# Turning up the turn signal volume **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** cherokee, jeep\ **Created:** [January 11, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turning-up-the-turn-signal-volume/156323 "2020-01-11T16:37:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GeneLaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ad7895/32.png) [@GeneLaman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GeneLaman)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turning-up-the-turn-signal-volume/156323/1 "2020-01-11T16:37:10Z")
I have a hearing problem and the sound of the turn signal is so low I cannot hear it on the road, Is there anyway to increase the volume? ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turning-up-the-turn-signal-volume/156323/2 "2020-01-11T17:20:07Z")
Sorry , Gene but I also have a hearing problem so I just look at the dash for the blinking light . Edit: Many turn signal sounds are routed through the radio audio system . The first step would be to ask the dealer if they have a solution before you start hooking up things you might find on the web. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turning-up-the-turn-signal-volume/156323/3 "2020-01-11T18:04:05Z")
I barely hear mine, but wouldn’t hurt to ask your dealer. As I remember for a while in the seventies Cadillac had indicators that got louder the longer they were left on, wish all vehicles had that. ---
**Author:** ![Dakotaboy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/dakotaboy/32/21842_2.png) [@Dakotaboy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dakotaboy)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turning-up-the-turn-signal-volume/156323/4 "2020-01-11T20:29:26Z")
I’ve noticed something on my 2015 Cherokee. If the turn signal has been left on too long it does a second tone similar to the one you get when you exit the car and leave your lights on. If your car is new enough to have the UConnect system you might try going into settings to see if there’s anything there. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turning-up-the-turn-signal-volume/156323/5 "2020-01-11T20:49:14Z")
The next time you go to a fast food restaurant, grab one of those small cups for ketchup/mustard, and tape the bottom of the cup to the flasher unit. The cup amplifies the flasher unit sound. Tester ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 3:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turning-up-the-turn-signal-volume/156323/6 "2020-01-12T03:50:44Z")
My Riviera was really loud but my cars now are a lot softer, however I have an amplifier sitting next to me who yells “your flasher is on” if I forget even for a few seconds. I’ve considered renting her out and will consider free delivery. ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 4:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turning-up-the-turn-signal-volume/156323/7 "2020-01-12T04:24:48Z")
My car alerts me if it thinks the turn signal has been left on too long, I guess your car does not have that feature, sorry to sound like Oscar the grouch, but maybe getting into the habit of regularly checking the instrument panel is the best way to go. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 1:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turning-up-the-turn-signal-volume/156323/8 "2020-01-12T13:20:42Z")
Bing- - I had one that read every speed limit sign out loud. ---
**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turning-up-the-turn-signal-volume/156323/9 "2020-01-12T15:41:56Z")
> [@Barkydog](#): > > but maybe getting into the habit of regularly checking the instrument panel is the best way to go. I agree, all those lights and needles are there for a reason. USE THEM ! Don’t be the idiot in the left lane with the right turn signal on for miles. Unless you live in Florida, this would be normal. ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turning-up-the-turn-signal-volume/156323/10 "2020-01-12T15:45:07Z")
On some cars the turn signal volume is adjustable. If so, it’s usually a dealer-programmed option. Ask your dealership. ---
**Author:** ![Honda-Blackbird](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/honda-blackbird/32/3159_2.png) [@Honda-Blackbird](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Honda-Blackbird)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turning-up-the-turn-signal-volume/156323/11 "2020-01-12T16:10:21Z")
I would go toward the visual side of the spectrum rather than trying to amplify a sound to indicate a turn signal. Definitely easier. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turning-up-the-turn-signal-volume/156323/12 "2020-01-12T16:37:54Z")
> [@PvtPublic](#): > > Don’t be the idiot in the left lane with the right turn signal on for miles. They are signaling for what is known as an… _eventual_… right turn. 🤪 ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turning-up-the-turn-signal-volume/156323/13 "2020-01-12T17:06:36Z")
> [@Turning up the turn signal volume](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turning-up-the-turn-signal-volume/156323): > > I have a hearing problem and the sound of the turn signal is so low I cannot hear it on the road, Is there anyway to increase the volume? I must have misread the OP’s question? Tester ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 6:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turning-up-the-turn-signal-volume/156323/14 "2020-01-12T18:26:07Z")
Is it an actual flasher unit in a can, plugged in somewhere under the dash? If so, it can be relocated to a place it can be better heard. Tester’s cup idea is a good one, too. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 7:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turning-up-the-turn-signal-volume/156323/15 "2020-01-12T19:05:23Z")
> [@Tester](#): > > I must have misread the OP’s question? Naw you read it right. It just seems to be a male thing to not be able to hear as we age. I’m not sure why, hunting, loud dances, Army, can plant, power tools, I dunno but if getting the wax out doesn’t help, I’ll be forced get those little battery operated things in my ear. In the meantime we’re just having a little fun for folks in the club and prefer email as long as the eyes hold out. ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 5:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turning-up-the-turn-signal-volume/156323/16 "2020-01-13T05:35:20Z")
I have had hearing problems for years. When all cars had flashers, they made after markrt flashers that were louder for people who cannot hear the factory one. I put one in my 87 Plymouth Caravelle. But I think most cars now use something other than an actual plug in flasher. ---
**Author:** ![dsl1981\_173735](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7bcc69/32.png) [@dsl1981\_173735](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dsl1981_173735)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2021, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turning-up-the-turn-signal-volume/156323/17 "2021-01-30T21:49:02Z")
Bing… I have the same amplification unit. Unfortunately, it is not always available… laughing: Don