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Old 07-27-2011, 08:56 PM
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Me again,,,

My left turn signal has started to blink at like twice the speed of the right signal. It still visibly works, but it's kind of annoying. I suppose the relay has to be changed. Yes/no? If yes, where do I find the relay?

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Old 07-27-2011, 09:13 PM
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The rapid blinking usually occurs because a bulb is burned out. Are the front bulb and two rear bulbs all flashing?
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Old 07-27-2011, 09:51 PM
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did you check the blinker fluid.... ok in all seriousness although the bulb is working its possible its got a bad ground and its on its way to going kaput
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Old 07-28-2011, 09:21 AM
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Read the owners manual.
Its designed like that intentionally.
Check ALL your left turn bulbs (two in da rear and ones in da front...)
YOU HAVE A BURNED OUT BULB.
The 'relay' is the SJB located in the kick panel
(again, read the owners manual)...
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Old 07-28-2011, 09:34 AM
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I would make sure each bulb worked for sure before anything else.
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You need to replace a good bulb on the RIGHT side with a burned out bulb to make the right blink as fast as the left...
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Old 07-28-2011, 11:16 AM
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You need to replace a good bulb on the RIGHT side with a burned out bulb to make the right blink as fast as the left...
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Old 07-28-2011, 03:02 PM
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or replace out the burnt left bulb, so they both blink at normal speeds.
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Old 07-28-2011, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by 157dB
Read the owners manual.
Its designed like that intentionally.
Check ALL your left turn bulbs (two in da rear and ones in da front...)
YOU HAVE A BURNED OUT BULB.
The 'relay' is the SJB located in the kick panel
(again, read the owners manual)...
Funny you should write what you did - twice. I'm the manager of a technical writing group, and as one of my top workers likes to say, "RTFM"!

But hey, thanks for the info!
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Well.....is it fixed?
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