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318 messages, Last post on Nov 24, 2009 at 8:14 AM
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I was able to get some videos of my turn signal problem. I think I did a good job describing the problem. At least well enough to maybe help diagnose where to start. I agree with gonogo that a bad ground could be the culprit, but maybe some one knows where to start tracing this bad ground???
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Replying to: the_big_al (Jun 03, 2009 10:57 pm) This one was done with my cell phone on the road. I had to be quick as it only let me do 15 second spurts. I did more when I got home with a better camera. I thought I uploaded them, but I don't see them yet. I did a few depicting several different ways in which the turn signal operation is funky. When I further investigated the problem, it appears that the problem is not isolated to just the signal, but the whole lighting system in the rear.... Brake lights, reverse lights etc.
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Replying to: the_big_al (Jun 03, 2009 11:16 pm) http://www.carspace.com/videos/play!id=.5c97cf63
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Replying to: the_big_al (Jun 04, 2009 7:24 am) Anyway, right after I got the truck I installed a Class III tow hitch and along with that hitch came the requisite wiring. The wiring kit was really simple to install. Just a couple of wiring harnesses at the back of the truck that needed to be unplugged and a trailer kit harness plugged in between. That was several years ago. One day I went to plug in the lights for a trailer I was towing and I heard a POP! and I think the driver's side, but I am not sure lights quit working. I had blown a fuse. Simple enough to fix, but when I unplugged the trailer, POP! again. It turns out the wiring had frayed causing it to short everytime it touched the frame. So wrapped it all up in electrical tape and all has been fine until just recently. When I started having my turn signal issue, my first thought was to check that trailer kit. So I unplugged the extension that I had used to get the wires from under the fender to the hitch. As soon as I did that the lights worked normally for a while and then they went back to being quirky. Sometimes they would work, other times I had issues. Then just in the past couple of days it went to all the time and so that is where I was at last night. Today, I crawled under the back of the truck and noticed that when I had unplugged the trailer kit, I only unplugged the extension. I noticed that the actual trailer kit was "spliced" in between a factory wiring harness. I say "spliced" but it really was just a couple plugs unplugged and the wiring kit plugged in between. So decided it couldn't hurt to take the trailer light kit out. I unplugged it, plugged the factory wiring harness back together and Wha-LA! The lights worked. All seemed normal. Until tonight when I went to use the signal and I was back to where I was at last night. Grrr... So something else is the problem. When I got to my destination I got out (this was really bugging me) and grabbed my flashlight and crawled back under the truck. I checked my connections as the harness to make sure it was still tight and as I did so and moved the harness around, I could hear the lights (the clickity turn signal sound) get erratic. Sometimes it was the fast clicking and other times it was normal. I traced the wires up to a wire loom above the frame. I could see a couple ground wires coming out and I jiggled these. Sure enough, I could move the wire one way and I would have normal operation. Move it another way and bad connections. So it does appear to be a ground wire and I think I must have found it, although I couldn't do anything about it right then. I did move it around so that the lights are working as of now until the wire gets bumped or jiggled the wrong way. Tomorrow I guess I get to crawl under and see what needs to happen to get it fixed. But at least I am closer to solving the problem!! |
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| i just had this problem fixed but it happened again..i turned on my a/c and lost all power no headlights accessories/ radio/ blinker/ ignition i got nothing. i just had it fixed the mechinic said it was the ground on the chassis....where is this ground on the 95 s10...also my airbag light came on after i got it fixed is the ground on the chassis by the chassis brain box air bag module??? soemone please help my truck is in a town im not familair with and i wanna get her home. | |
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Electrical problems. . .It use to be when I would remove the key from the ignition the radio and power windows would still operate for a while. . . unless the door was opened. . Now that has stopped and I do not have a clue why. If it helps the inside dome lights wil not work either unless the over ride button is punched. . but then they do not shut off. Is this all related? |
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I have a 96 chevy s10 and i just recently got t-boned in the passenger door. After getting the truck from the body show i noticed that neither of the power locks work i checked the fuses none are blown. Anyone got any Suggestions?
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Replying to: daveykc5 (Jul 01, 2009 12:26 pm) |
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