I have a Suzuki Vitara and when i was driving to work the other day my indicators suddenly stopped working. Once at work i checked my fuse and sure enough it had blown. i replaced it and as soon as i turn the ignition on it blows straight away! even when i changed it to a 20amp fuse! ( i know i shouldn't of but thats all i had)
I have checked all the bulbs and the hazards work fine.
Does anyone know what to check next. I have no money to pay an auto electrician so will have to try fix myself somehow !
Haynes manual doesnt help me much either!
2007-08-20 06:25:20 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
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2007-08-20 06:33:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Check your car manual in your car glove box on passenger side dash board. It should tell you which fuse goes where and how much watts. If it is constantly keeps blown away, then you have a power problem what ever that fuse is for. I suspect a short circuit some where in the electrical wires or some thing is overloading the power to the fuse. Maybe have your alternator checked for power voltage, and your battery too. It's best to have a Mechanic look at it for safety reasons. If you can't afford one, then take a different type of transportation to get where your going until you save enough to have it fixed. or simply buy a new car that is not imported. Good luck.
2007-08-20 06:42:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Sounds like the wire from the fuse to the indicator stalk is shorting, if it was the relay or after that the fuse would blow when the hazards were engaged. You will need to find the wire that goes from the fuse-box to the indicator stalk and also check the indicator stalk for faults.
2007-08-21 19:08:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A short in the flasher unit.
This bit is an explanation:
When you turn on the ignition it puts power to the flasher unit but the indicators don't normally work because they aren't selected. As soon as you select an indicator the path to earth is through the selected indicator's bulbs and the resistance of the bulb is sufficient to prevent the fuse blowing. If the fuse blows as soon as power is supplied to the flasher unit, it suggests either a fault in the flasher unit or the wiring to it.
2007-08-20 06:38:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
This is odd but lets see if we can't get to the bottom of it. Now the fuse blows soon as you turn the key on without the indicater switch being activated? That's what strikes me odd, as the signal circuit is out of the loop at that point. However if it blows soon as you hit the indicater you may have a short in the flasher unit itself, which is relatively cheap to buy at a auto parts store. Please be a bit more specific and I may be able to help more.
2007-08-20 06:40:00 · answer #5 · answered by fisheyesrgood 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A very simple and quick test is to connect a live(+) pos wire from the battery to the two terminals on the flasher unit (usually a square can ) one of the terminals will do nothing but the other terminal will light the indicators on the side, left or right, you select on the column stalk.NOTE they will not flash but will light up if everything is o.k. with the basic circuit, if the test wire starts to melt, you have problems with the wiring circuit. Crude but positive test, as long as you do not repeat it and burn your wiring loom out.
2007-08-26 12:17:20 · answer #6 · answered by wisernow 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
could be a short in a wire somewhere. Good luck coz electrical shorts and that kind of thing can be a real pain to troubleshoot. Sorry to say it but prolly a decent auto electrical guy is your only hope.
2007-08-25 18:29:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the fact that the hazards work but the signals blow the fuse points to a flasher unit or relay in that circuit.
BUT it could be harder than that like a wiring short.
2007-08-20 07:50:58 · answer #8 · answered by Bill R 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
do u have a trailer plug ? if soo check conections , it sounds like a short , bair wire somewere touching...
2007-08-25 00:57:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have a short or more common name an earth,find it or you will blow them when you turn on the electricity
2007-08-23 09:09:33 · answer #10 · answered by Tam 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