Re: Advice needed for weird turn signal problem...

So my car just developed the oddest problem. It has to do with the turn signals, but not the lights. It's the turn signal lever on the steering wheel. If I press it down to indicate a left turn it stays down and the signal stays on once the turn has been made and the wheels straightened out again. I have to manually switch it off. For a right turn I have just the opposite problem. When I push the lever up it won't stay in position. It snaps back down to the neutral "off" position so in order to keep the flasher on I have to hold it up. Any thoughts about what could be causing this? Is it a relatively easy fix, or something that needs to go to the garage?

You'll need a new stalk assembly, there is a tiny plastic rachet inside that has broken. The part is about $200 I think, and labor should be about an hour.

As a point of trivia, this assembly has a "993" part number...it's an old piece of crap from the parts bin.

So I take it this isn't an easy DIY job?

Happened on my 01 too. You have to get a whole new stalk assembly (about $200), and remove the steering wheel to replace it. Dealer will charge you about $300 for the whole job including parts. Ask me how I know.