Left turn signal stays on?
Hello,
I just solved this problem on a friend's car two days ago, however, it was the right turn signal...based on knowing the inner workings of the switch, I'll bet the fix is the same though. If you are not very mechanically inclined, replacing the switch would be the easiest solution. The part was going to cost 100 dollars locally, so I took apart the switch and fixed it. There are three phillips screws on the underside of the steering column. Remove these screws, pull down the wheel tilt lever and pop the plastic shell off from around the steering column. There are two screws that hold the turn signal/headlight switch on, remove these screws and remove the two electrical connectors from the switch assembly. On the front side of the switch assembly are two more phillips screws, remove these and snap the switch open...there are two plastic tabs that keep it together, be careful not to break the assembly or you will be buying the part. After you get it opened up, take out the actual lever that controls the signals, look down in the switch assembly where you see a white plastic block through a small slot in the shape of a quarter circle, most likely there is a black plastic peg snapped off inside there. Use a small pair of needlenose pliers to remove the peg. Look on the signal lever and you should be able to see where the peg snapped off of it. Go down to harbor freight and buy a kit of very small drill bits (four dollars, item number 94606) and a tube of super glue (sku number 42367). Take one of the small drill bits (I think I used the 1mm or the 1.2mm) and drill a hole in the center (underside) of the small snapped off peg (do not go all the way through, go 3/4 of the way through). Take the same bit and drill a hole in the lever where the peg was snapped off, again, go 3/4 of the way in, but not all the way. The plastic this is made out of is pretty hard, so drilling it might take a while...also, the bit is pretty small and may not fit into a drill (I had this problem, and so I just used my fingers to turn the bit...it took a while, but it works fine...patience!). Once you have both holes drilled, use a pair of side cutters to cut off the shank of the bit short enough to fit into the hole on the lever and allow the peg to fully seat onto the lever. After you are SURE it is short enough (but not too short, or the peg will just snap back off), use the super glue to glue it all together. Let it sit for ten minutes or so and put it all back together. This works great, costs about 6 bucks (much cheaper than replacing the whole part), and I would assume it is stronger than a brand new switch.
