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    4newsgroups
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    2000 malibu with noisey relay

    Anyone ever have a problem with an intermittent noisy/clicking (sound like)
    relay in the dash?

    On startup, it'll click for 20 or 30 seconds and then quit. Seems to be
    right behind the 4 way hazards switch.

    Thanks in advance.





  2. #2
    Russg
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    Re: 2000 malibu with noisey relay


    "4newsgroups" < 
    I haven't had that problem. But are you sure it
    isn't a stuck hazard switch? I don't know why it
    would stop. If you push the hazard switch, does
    it make the sound in question? Do the turn signal
    arrows blink? Probably not.
    Does the 'bong bong' sound work, like when you
    push the door lock button? Maybe it's the bong bong.



  3. #3
    Sharky
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    Re: 2000 malibu with noisey relay

    Yeah, my '98 'bu does the same thing. The 4 way flasher/turn signal relay
    sticks and it is quite obvious in my car because the turn indicators will
    continue to blink until it stops. It is quite annoying, but I'm sure if I
    replaced the relay, it would stop. I took the relay off at one point and
    sprayed it with contact cleaner, but it made no difference. Unless it
    starts sticking to the point where traffic behind me is confused and starts
    running into me, it can stay that way.

    Sharky


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    shaqtopz@aol.com
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    Re: 2000 malibu with noisey relay

    On Jul 16, 12:47*pm, "Sharky" <com> wrote: 

    Have you tried DeoxIT contact cleaner and rejuvenator. Sometimes
    contact cleaners just remove surface crud. DeoxIT dissolves oxidation
    and improves the connections. www.deoxit.com
    Mike

  5. #5
    doug
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    Re: 2000 malibu with noisey relay

    GM had a recall on Malibus of that era for a faulty flasher. I had it
    replaced by the dealer on my 2000 Malibu. I has received a letter from GM
    about the problem 6 months or so prior to when it acted up. BTW - the
    dealer's service department acted like thaey didn't know what I was talking
    about - until I showed them the letter!



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  6. #6
    Wes
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    Re: 2000 malibu with noisey relay

    Same problem, same fix.

    Get a copy of the recall from GM and don't take "no" for an answer at your
    dealer (actually, my local dealer was very accommodating). You could try all
    sorts of backyard mechanic fixes with varying degrees of success, but why
    not let the dealer replace the entire unit... for FREE!

    Good luck.

    W.

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  7. #7
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    Re: 2000 malibu with noisey relay

    When I read the first mention of a recall, I assumed it was a US recall.
    I'm in Canada, have owned the vehicle since new and I've never received a
    recall notice. Now I see you're in Nova Scotia and you've got the recall so
    I will check with the dealer.

    I did phone the dealer and they suggested it was probably the 4-way flasher
    relay and suggested I wait till the problem is constant. The guy suggested
    that it may be the signal switch assy, but probably is just the 4-way relay.

    Thanks, for the comments.




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  8. #8
    madmedix@gmail.com
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    Re: 2000 malibu with noisey relay

    The flasher relay is under recall. The dealer CAN NOT REFUSE. And yes,
    it is valid in Canada. If your dealer is obstinate, place a call to
    Transport Canada with the name of the goof that's giving you grief.
    I had a dealer do the same. Nothing gets action faster than a phone
    call from not only them, but the provincial ministry asking for that
    person by name and asking hard questions. My car was in the bay by 11
    the next morning, out by 2 that day with a full detailing for my
    trouble. That service manager doesn't work there anymore either.


 

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