Howdy Volvo enthusiasts!
I’ve got a 1986 Volvo 740 GLE, and over the past week my turn signals have been giving me some issues. When I engage either the left or right turn signal, it will flash 3-5 times and then cut out. I have removed the turn signal relay and cleaned off the contacts, but the issue still occurs. Does anyone know if it’s just a bad relay or is the issue deeper than that?

 

Since you get a few flashes, that tells me you are getting power to the relay. Does it behave any differently if you hold the stalk down? Same issue when you hit the hazard switch? If so, I'd say its time to replace the relay.

 

I was able to get continuous flashing if I held the relay switch down with my finger, sometimes I would have to wiggle it a little. I ended up replacing the switch and things are back to normal!