I'm having some serious problems with my signal lights. Whenever i turn my flashers on all of my lights work except for the one back rear light. Whenever i turn the flashers off and try to use the signal lights reguarly they do not work. whenever i turn my headlights on, both of the signals on my display light up. If i turn the right on, the right light goes out, but the light doesnt blink. THe light is on from the outside, but its not flashing on the display or the bulb. Whenever i turn the left signal light on nothing happens at all. What could be the problem. Im pretty sure that i've changed the flasher a while ago, but it still hasnt fixed the problem.

11/8/2005 5:43:41 PM

It sounds like there are some bulbs burned out.

11/8/2005 6:08:48 PM

yep, if you have one or more bulbs out in the turn signal circuits, they'll do crazy ass shit like that. Check 'em all, and you might want to check any related fuses.

11/8/2005 6:50:17 PM

suspect a faulty bulb, even if it appears to be working normally, remove it and look closely at the fillament(s)

11/8/2005 8:06:26 PM

faulty relay.

11/8/2005 8:15:07 PM

$5 says that it ISNT a relay or flasher.

11/8/2005 8:23:10 PM

possible bad ground in the circuit?

11/8/2005 8:26:41 PM

Quote :

"$5 says that it ISNT a relay or flasher."

well, i was going to say the right rear bulb was out until he threw this in there.

Quote :

"Whenever i turn the left signal light on nothing happens at all."

11/8/2005 9:01:02 PM

ok, two things to ponder:

1) exactly what relay would cause this problem?

2) what if his peice of shit has 2 faulty bulbs?

11/8/2005 9:14:28 PM

sorry for the typo, whenever i turn the left left signal light on nothing happens at all and its not the right rear bulb thats out, its the left on if your looking from behind the car. This is really killing me, becuase i cant get my car inspected until i get this fixed and my inspection was up in july.

11/8/2005 9:26:25 PM

well if you know the bulb is out, then why haven't you replaced it?

11/8/2005 9:32:05 PM

turn signal switch

11/8/2005 9:36:05 PM

i plan on replacing it within the next couple of days..i just noticed that the bulb was out a couple of days ago when i was messing around with my flashers..but it just seems like too complicated a problem for it just to be one bulb

11/8/2005 9:38:01 PM

if you know that you dont really know much about cars, then why...

let me put it this way, it might make more sense:

it just seems like too complicated a problem for YOU to diagnose, and its wayyy to complicated for an uber novice like yourself to throw likely guesses at.

NOW go back to my first suggestion, and do like I said. In the end, even if you dont find a fault, it was free and you would have visually checked all your bulbs. Then, armed with slightly more knowledge than before, you might be able to make a guess or two.

11/8/2005 9:47:17 PM

even though i dont know much about cars doesnt mean that i'm not willing to learn...being that i dont konw much about cars i did put my own radiator in and its working fine. I saw that you had a suggestion about what the problem might be and i never said you were wrong. I'm the type of person that asks around from mechanics, friends, internet or whatever to try to tsee whats wrong..i dont assume things myself unless i know its right...so chill the fuck out and fuck off seriously.

11/8/2005 10:24:42 PM

Burned out bulbs, or a bad ground and a backfeed.

11/8/2005 10:40:14 PM

Listen, you uppity black terrapin fuck- if you are indeed "willing to learn" sit on your hands and try to coordinate your bug eyes and walnut sized brain to process the knowledge I laid out for you. If you cant manage, which I doubt by now you will, know your role as an idiot nigger and save your energy for the next time you have to push your broken down peice of shit car across the street from the impound lot.

11/8/2005 10:43:59 PM

^x2

Pull the cotton out of your ears and put it in your mouth.

11/8/2005 11:00:46 PM

Do what?

11/8/2005 11:41:04 PM

Not you Dan.

11/9/2005 12:02:48 AM

who ever said i wasnt listening to what you were saying. I never said that i wasnt. I was actually taking in your information, you just assumed that i wasnt DUMBASS. When you give me information, i'm still going to check around and see if i can get more from other people. Its better to have more than one opinion anyway..ASS.

11/9/2005 12:37:06 AM

take a little peice of sand paper to the bulb connections and see if that wont help

11/9/2005 12:48:41 AM

hello folks

my flashers work on all corners and the dash, but stop blinking when the brake is depressed

i think they turn off completely (with the brake down)

turn signals do nothing in front or back, and dont flash on the dash

no other electrical problems that i have noticed

sup wit dat

[Edited on November 9, 2005 at 2:58 AM. Reason : down]

11/9/2005 2:33:18 AM

I'll vote bulbs again. Each vehicle is different, but they all seem to do some crazy stuff when one or more bulbs are out. I didn't run taillights on my play truck for awhile, and every time I hit the brakes, the signals would come on and stay on untill i released the brake, and this is with no hazards or turn signals "on." I didn't worry about it, mostly b/c i didn't care, but then built a new tailgate for the tube bed and wired up lights. All is well now.

