# Turn signals don't work but hazards so **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** audi, a4\ **Created:** [November 28, 2011, 12:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turn-signals-dont-work-but-hazards-so/69712 "2011-11-28T00:07:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![brian634](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ad7895/32.png) [@brian634](https://community.cartalk.com/u/brian634)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 12:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turn-signals-dont-work-but-hazards-so/69712/1 "2011-11-28T00:07:57Z")
i recently bought a 1998 audi a4 and the turn signals do not work and the cruise control does not either it is on the actual turn signal stalk. the turn signals work though. help please! ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 7:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turn-signals-dont-work-but-hazards-so/69712/2 "2011-11-28T07:11:56Z")
Replace the turn signal (multifunction) switch… ---
**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:** [November 28, 2011, 2:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turn-signals-dont-work-but-hazards-so/69712/3 "2011-11-28T14:03:15Z")
Before replacing anything first make sure power is getting to the areas that are having trouble. ---
**Author:** ![SteveF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevef/32/2_2.png) [@SteveF](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveF)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 8:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turn-signals-dont-work-but-hazards-so/69712/4 "2011-11-28T20:19:09Z")
Clearly this is an electrical problem of some sort, maybe more than one. The usual culprits are the flasher unit(s), brake switch, and multifunction switch. You can throw parts at your car and hope for the best. The correct way is to get out your wiring diagrams and your trusty multimeter and spend a free afternoon checking out your circuitry. Hmm… maybe you should just throw parts at it. ---
**Author:** ![brian634](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ad7895/32.png) [@brian634](https://community.cartalk.com/u/brian634)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 9:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turn-signals-dont-work-but-hazards-so/69712/5 "2011-11-28T21:06:31Z")
i meant the hazard lights work not the turns sorry but ya ive researched some stuff and that seems to be the answer i keep getting so i guess ill try that ---
**Author:** ![EllyEllis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f14d63/32.png) [@EllyEllis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/EllyEllis)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turn-signals-dont-work-but-hazards-so/69712/6 "2011-12-01T21:14:55Z")
Dosen’t it have separate flashers for the turn and hazard lights? ---
**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:** [December 1, 2011, 10:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turn-signals-dont-work-but-hazards-so/69712/7 "2011-12-01T22:14:35Z")
Usually the brake lights (except the middle one), the turn signals, and emergency flasher lights all share the same bulbs in the rear of the car. ---
**Author:** ![EllyEllis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f14d63/32.png) [@EllyEllis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/EllyEllis)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 3:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turn-signals-dont-work-but-hazards-so/69712/8 "2011-12-02T03:07:11Z")
Yep