First off, many thanks to this community. I've been lurking for a bit to try and inform myself on the topic's created and get an idea of what I may be confronting during the lifecycle of my 2002 2WD Manual Sportage.
I bought it used with about 40k miles in good shape with a lot of the hoses and fluids replaced. So far it's served me well despite some of the known issues mentioned here such as the fuel smell.
My biggest issue with this car however is that my turn signals do not work and this is proving very dangerous. Hand signals only go so far and frankly it makes me feel like a tool dangling my arm out the side window to try and indicate a left turn, I cant even bring myself to do the right hand turn salute. I have replaced the fuse several times and this makes the turn signals work for a few minutes and then BAM they are gone again.
I know there is a trend of electrical issues with this model, and I believe that is obviously part of the cause even though my hazard lights work flawlessly. I would greatly appreciate any advice on how to troubleshoot this problem.
I bought it used with about 40k miles in good shape with a lot of the hoses and fluids replaced. So far it's served me well despite some of the known issues mentioned here such as the fuel smell.
My biggest issue with this car however is that my turn signals do not work and this is proving very dangerous. Hand signals only go so far and frankly it makes me feel like a tool dangling my arm out the side window to try and indicate a left turn, I cant even bring myself to do the right hand turn salute. I have replaced the fuse several times and this makes the turn signals work for a few minutes and then BAM they are gone again.
I know there is a trend of electrical issues with this model, and I believe that is obviously part of the cause even though my hazard lights work flawlessly. I would greatly appreciate any advice on how to troubleshoot this problem.