20OMZ

Can any one please tell me why my indicators dont work, but when i put my hazards on they work perfectly...... it is very weird and i hope it isn't any thing to bad

macklum

sounds like the relay for the turn signals or the signal arm pin is broken . .I believe the flashers use a seperate relay circut .

20OMZ

ok, i dont think the pim is broken, the arm still clicks, but there is no action after that, im going to check out the circuit and see if the indercater fuss hasn't burnt he he. thanks for your info, im still searching so any more information would be greatly appriciated...

yellowdragon

My S10 used one flasher for the turn blinkers and another for the hazards...

Maybe the Protege uses the same system and you just need to replace a $5 flasher... :-)

20OMZ

hey man, what's a flasher?? is that a fancy name for some thing, i hope that is the problem. i just spent ages checking all my fuses and wiring but the blinkers still arn't working

yellowdragon

Hi... In this case, a flasher is an electrical module that makes your signal lights blink.

In the S10, it was located in the fuse box compartment. It was a cylinder about 2 1/2 inches tall.

It started failing by blinking the signals erratically until one day it just died. Only took $5 in parts and 30 seconds to replace :-)

I guess in the Protege, it would be located in the same general area.

If your hazards work but not your turn signals, I'm pretty sure it is the flasher module that has failed.

Farsyde

i dont think proteges use the flasher your talking about, they use relays and fuses. On my '99 their are 2 bulbs in the turn signals, one for always on (running/parking lights) and one for blinking. When you turn on the turn signal i trips a separate relay for each side of the car but a single relay blinks both signals for the hazards. Open up the fuse box in the engine and listen to the relays to see if they are clicking on and off and compare that to the picture on the fuse box cover. Whichever isn't clicking is the problem. Also chack the fuses for the blinkers and the running lights. The relays cost about 2.99 and the fuses about 2.50 for like 20.

JJB

on the '02 Proteges it looks like the flashers and turn signals are controlled in one module (Flasher Control Module) located under the dash. If the 4 way flashers are working and the turn signals are not it might indicate something with the turn signal stalk. I would check the connections from it to the module.

kcbhiw

Have you checked to see that any of you signal lamps are burned out? A lot of times, this can be the root of the problem.

Mark_02DX

Are you sure it's not still the old "silver can" blinker relays? You can get those anywhere for next to nothing. And there's usually 2 of them, 1 for the hazards and 1 for the blinkers.

Maxx Mazda

He said the hazards work, so eveidently not...

20OMZ

Hey protege members......

I got the problem fixed thanks to you guys for helping me out.. C this forum is the best he he... i found i that it was a fuse, but the fuse wasn't blown, i dont know what was wrong with it, i brought a energy meter and i put it on an fuss for the dash and it didn't flash, i replaced it and now every thing is back to normal.

yellowdragon

Glad to know that!

Maxx Mazda

Sweet man, glad to hear it's all fixed!

20OMZ

thanx guys