Indicators don't work, fuse keeps blowing!

Hello!
My indicators have recently stopped working.. When I indicate left or right, the indicator LED comes on, but not flashing, just constant. The indicators themselves do not come on.
When I try to indicate, fuse 19 blows.. The hazards are also fully working.

Thanks to anyone who can help

check the blue/black wire is still connected to the hazard switch, if it is follow it back to the fusebox looking for shorts and dodgy wire tapping.

make sure all the bulbs are ok too, the fact it blows when indicatign either way though indicates (see what i did there) that the issue is wiring rather than a bulb unless somehow you have 2 bulbs on opposite sides of car gone bad at the same time

Must've been a loose wire behind the dash, I took it apart again to sort my clock grounds, and when I re-assembled and replaced fuse 19 for the 4th time, the indicators worked!
Thanks for your help!

Hey guys, mine is exactly the same except they work when the engine is cold but once hot they stop working!!??
Literally, I can switch the engine off and leave it to cool down then try them and they work! No blown fuses.

Any ideas would be really helpful as I'm getting a lot of horns blown at me for not indicating!

I've already replaced the Hazard switch with no luck. Could it be the relay?

Mike

gotta be switch or relay, but check the condition of the wiring in general and the fuse + fusebox

Hi all. My first post here.

I have a 91 Cabriolet, and I'm having the exact same issue as the OP. I am having some real problems reaching the top of the fuse box however, since it sits behind the kneebar behind the lower dash cover. Fuse 19 is at the top correct? I have to sit on the ground at an awkward angle to even get a decent look at it.

What is the correct way to reach the fuse box? Loosen the screw on the bottom, and then pull it down?

Any help is greatly appreciated!

I would leave the fuse box where it is only remove it if you need to get to the back of it. The wires are probably 20years old and there's a lot of them behind the fuse box.  They are a pain to get to, I kneel on the floor with the door wide open and bend into the car if you are doing major stuff you can take the seat out. 

Ok good to know. And fuse 19 is on the top-left correct?

Actually, I bit the bullet and took a good look at the fuse box, and there is no fuse on the top-left, so I must have a different fuse box than the one I have seen in diagrams.

Mine has configuration like:

R = Relay, F = Fuse

R1    R2    R3   R4     R5    R6
R7    R8    R9   R10   R11  R12
F1 F2 F3 …….  F19 F20 F21 F22


Fuse 19 is supposed to be the one that controls the indicators, but this fuse is fine. I tested it with a continuity check on my multimeter.

fuse 19 is on the bottom, as per the pic in the sticky thread. if your fuses are on the top your fusebox is in upside down

check the black/blue wire to the hazard switch, it should have ignition live feed

rubjonny said

fuse 19 is on the bottom, as per the pic in the sticky thread. if your fuses are on the top your fusebox is in upside down

check the black/blue wire to the hazard switch, it should have ignition live feed

Of course, I saw the sticky after I made that post  

I will check the black/blue wire, thanks for that tip. By the way: why do I only have 3-4 fuses in my fuse box? Most things seem to be wokring fine, but shouldn't all the fuses be there?

they should rpetty much all be in there, you may have 1 or 2 empty slots but certainly you need more then 4! see the sticky for a list of all the fuses plus the ratings of each

rubjonny said

they should rpetty much all be in there, you may have 1 or 2 empty slots but certainly you need more then 4! see the sticky for a list of all the fuses plus the ratings of each

So it turned out I had fuses there, but they looked totally different from the ones I bought. Changed them all out to be certain.

I opened the cover by the hazard light and pried out the switch for the hazard and the one above it. I must have shook something loose because the indicators started working as soon as I took out the hazard switch.

Thanks for the help!

Micky22 said

Hey guys, mine is exactly the same except they work when the engine is cold but once hot they stop working!!??
Literally, I can switch the engine off and leave it to cool down then try them and they work! No blown fuses.

Any ideas would be really helpful as I'm getting a lot of horns blown at me for not indicating!

I've already replaced the Hazard switch with no luck. Could it be the relay?

Mike

Now Sorted, new relay was required.