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Old Nov 16, 2002 | 08:45 AM
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I think I'm losing my mind, but on my way to work this am I used my turn signals and noticed they make NO noise whatsoever in either direction. Are they supposed to make a clicking sound when they are on? I thought they did (up until today). Will someone please go check their Z and let me know. Looks like one more thing on the list of fixes for my first oil change.

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Old Nov 16, 2002 | 08:50 AM
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Funny you mention this - they ARE supposed to make noise- it's a click sound - actually it sounds different that the "click" in most other cars (kinda crappy I think- high pitch...), not unlike the click in the new Altima.

Anyway - my signal "click" stopped working for about 20 minutes - and then worked again - I don't know what caused this, or what the fix was... pretty odd.... I bet others have experienced the same thing.

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Old Nov 16, 2002 | 10:25 AM
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yup, mines fine. any chance maybe its tied into nav or something? maybe your nav was doing something, if you even have nav.

and I like the sound, its more mellow instead of the ussual click click click. this one sounds softer.
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Old Nov 16, 2002 | 12:44 PM
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Mine has always made the noise. Actually, I like the noise as it's a bit different from those I've heard on other cars.
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Old Nov 16, 2002 | 12:57 PM
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Mine (the clicking sound) disappears periodically. It's just one of those things that's not important enough to let the dealer near my car to fix.

Glad it's not just me.
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Old Nov 16, 2002 | 01:19 PM
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I'm sure it's just a defective clicker. Easily replaced.
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Old Nov 17, 2002 | 10:08 AM
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Left work last night and it "clicked" again. Went to work this am and no click. Left my blinker on at an intersection like a dumb-*** (because I had no click). Worth fixing? IF its an easy fix. It seems like problems like this usually take forever to fix. Anyone with this same problem had it looked at by your trusty dealership?
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Old Nov 17, 2002 | 11:04 AM
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Originally posted by Intrepid
I'm sure it's just a defective clicker. Easily replaced.
Actually, no. This isn't a simple clicker. This is part of the onboard computer system.

A friend of mine has an unrelated car, a Dodge Intrepid. The left clicker stopped. He took it in and they told him the entire computer system was failing in that area. $400 repair for the clicker.

The Z supposedly uses the computer system for the clicker as well.
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Old Nov 17, 2002 | 11:16 AM
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That's funny. It's one of the first things we noticed when we drove off from the dealership.

But I don't think it is a noise. Rather it is a sound. It is pleasant, actually. I find myself using the blinker on every turn cause i really like the sound.
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Old Nov 17, 2002 | 01:32 PM
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You guys do know the sound generated is through a small speaker, right?

It's monophonic... so any other sound like beeping gets priority over the turn signal click.

I noticed this while turning on the hazard lights with headlight warning beep on.
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Old Nov 17, 2002 | 03:24 PM
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I hope mine breaks too. It's not that it bothers me, but I don't need it.
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Old Nov 17, 2002 | 03:55 PM
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You can hear the click on a cell phone call, its LOUD!!
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Old Nov 22, 2002 | 07:52 PM
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I was looking for a volume **** on my turn signal just today - it clicked at first, then no click this afternoon, now the click is back this evening.
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Old Apr 25, 2003 | 09:45 AM
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I got my blinker fixed last week because it was sometimes making the clicking noise and sometimes just silent. The fix under warranty (of course) was about $600. Well, this week the blinker still doesn't click. Has anyone else tried to get this fixed?
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