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Car Forum / Subaru Cars / September 200699 Legacy - turn signal noise (ignition OFF)
I have a 1999 Legacy L sedan 4dr (not Outback) which started making turn signal or flasher noises (like the turn signal is actuated, but the ignition switch is OFF and the car is in park). Anyone ever heard of this, or know the fix or workaround? > I have a 1999 Legacy L sedan 4dr (not Outback) which started making > turn signal or flasher noises (like the turn signal is actuated, but > the ignition switch is OFF and the car is in park). > > Anyone ever heard of this, or know the fix or workaround? So wait... when it makes that noise, is a turn signal turned on? Or is the car just sitting there with EVERYTHING turned off? The car is parked, neither the flashers nor the turn signal switch is activated, and the key is NOT in the ignition switch. It would make random flasher or turn signal noises at uneven intervals and irregular periods of time while driving, and for a short period (a few minutes) after the car is turned-off & the ignition key is removed. I heard it one time about 1 year ago, and then again this morning, and not anytime in between since the last time. No maintenance was recently done, and the flashers & turn signals work normally, and it's not related to acceleration, turning, braking etc. but is completely random. I drove the car 3 times today and only heard it in the AM. The last time it was in the PM. I don't get it, but it's really hard to fix intermittent problems. Anybody every heard of this? =========================================== >> I have a 1999 Legacy L sedan 4dr (not Outback) which started making >> turn signal or flasher noises (like the turn signal is actuated, but [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >So wait... when it makes that noise, is a turn signal turned on? Or is >the car just sitting there with EVERYTHING turned off? In article <tr5mh2dbodqot951ra2roclcee4mfkcfft@ 4ax.com>, aaa@bbb.com says... > The car is parked, neither the flashers nor the turn signal switch is > activated, and the key is NOT in the ignition switch. It would make > random flasher or turn signal noises at uneven intervals and irregular > periods of time while driving, and for a short period (a few minutes) > after the car is turned-off & the ignition key is removed. Might be an under-dash relay clicking on and off. Any problems with your battery running flat? Any problem at all, that occurs when it's doing this? If not...and you've noticed it over several years...sounds like something you can just leave be. >In article <tr5mh2dbodqot951ra2roclcee4mfkcfft@ >4ax.com>, aaa@bbb.com says... [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Might be an under-dash relay clicking on and off. THAT SOUNDS LIKE A VERY PLAUSIBLE POSSIBILITY >Any problems with your battery running flat? NOPE... BRAND NEW ALTERNATOR TOO. >Any problem at all, that occurs when it's doing >this? NOT THAT I CAN NOTICE, BUT IT HAPPENS SO SELDOM THAT I CAN'T REALLY TELL IF ANYTHING IS DISABLED WHEN IT IS HAPPENING. >If not...and you've noticed it over several >years...sounds like something you can just leave >be. I WOULD LET IT BE, BUT IT'S THE CAR THAT MY WIFE DRIVES, AND SHE GETS ALL FREAKED OUT WHEN IT HAPPENS. THE PROBLEM WITH INTERMITTENT (UNKNOWN) TROUBLE IS THAT IT'S HARD TO FIX SOMETHING WHEN IT NOT COMPLETELY BROKE. I JUST NEED TO WAIT UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN TO TRY TO ISOLATE IT. - Where is the noise coming from? Does it sound like its coming from inside the dashboard, or from the engine bay? - Is it clicking that is identical to the flasher sound, or just clicking? If it's identical to the flasher sound... it's probably some sort of relay, maybe there is a short somewhere... hard to tell. If it's just clicking, it might be just your engine cooling down/heating up (metal expanding/contracting), but you probably wouldn't hear it while you're driving. > The car is parked, neither the flashers nor the turn signal switch is > activated, and the key is NOT in the ignition switch. It would make [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > >So wait... when it makes that noise, is a turn signal turned on? Or is > >the car just sitting there with EVERYTHING turned off? >- Where is the noise coming from? Does it sound like its coming from >inside the dashboard, or from the engine bay? THE DASHBOARD AREA, NOT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT >- Is it clicking that is identical to the flasher sound, or just >clicking? THE CLICKING SOUND IS IDENTICAL TO THE TURN SIGNAL OR FLASHER SOUNDS, BUT NOT THE RYHYM & FREQUENCY OF THE FLASHER SOUND. >If it's identical to the flasher sound... it's probably some sort of >relay, maybe there is a short somewhere... hard to tell. YEP.. I MIGHT CHANGE OUT THE FLASHERS AND SEE IF I STILL HAVE THE SAME RECURRENCE. >If it's just clicking, it might be just your engine cooling >down/heating up (metal expanding/contracting), but you probably >wouldn't hear it while you're driving. IT'S DEFINITELY AN ELECTRICAL SYMPTOM/SOUND. THE PROBLEM WITH INTERMITTENT (UNKNOWN) TROUBLE IS THAT IT'S HARD TO FIX SOMETHING WHEN IT NOT COMPLETELY BROKE. I JUST NEED TO WAIT UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN TO TRY TO ISOLATE IT. >> The car is parked, neither the flashers nor the turn signal switch is >> activated, and the key is NOT in the ignition switch. It would make [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >> >So wait... when it makes that noise, is a turn signal turned on? Or is >> >the car just sitting there with EVERYTHING turned off? |
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