Offside Indicators Sticking!

[musicman]

I have an S reg 2.3 ghia Galaxy.

 

Occasionaly the offside indicators stick on, the front, side, rear and the light on the dash just stay on solid and i have to spend a minute or two turning ignition/lights/indicators and hazards on and off repeatedly to get things back to normal, this is also something i can't do when driving obviously, i do a lot of motorway driving and whilst i am sometimes fortunate that i can just play with the indicators left, right, left, right and it clears, quite often i have to stop and spend a couple of minutes messing around with them to get things normal again.

 

Someone told me it could be either the stalks or the relay but i have my doubts it's the stalk as it seems to move and 'click' just like normal, also sometimes when i park (without having indicated) i lock the car and this also happens, the whole offside indicators just stay on - along with the right hand indicator light on the dash!

 

With this in mind i guess it could be the relay??? if so, where do i find this relay? under the dash or in the engine bay? and how much would it cost for a new one?

 

Also am i missing something? Could it be something other than the stalk or relay? I'm at a loss..

 

Any help would be greatly apreciated, thankyou,

 

Musicman.

[mk2vr6]

IIRC there are two relays for the indicators, so in that case swap them around and see if the other side sticks? if it does there's you problem?

[musicman]

ahh thankyou i never new that, i will try that, any idea where they are situated?

[skippy 2]

ahh thankyou i never new that, i will try that, any idea where they are situated?

Turn on the indicator you can usually hear them clicking I think they are in the dash somewhere happy hunting!!

[musicman]

would a haynes manual tell me where they are do you think?

[mk2vr6]

yes, and they are in the fuse panel under the dash, switch on the ignition, flick the idicator stalk up or down and listen/feel for the noise........