Turn Signals Not Working
Melting Slicks
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From: S.E. MI
St. Jude Donor '15
There is NO power there on that purple wire. There IS power on the two pink wires. There is power going into the column but for whatever reason there no power coming out. The wires in the connector are not getting power when i use the turn signals. They get power just fine when i use the hazards.
I do have the wiring diagram i'm just really bad at reading it and electrical in general. Turn signals seemed really easy to diagnose that's why I'm kind of frustrated here. I never thought this would be a big deal. Shows what i know.
I bought a new fuse initially so i'm assuming its good but even if its not....I guess the source of the problem is that the purple wire isn't getting power and it sounds like it should be? The fuse could possibly be bad out of the box (not super unusual any more) but if that purple wire isn't getting power i assume the fuse doesn't really matter?
I do have the wiring diagram i'm just really bad at reading it and electrical in general. Turn signals seemed really easy to diagnose that's why I'm kind of frustrated here. I never thought this would be a big deal. Shows what i know.
I bought a new fuse initially so i'm assuming its good but even if its not....I guess the source of the problem is that the purple wire isn't getting power and it sounds like it should be? The fuse could possibly be bad out of the box (not super unusual any more) but if that purple wire isn't getting power i assume the fuse doesn't really matter?
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From: middletown, de
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From: middletown, de
Electricity is fun. I went out to test the connector and fuse 1 more time. This time i'm taking notes and making really sure what's getting power and what's not. Well low and behold the turn signals suddenly work. I didn't do anything to make them work today so i feel like there either a loose wire in the connector or a loose wire elsewhere in the dash that connected when i grabbed the harmonica connector a moved it a bit to test the blades in the connector. I gave the connector a few good wiggles and nothing blinked or stopped working. The only other thing i noticed is the passenger footwell light tends to dim when the turn signals blink which is probably i different issue.
I'm guessing the turn signals switch was the issues. When i replaced the old with the new i was forced to swap the actual harmonica connector from the old switch to the new switch since they were slightly different sizes, this is a well known issue w/ that particular harmonica connector. Maybe 1 (some) of the individual blades were loose and not connecting fully when i swapped them out.
My next step is to make sure all the connectors and wires are all secure then tuck everything back up under the dash safely and move on. This wasn't a super fun process but at least i learned some more about the electrical system so i got that going for me, which is nice.
I'm guessing the turn signals switch was the issues. When i replaced the old with the new i was forced to swap the actual harmonica connector from the old switch to the new switch since they were slightly different sizes, this is a well known issue w/ that particular harmonica connector. Maybe 1 (some) of the individual blades were loose and not connecting fully when i swapped them out.
My next step is to make sure all the connectors and wires are all secure then tuck everything back up under the dash safely and move on. This wasn't a super fun process but at least i learned some more about the electrical system so i got that going for me, which is nice.
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From: Marietta GA
You are probably correct, those tiny pins have to be inserted all the way or when the connectors are push together one of the pins may slide a bit. If you are like, you do every repair twice? It makes the hobby more rewarding. Congratulations
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From: middletown, de
One of the 1st things i did was check fuses since that the easiest thing to check and at least i understand what a fuse does. I bought a new fuse and installed it. Was it a 'known good one'.... being bad out of the box wouldn't shock me but it was as good as you can expect from new parts nowadays.
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From: NJ
One of the 1st things i did was check fuses since that the easiest thing to check and at least i understand what a fuse does. I bought a new fuse and installed it. Was it a 'known good one'.... being bad out of the box wouldn't shock me but it was as good as you can expect from new parts nowadays.
