Weird electrical problem?

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fiznat
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I'm having this weird problem with my turn signals, I'm hoping NISTECH or someone else can help me figure it out.

I know when your blinker starts to blink fast, then that means there is something wrong with your blinker circut (or bulb?). My left (left only) turn signal is doing this, and I dont know why. It blinks slightly faster than the right signal when the headlights are NOT on. When the headlights are on, it blinks much much faster. I have had to replace the blinker fuse a number of times now-- I have found that occasionally when I try to use the left blinker, the fuse will just pop right away-- although that doesnt happen all the time.

Also when I try to use my hazard lights with the headlights on, the front (front only) turn signals are out of sync when they are blinking. They look like wig-wags on a police cruiser, where they alternate blinking. Really odd.

Anyways I'm not really sure where to start tracking this problem down. I have replaced all the bulbs and began to look through the wiring diagrams, but I really dont know exactly where I should start. Can anyone help me out?


NISTECH
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When the lights are off and it is dark insode the car turn on your turn signal. Does the dash lights flash on and off with the blinker?

I feel you have a cross short which is feeding the blinker signal into the tail light circuit. Things I have seen cause this is bulb installed incorrectly, bulb socket melting down, Corrosion in sockets and incorrect bulbs installed i.e. 1157 bulb forced into an 1156 socket.


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