Intermittent turn signal woe
 

got the weirdest thing yesterday

as i went to make a turn, i pulled the indicator stalk and didn't see the turn signal flash

i thought it was no big thing....so along the highway (it was night and no cars around) i began to indicate left turn, right turn, etc

the signal would only flash every once in awhile, sometimes it would delay in turning on, sometimes not turn on at all, other times work just fine

so i did a search on the forum and only found posts for the older models and not the w124.....from the older posts.....members had advised to check the fuses, see if the hazard lights would work also

since mine is intermittent i don't know where to start, checked this morning and everything seemed to be working fine

my main concern is driving, signalling, and i cause an accident or caused by me because i'm thinking my signal is working when it wasn't

so if anybody has a clue to were to start, i'd sure like to hear from you

thank you,
reny

PS sorry for the long winded tale

Can you give us more info about your 124 vehicle what year & what model ?

same problem here
 

Hello reny,

Reading your post reminded me that my intermittent flashing has not happened in about a year now.. I had forgotten all about the problem. Mine is the "older" model 123 but I know my problem is in the turn signal switch in the steering column and I need to replace it. I think it's called a "multi-switch" or something like that.. don't have manual handy.

94 e420
 

I have had the very same experience a few times with my car. The turn signals just appear to be non-operable. It has always started working again without any intervention. I have been "miffed" but it as well but since it has only been very temporary have not done anything about it.

Chad

my car is the 94 e320

well this intermittent thing is more frequent now

driving from DC to NJ today was kind of hair raising at times, its always pretty congested so changing lanes was a nightmare as i never knew if the signal would indicate or not

i did remember to check if the hazards worked when the turn signals were working and they don't work either when the problem happens

i hope i'm as lucky as Chad and i doesn't happen again, but it failing pretty frequently in the last 2 days does worry me

'nellotare' how much was that switch u had to replace ?

-Ren

PS thanks for the response

called Combination Switch and I haven't replaced mine.. need to. I know it's the switch on mine because wipers don't always work right and when I dim/brighten headlamps.. they might go completely out until I wiggle the switch again.

Fastlane has it for $135.63

http://img.eautopartscatalog.com/live/P301012285.JPG


Performance Products has "Turn Signal Switch" for $101.25

mine is 123 chassis

damn that pretty expensive !

good news....for the past 2 days its been working fine :-)

my windshield wasn't so lucky, a SUV kicked up a tire that was in the middle of the road and gave my windshield a nice smack...

none the less thanks for letting me know the part name

ren

Check for a poor, oxidized connection at the fuse. This was all that was wrong with mine, same exact symptoms as yours. Unfortunatley, I replaced the relay first. Clean all your fuses and retainers with emory cloth.

i know this is an old post and i should of fixed it by now but i haven't had a problem with this problem until recently

so my I cleaned all the fuses and such in the fall and it was fine again

then just randomly ooking through the Mercedes Benz E-Class Owners Bible I came upon what might be troubling my car

seems that relay in position H is what's causing all the problems

it controls the Turn Signal, Heated Rear Window, Hazard Lights, and the Wiper Motor....wow all the things that don't work from time to time :eek:

good thing is that FastLane has it for like $80 part # P2020-32725

so recap of what to change (if looking at ur engine bay)

if u go to ur Main Relay Panel (behind the Main Fuse Panel) the relay in question is the middle front one (closest to the front) also its one of the biggest one in the middle row