# Malfuntioning turning signal

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/malfuntioning-turning-signal/20877>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** jeep\
**Created:** [October 18, 2008, 5:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/malfuntioning-turning-signal/20877 "2008-10-18T17:34:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![asf7136](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/34f0e0/32.png) [@asf7136](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asf7136)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2008, 5:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/malfuntioning-turning-signal/20877/1 "2008-10-18T17:34:23Z")

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i have a 1999 jeep grand cherokee ltd and for a few months my turning signal has been working on and off. sometimes i won’t have issues with it for a week, and sometimes it doesn’t work for a couple days. it’s very random and i assume its an electrical issue. has anyone else had this problem? is it expensive to fix?

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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:** [October 18, 2008, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/malfuntioning-turning-signal/20877/2 "2008-10-18T18:33:18Z")

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My first suspect would be the combination flasher unit. Pins 1 and 6 of the unit should both have power on them when the key is ON, though pin 1 is always hot.

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**Author:** ![Boogieshoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b19c9b/32.png) [@Boogieshoes](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Boogieshoes)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2008, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/malfuntioning-turning-signal/20877/3 "2008-11-02T19:44:11Z")

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Been there, done that ;( Got the new multifunction switch and all is well. I had a broken wire in the switch. Same symptoms of random function or lack of function.