I borrowed a friend's 1997 Toyota Tacoma and the turn signals are not working. Both the lights on the dash and the front and rear flashers do not work. I went to check the fuses but the cover plate with the diagram is missing so I wasn't sure which was which. I checked them all and all appeared to be OK.

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Try this before you pull the dash. Turn the ignition switch on, then, by hand, move the turn signal on an off slowly, while at the same time look under the dash. As the turn signal goes on and off each time you move the handle, you will be able to hear it click. Follow the click and you may find it is within reach without pulling the dash.
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Daniel Bockelman

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• Posted on Dec 31, 2008

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are your pads, shoes good and not worn to the metal. is the fluid level correct. check these before replacing sensors and other money wasting parts

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On each side of the Window (Could be at top or Bottom0 There are Small Slide on Wiring Connectors. Sometimes these Get Loose. I would start There.

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So other possible faults you may want to look at include: light control switch, headlight dimmer switch, and of course your bulbs if you haven't done so.

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Toyotas sometimes have multiple power wires coming off of the battery to fuse blocks. One of these wires may be broken. Electrical schematics are available on-line or in repair manuals. If you don't have one, go to the library and look in the repair manual section.