@MoeJoe16](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MoeJoe16)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2022, 1:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-kia-sorento-turn-signal-messes-up-lights/187480/1 "2022-11-19T01:15:18Z")

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when driving at night and using turn signal, the lights will go off. I have to jiggle the turn signal to get them back on. However, the other night, no turn signal used and lights went off. I had to turn lights on and off to get them working again. This was random, but now happening more often.

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**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2022, 11:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-kia-sorento-turn-signal-messes-up-lights/187480/2 "2022-11-19T11:41:14Z")

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> [@MoeJoe16](#):
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> hen driving at night and using turn signal, the lights will go off.

> [@MoeJoe16](#):
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> However, the other night, no turn signal used and lights went off.

Looks like you found the problem. And the big “clues” for the solution.

> [@MoeJoe16](#):
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> I have to jiggle the turn signal to get them back on.

> [@MoeJoe16](#):
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> I had to turn lights on and off to get them working again.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2022, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-kia-sorento-turn-signal-messes-up-lights/187480/3 "2022-11-19T22:36:38Z")

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If turn signal set by same lever as headlights on/off, that’s same config as my Corolla, and pretty good chance that entire ass’y needs replacing. Not an uncommon problem reported here. On my Corolla requires removing steering wheel, not a simple diy’er job.