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lukskywalker
07-25-2006, 07:33 PM
Ok Guys, Heres another mystery question. This is a problem that just started a few days ago. My RS turn signal indictor (on the dash) stays on when the lights are turned on (it doesnt flash when its in the middle position). When I turn my lights off the turn signal indicator turns off. I replaced the flasher thinking that was the issue. Ground issue ???
SE2000
07-25-2006, 08:54 PM
Check your sockets for bad grounds.
lukskywalker
07-25-2006, 08:58 PM
Do you mean battery sockets or the sockets that the turn signal switch connect to???

As for checking ground, how would someone do this, multimeter on the ground of the switch and the other lead on some part of the chassis??
Matt95GT
07-26-2006, 09:39 AM
Wiggle the hazard switch a few times... that combo switch is a problem that often results in many signal/headlight gremlins.
lukskywalker
07-26-2006, 11:13 AM
OK I WILL DO THAT. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE SOMEONE MIGHT GET A SWITCH OTHER THEN THE DEALER OR EBAY TO WHERE THEY WILL ARM AND LEG YA. WAS THINKING OF CALLING THE LOCAL JUNK YARD.
Matt95GT
07-26-2006, 11:41 AM
www.gmpartsdirect.com

Buy it new... it's not worth the labor to change it when the junkyard one fails a year later. Even the new ones suck... my brand new replacement is starting to wear after only 3 years of use.

Try the wiggling and otherwise playing with the hazard slider first... cause it could be another wiring issue too. Usually after a few minutes of messing with it, it'll work for a long enough to see if the problem is the combo switch contacts.
lukskywalker
07-26-2006, 07:08 PM
Well I tryed everything and even unplugged the connecters for the signal and it still does it. Even tryed to wiggle the switch and nothing changed.
Matt95GT
07-27-2006, 09:23 AM
Ok, sounds like it may be problem elsewhere... like a bulb connector that's shorting the signal and parking light wires together.

Here... someone else scanned this to discuss signal/parking light wiring before... it may be of some help:
http://fazeshift.org/pics/albums/userpics/10001/wiring.jpg
lukskywalker
07-27-2006, 05:52 PM
Got her fixed. Checked all of my lights and sue enough, there was one little rascal not working as the othere. Replaced and wala.. Everthing working right. Thx everyone for helping me and sterring me in the right direction.