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Old 10-02-2009, 04:03 PM
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I have a 2000 FRC with about 58000 mles on it. It is a daily driver. Sometimes i when i activate the turn signal lever they will work and some times they won't. If i press the hazard light switch they work and then the turn signals work for a while.

Does anyone think that is something other than the flasher unit? If so what else could it be.

I'm going to replace the flasher unit this weekend just wondering if i should check anything else while i have the console and radio bezle out

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Buy the bypass
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Sounds like your hazard switch as you already surmised.
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Welcome to the club

Buy the bypass
didn't know there was a bypass. is this a gm part
if not who sells it
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well we tried a little fix on my car today, and it may have worked.

Dave, weigh in.

Dave removed the cover to the hazard switch, Drilled a hole the diameter of the little red tube that comes with electrical connection cleaner into the hazard switch. Then sprayed cleaner on the contacts. He cycled the switched 30-50 plus times to rub the contact points, and my flashers worked.

worked the 2 dozen or so times i used the binkers on the way home.

I cycled the flasher switch maybe another 30 times on the way home.

I use my car a couple times a month, so im not sure if it's a true fix, but so far so good.

Thanks dave

Dave will jump on later with pictures and a better explaination.
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Originally Posted by phils C5 vette
well we tried a little fix on my car today, and it may have worked.

Dave, weigh in.

Dave removed the cover to the hazard switch, Drilled a hole the diameter of the little red tube that comes with electrical connection cleaner into the hazard switch. Then sprayed cleaner on the contacts. He cycled the switched 30-50 plus times to rub the contact points, and my flashers worked.

worked the 2 dozen or so times i used the binkers on the way home.

I cycled the flasher switch maybe another 30 times on the way home.

I use my car a couple times a month, so im not sure if it's a true fix, but so far so good.

Thanks dave

Dave will jump on later with pictures and a better explaination.
Sorry, I missed this and already posted on another thread. Here is the url: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...l-problem.html

See post #17 for the pictures and comments if you are having this problem.
Dave

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