Left Turn Signal failure
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Left Turn Signal failure Just the LEFT turn signal not blinking.
1. When left signal engaged, rear left tail light lights up and stays constant (but not blink). LEFT arrow on dashboard stays on but not blink.
2. Left front bulb is good. Daylight driving lights are fine.
3. Right turn signal works fine.
4. Checked under steering column, and there is only one SILVER fuse/relay and it makes the working clicking noise when the RIGHT signal is engaged.
5. Hazard signal works...blinks all lights and makes clicking noise.
6. Parking light works.
Does the tail light use one bulb for the turn, hazard & parking light?
Please help. Thanks.
1. When left signal engaged, rear left tail light lights up and stays constant (but not blink). LEFT arrow on dashboard stays on but not blink.
2. Left front bulb is good. Daylight driving lights are fine.
3. Right turn signal works fine.
4. Checked under steering column, and there is only one SILVER fuse/relay and it makes the working clicking noise when the RIGHT signal is engaged.
5. Hazard signal works...blinks all lights and makes clicking noise.
6. Parking light works.
Does the tail light use one bulb for the turn, hazard & parking light?
Please help. Thanks.
One bulb for all of them. It's orange and easy to get to. There's a little trap door that takes two bolts to open. Might wanna check the bulb and the housing to see if you've got some moisture in there causing the problem. That's the easiest fix - get a new bulb and some bulb grease and replace. Other than that, I don't know. You might have a short somewhere. Front and rear light housing are prone to moisture in alot of these vehicles though. If the rear one on the left looks dimmer than the one on the right you've definitely got some moisture in there.
If this is for a Firebird, a couple of things to note:
First, you have multiple bulbs in the rear on each side. I don't remember whether it is 2 or 3, but they all have to work for the turn signal to work.
Second, each bulb has 2 elements, a bright one that doubles for the flasher and brake light, and a dim one that is for the taillight. You need to have someone check whether the flasher is trying to use the bright element in each bulb or the dim element. A similar setup is up front, a dim element for the running light and a bright element for the flasher.
The flasher requires a certain current draw and if it is not enough, it will not blink. The same flasher is used for the turn signals and and hazards, so the hazards will almost always work even if some bulbs are out or miswired.
First, you have multiple bulbs in the rear on each side. I don't remember whether it is 2 or 3, but they all have to work for the turn signal to work.
Second, each bulb has 2 elements, a bright one that doubles for the flasher and brake light, and a dim one that is for the taillight. You need to have someone check whether the flasher is trying to use the bright element in each bulb or the dim element. A similar setup is up front, a dim element for the running light and a bright element for the flasher.
The flasher requires a certain current draw and if it is not enough, it will not blink. The same flasher is used for the turn signals and and hazards, so the hazards will almost always work even if some bulbs are out or miswired.
