# Blinker signal goes off when I press the brake **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [January 30, 2009, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blinker-signal-goes-off-when-i-press-the-brake/25796 "2009-01-30T18:49:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BillyDelicious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/73ab20/32.png) [@BillyDelicious](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BillyDelicious)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blinker-signal-goes-off-when-i-press-the-brake/25796/1 "2009-01-30T18:49:41Z")
My 98 Civic was rear-ended and since then when I apply the brakes the dash board right turn signal light goes out and it doesn’t make the “tink” noise either but the turn signal light on the car is still working. Do I just need to replace the fuse or something? Thanks for any help. ---
**Author:** ![tardis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@tardis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tardis)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 8:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blinker-signal-goes-off-when-i-press-the-brake/25796/2 "2009-01-30T20:19:55Z")
Has the car been repaired since being rear-ended? Do you have separate brake and turn lights in the rear? I suspect that you have a short between the brake wiring and the turn signal wiring in the back of the car. It could have been caused by the impact, or more likely by an incorrect repair attempt. ---
**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blinker-signal-goes-off-when-i-press-the-brake/25796/3 "2009-01-30T21:34:31Z")
Feedback from a poor ground will cause that.