# Turn Signal Not Working **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** explorersporttrac, ford, repair\ **Created:** [March 18, 2015, 10:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turn-signal-not-working/89355 "2015-03-18T22:02:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sconelbro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@sconelbro](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sconelbro)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 10:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turn-signal-not-working/89355/1 "2015-03-18T22:02:28Z")
My turn signal on the driver’s side isn’t working. It clicks quickly like when the bulb is out. The rear one on that side still works, but blinks quickly…which is normal when the front one isn’t working. It didn’t just stop working all at once. Over the course of the last year or more, it has gradually gone out–it would work for a few days and not for a while. A few months ago, it worked about half the time. Now it won’t ever work and I’m due for an inspection. Here is what I’ve determined so far: 1. It isn’t the bulb…I’ve tried a new bulb. 2. It isn’t the socket. I took the socket in my hand in the picture and switched it with the passenger side and the driver side still didn’t work and the passenger still did worked. 3. The plug that the socket goes into on the picture…I cleaned it good and used a little lubricant on it, but that didn’t help either. If that plug is bad, the local parts stores don’t carry it and can’t get it, so I’ll have to go to the Ford House. ---
**Author:** ![insightful](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/insightful/32/2732_2.png) [@insightful](https://community.cartalk.com/u/insightful)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 11:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turn-signal-not-working/89355/2 "2015-03-18T23:16:55Z")
Does the running light work? If not, sounds like a bad ground. Time to get Mr. volt/ohm meter out. ---
**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 11:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turn-signal-not-working/89355/3 "2015-03-18T23:52:56Z")
Have you tried a new flasher? They do go bad. ---
**Author:** ![sconelbro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@sconelbro](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sconelbro)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 1:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turn-signal-not-working/89355/4 "2015-03-19T01:26:12Z")
I was told that if it was the flasher, it would be both sides. Someone mentioned the ground to me. Where would I find the ground connected? It merges in with all the other electrical lines and I’m not sure fro there. ---
**Author:** ![knfenimore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9fc348/32.png) [@knfenimore](https://community.cartalk.com/u/knfenimore)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 1:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turn-signal-not-working/89355/5 "2015-03-19T01:34:46Z")
Grounds are all over the place. They are single wires screwed into the frame and panels. Any rust under them will cause things to not work. Turn signal switch could also be at fault. What year is the car? ---
**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 6:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turn-signal-not-working/89355/6 "2015-03-19T06:51:53Z")
**“I was told that if it was the flasher, it would be both sides.”** Not true. A flasher can be bad on either side or both. ---
**Author:** ![sconelbro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@sconelbro](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sconelbro)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turn-signal-not-working/89355/7 "2015-03-19T17:54:42Z")
2002 Ford Explorer Sport Trac ---
**Author:** ![sconelbro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@sconelbro](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sconelbro)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turn-signal-not-working/89355/8 "2015-03-19T17:58:05Z")
Please correct me if I’m wrong. I was told anything in the column or near the signal switch must be fine because if it wasn’t, it would affect either both the front or both on that driver’s side, but the front passenger side works fine and the rear driver’s side works fine aside from blinking fast since the front isn’t working. ---
**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turn-signal-not-working/89355/9 "2015-03-19T18:13:45Z")
Turn on your hazards and see if all the lights work. ---
**Author:** ![sconelbro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@sconelbro](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sconelbro)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 7:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turn-signal-not-working/89355/10 "2015-03-19T19:38:13Z")
It’s the same as well. Passenger side works, but not the driver’s side.