Indicator problems.

[ibiza_cupra_r]

Evening all,
i am requiring a bit of assistance with the misus cupra(again) when you indicate right the relay clicks very quickly but the light on dash does not flash, if you turn the wheel a little it then clicks slower and the light flashes and indicators work fine..
any ideas on how to sort this ??

Many thanks in advance

 

[GlanzaV]

I'm having the exact(ish) same problem mate -- When I have the steering wheel turned slightly right when Indicating (changing lane for example) the indicator will click very fast (as if a bulb is out) the light on the dash won't flash and neither do the indicators. But other times it works fine??

I was thinking it was a contact problem perhaps?

 

[Ibiza125]

You will need a new indicator stalk/switch. Same was happening with me, but my problem was worse and it just clicked quickly all the time, and actually was about to catch fire before I pulled the fuse out!

So my advice would be to get a replacement. I got one from the scrappies for £30, but they are only around £55 new from the stealers.

 

[ibiza_cupra_r]

thanks, wil be purchasing one of them today as she is driving me mad going on about it..

 

[kirsti.c]

do i have the same problem? mine works sometimes as above, i changed the bulb and it made no difference. my mate had a very quick look at it and thought it may be a bit of corrosion so sprayed som wd40 on it, this was a quick fix but it now only works when it wants again

 

[GlanzaV]

I might pop off the steering cowling and have a look if it's worth just cleaning up the contacts first of all?

Also (this might be related) I can just dip the indicator down to do a quick flash of the left indicator but I have to actually click the indicator on to get the right indicator to flash? Think this is related?

 

[kirsti.c]

mine is the same, i can dip the left and it works but not the right. its really begining to annoy me, prob other road users too lol.

 

[ibiza_cupra_r]

think i may have started somthing here, i wil get a new stalk and see if it cures the problem and update you all as soon as i know..
chers

 

[kirsti.c]

yeah that would be good, thank you

 

[Ibiza125]

I might pop off the steering cowling and have a look if it's worth just cleaning up the contacts first of all?

Also (this might be related) I can just dip the indicator down to do a quick flash of the left indicator but I have to actually click the indicator on to get the right indicator to flash? Think this is related?

I would just get a whole new unit, as it's very fiddly to get the unit apart. But then if you just want to clean the contacts then you don't have to I suppose...

 

[Smithy]

You will need a new indicator stalk/switch. Same was happening with me, but my problem was worse and it just clicked quickly all the time, and actually was about to catch fire before I pulled the fuse out!

So my advice would be to get a replacement. I got one from the scrappies for £30, but they are only around £55 new from the stealers.

I'm having the same trouble at the mo, what's this about fire? (re-read - I guess that's because it was on ALL the time as opposed to just turning left or right)

Where are the contacts I'd need to clean up, I think this is quite good to try first.

 

[Smithy]

After messing around a little bit more, I've found that I only get the rapid clicking if I indicate left but the stalk doesn't sit at exactly the correct down position. If a couple of mm loose of the full down position, that's when I get the fault. Not completely broken, just one new stalk I imagine.

 

[Ibiza125]

After messing around a little bit more, I've found that I only get the rapid clicking if I indicate left but the stalk doesn't sit at exactly the correct down position. If a couple of mm loose of the full down position, that's when I get the fault. Not completely broken, just one new stalk I imagine.

Yeh mine started off by just doing that, then it completly broke. They aren't too expensive if you go onto 1stspares.co.uk and get one there