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: Why dont my blinkers blink


Hot 67'
Mar 13th, 09, 1:06 PM
They come on but dont blink. And i lost my trunk key so i wont be able to get into the trunk yet. Hazards work fine. Any ideas?

webfoot
Mar 13th, 09, 1:08 PM
There is a separate relay for the blinkers, the other one could be missing/defective.

ssal396
Mar 13th, 09, 1:36 PM
Might want to check the flasher fluid too ;):D

dpvoiceguy
Mar 13th, 09, 4:30 PM
Most obvious things I'd check:
1. Flasher Unit on the fuse block
2. Fuses
3. Look for bad ground somewhere in the system. Much more troublesome to hunt down, but sooo many electrical gremlins stem from bad grounds.

John D
Mar 13th, 09, 5:00 PM
Dammit... beat me to the "blinker fluid refill"....

If the hazards work, you can be about 90% confident that the bulbs, wiring, and grounds are OK (from the column area/connector "out" the two circuits share the same wiring).

As said, the 1st thing to check would be the turn signal flasher. It may be buried up under the dash (I though the fuse block flasher was for hazards). It'll look identical to the one in the fuseblock. If you don't have a spare, you can interchange the two for testing.

frankiblu
Mar 14th, 09, 10:56 AM
check the bulbs

Dean
Mar 14th, 09, 12:51 PM
check the bulbs

"Hazards work fine" = bulbs not the problem.

Most likely a bad flasher like john D said.
(Not the one on the fuse block, that one is for the hazards)

Sorry for the "NO HELP" joke post, :(