# Losing Turn Signals

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/losing-turn-signals/27914>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [March 17, 2009, 7:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/losing-turn-signals/27914 "2009-03-17T19:21:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![rbwallis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47c2d/32.png) [@rbwallis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rbwallis)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 7:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/losing-turn-signals/27914/1 "2009-03-17T19:21:44Z")

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So I took my 1999 Buick Century into the dealer early this year for a new water pump (#2) and intake manifold gasket. Ever since I got it back, I have burnt out 3 front turn signals…one right and two left. They stopped working, then started again.  
  
  
  
 Now they are both burned out. Could it be something the dealer did?  
  
  
  
 Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Cougar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cougar/32/21348_2.png) [@Cougar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cougar)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 9:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/losing-turn-signals/27914/2 "2009-03-17T21:53:50Z")

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Nothing the dealer did could cause the lights to go out like that as far as I can see. If you are using a particular brand of bulb I suggest you try a different one to see if that helps cut the failure rate.

You stated that they stopped working and then started again so that sounds like a loose connection somewhere. It is possible that the work could have cause that kind of thing to happen.