Oh yeah, and zx and primer, just wanted to let you konw i wasn't being a smart ass to you guys, i was telling the kid to open his ears and shut up, kinda reiterating primer's "oh so diplomatic" rant to hotwolf"

11/9/2005 8:55:10 AM

Another electrical problem to add to this thread. This is on my wifes Mazda6 (I noticed it last night while she followed me home from her work place).

Headlight switched on two click (normal driving lights): Left headlights on high-beam, Right headlights on normal

Headlight switched on two clicks + pushed forward (high-beams): Left headlights on high-beam, Right headlights on high-beam

Basically the left headlight stays on high beam all the time. I'm assuming that just a burned out bulb... am I wrong? or right? Just wanted to know from TWW experts before I go and buy some new bulbs.

[Edited on November 9, 2005 at 10:10 AM. Reason : radio edit]

11/9/2005 10:10:10 AM

If it's a Mazda6, shouldn't it be new enough that you can take it to the dealer and get that looked at under warranty?

At any rate, seems to be the season for light gremlins. My current issue is that *none* of my turn signals work. No light on the dash, no flash at the light. Cornering lamps work fine, checked the fuses and they're fine. Asked around on the Lincoln boards and was told my multifunction switch might have gone bad, so looks like I get to take apart the steering column. Yay.

11/9/2005 11:37:59 AM

^^ Yes, you probably have a head light out. Just pull it out and look. It only takes a second to do.

11/9/2005 11:43:58 AM

xam you might think it's high beaming but it might just be aimed a little high

[Edited on November 9, 2005 at 12:13 PM. Reason : perhaps]

11/9/2005 12:02:59 PM

replaced the rear signal light...still having the same problems.i dont know what the deal is and i really need to figure it out in order to get my car inspected

11/9/2005 2:22:39 PM

Quote :

"xam you might think it's high beaming but it might just be aimed a little high "

Really? Hmm... I'll have to take a look again. But it seemed like when I told her to switch from lowbeam to highbeam the left side didn't change any "higher". I'll have to double check it again tonight. Thanks for the suggestion though

11/9/2005 2:42:54 PM

it may be shorted out wiring. A lot of cars (esp. Jap cars) switch some things (like headlights) off the ground instead of the positive. I think there is a reason, but can't rember why.

Can anyone confirm/deny this? I'm not positive, but I think so.

11/9/2005 4:55:59 PM

Yep. All Datsuns are like this. I'm not really sure about the newer Nissans though.

11/9/2005 6:52:48 PM

^^it prolongs the life of the switch if you break the ground instead of the common.

11/9/2005 6:55:03 PM

^ I don't see how it would be any different than switching the positive side of the circuit.

Most things these days use relays to take the load off of the switches...

11/9/2005 11:24:35 PM

did anyone ever address my question?

perhaps they did and i missed it

11/10/2005 2:22:53 PM

if it switched ground and the wire shorted aginast something metal it would be connecting to ground....can't think right now so i don't know how that would affect it, but it may. just something to check

11/10/2005 3:10:02 PM

Quote :

"I don't see how it would be any different than switching the positive side of the circuit. Most things these days use relays to take the load off of the switches..."

because there isn't any electrical current sitting at the switch. it is breaking the ground.
that's why it is advised to disconnect the negative first or connect the negative last when doing any electrical work with DC voltage.

example. here is a quick schematic drawing i just did to show how i wired up the electric air valve for the air horns on my truck. i used the pedal switch on the floorboard to break the ground off of the relay so there isn't any current sitting at the pedal switch which will keep it from burning up.

11/10/2005 6:41:18 PM

My girlfriends ford focus had problems with turn signals and headlights. The turn signals would work, but only if the headlights were on, etc. Checked all the fuses and bulbs and they were fine. Turns out a squirrel had eaten through some wires and stored some nuts in her front bumper.

[Edited on November 10, 2005 at 11:49 PM. Reason : out]

11/10/2005 11:48:19 PM

^^ you used a relay to take the load off the switch. The same current flows through both the positive and negative of the powered circuit. Thus, if you switch the wire directly to the powered thing, the switch will see the same current whether it is on the positive or the negative wire. A relay is the only way to lessen the load on the switch, which is what you've done and what you are talking about. And, it doesn't matter if you switch the positive or negative on the relay turn on coil either, it's the same low current either place. The reason they say to take off the negative battery cable first is to prevent arcing the wrench to ground when loosening the positive cable.

[Edited on November 11, 2005 at 12:59 AM. Reason : ]

11/11/2005 12:58:26 AM

and current flows from negative to positive anyway

11/11/2005 12:28:51 PM

eh maybe not

[Edited on November 11, 2005 at 2:56 PM. Reason : man I shoulda stayed awake in my ECE classes]

11/11/2005 2:55:34 PM

I had that problem on a '94 Firebird once... Changing the flasher did not help... turns out, the electrical socket that the bulb fits in had burned up and melted and was not making contact anymore... good luck... Thanks to Johhny's Auto and Electrical for solving the problem!

11/11/2005 8:26:22 PM

whenever I press the brake


a flash of light occurs and an angel gets his wings



meanwhile a booming voice plays through my left speaker and tells me it is not my time yet




SUP WI DET?

11/11/2005 8:37:46 PM