Posted this in the c5 general section, but was told I would get more responses here so here goes:

Was told about my right brake lights being out at a stop light last week so I bought two new bulbs and installed them; still nothing.

Both sides' blinkers still work however, and both sides light up dimly as normal with the headlights turned on.

But the right side doesn't light up for brake or hazards.

I've done some searching and seen similar issues with people when their turn signal lever or their hazard button needs to be replaced. The hazard button seemed to be operating normally to me. It operated the same whether I just pushed it once and let it flash, or held it all the way in.

I have noticed that since I've had the car when making a turn, if I don't lock the turn signal switch all the way down into the R or L turn blinking position (like when I just push it enough to activate the signal), that it blinks twice as fast. Is this normal?

What should I do next to diagnose this problem?

Also, there seems to be some weird problem with my "RANGE" calculator on my fuel dash tab. After just filling up it will say "LOW" for a while, then it will take a few minutes to climb up to anywhere from 500 to 300 miles, and then fluctuate all over the place for a while. I know I can't trust it. Out of the blue before it has dropped to "LOW" from a quarter of a tank.

Is there a common ground for the right brake lights and fuel sending unit?

 

A friends '99 did the same thing with the brake lights. In his case it was the hazards. The range calculator, from what little I've paid attention to it, seems to be a function of remaining fuel and average economy. So your range fluctuations may have to do with driving habits. So my guess is that they are unrelated and the hazard switch needs replaced.

 

Well I did some searching and did find that to be an issue for alot of other people with this same problem so I bought a new hazard switch from the dealer and put it in this weekend, still nothing on the right side.

This is probably a stretch but is there any chance that the new hazard switch was faulty right out of the box?

What should I try next?

 

Well after alot of searching it seems as though I need to replace my turn signal lever next. Does anyone that's done this have any tips or pictoral walkthroughs?

 

 

This may help. Check out post #10:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1710403

 

Disassembling the steering column without exact directions makes me a bit nervous, and I don't have the $149 right now to drop on a service manual.

My inspection is expiring soon and I need to get this fixed.

Could a generous owner of a 1999 service manual take a few shots of the pages required to replace the turn signal lever?