My wife reported a regular clicking noise coming for underneath the dash. It was intermmitent in nature - it would come and go. It was not dependent on temperature or on how long the car had been running.

I finally traced it to the electronic flasher for the turn signal/4-way flasher. Without the turn signal being actuated or the 4-way flasher being actuated, the flasher would click at random times.

I replaced the flasher, but still have the problem. I wonder if the turn signal switch could have a high resistance leakage path that could be just enough to load the flasher down enough to cause it to flash.

Any thoughts?

Thanks.

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Tom Evans
69 280SE 91K (wish I still had it)
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78 300D 134K
78 300D 185K
81 300SD 301K (still have)
82 300SD 321K (still have)
84 300D 268K
84 6.2 Diesel GMC Suburban 225K (a whole different story!)

I don't know if a bad turn-signal bulb connection could cause this, or a bad ground at the lights, but would start there.

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