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The bulbs all have to be good for the flasher to work. The flasher is under the dash, driver side. When you turn on a blinker, do you hear it clicking under the dash. If the turn light is on , on the dash , but not flashing, then a bulb is probably bad on that side. Leave the blinker on and walk around the vehicle to check the lights. Flip the blinker to the other side and walk around the vehicle again checking lights. If all the lights are lit, but not blinking, then the flasher is most likely bad.
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Turn signals use what is called a flasher to regulate the speed at which the lamps turn on and off. Usually mounted in the fuse box. I have attached the replacement model for a 1996 Roadie. Should take all of 15 seconds to replace.
its in the switch on the column. try pushing forward on the turn signal handle while turning the switch on and hold it there to see if it starts blinking .my 95 grand prix se has the same problem. i have to get a switch from a place call pull appart its a junk yard .
If the steering column has the warning 4-way flashers mounted on the column, then push the 4-way flasher button about a dozen times and see if everything works again.
The turn signal shaft, multifunction switch has all the contacts for the lights, wipers, and turn signals. Sometimes the contact points get out of alignment and the alignment is sometimes corrected by using the 4 way button.
I don't have your wiring diagram, but often, the turn lights and the flasher circuit use two different fuses, so it is not surprising that one would work and the other doesn't.
On a car this old, you are looking not only for burned fuses, but also corroded fuses. Pull the fuses out and examine them for corrosion, and clean their sockets.
Sometimes turn signals will not blink if you have a bulb out (insufficient current flow to trigger the blinker circuit) so if you have a bulb out on each side, that could cause both sides to fail to blink.
check the earths on the lights and the bulb wattage ,it should be 21watt ,but if its the weird funny system on a american car then who knows ,where the stop light is the indicator and it flashes red and cuts out ??
if it's only the rear turn signal that does this, check the plug where the bulb snaps in. if loose or bad connection to bulb, it will sometimes work and sometimes not. if its both the front and rear turn signal bulbs, could be the combination switch. these were common failures on fords
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