Turn signal and flasher problem

[lowboost13]

Hello I have an issue with my turn signals and flashers. When I try and use my turn signals or flashers, the signal relay under the steering wheel makes a very loud buzzing noise, and the signals dont work. I'm very bad at electrical and have no idea where to start. One of my friends said that it could be a bad ground, but I dont know.

 

[wrencher]

Did you replace the flasher yet in the interior fuse block?

 

[lowboost13]

No I did not but I do have a parts car that I can get one from. Where is it located and what does it look like?

 

[DeadlyScone]

Replace your flasher relay.

 

[lowboost13]

I tried replacing the relay already... and nothing.

 

[92AWDHX40]

Do you have a video?

 

[lowboost13]

Ok so I finally got to replacing the turn signal relay/flasherunit, fuses, the hazard switch, and even tried changing the wiring harness its self. Now I got the hazards to work fine, but my turn signals are still not working, and the relay is buzzing when turn signals are on, and the indicator light stays solid. When this all happened my radio, blower, and interior lights all went out at the same time. Any thoughts? I want to get his car back on the road. ASAP I hate driving my honda

 

[Archer Fabrications]

you just need some blinker fluid

 

[lowboost13]

Haven't heard that one befor... thats what we tell all the noobs at my tech school.

 

[Archer Fabrications]

Haven't heard that one befor... thats what we tell all the noobs at my tech school.

its an old one, goes right up there with boost fluid, and muffler bearings

Sorry i cant help much, im no electrical engineer, but i couldn't pass up the comment.

 

[lowboost13]

Its no big deal I had a nice laugh at it.

 

[Arthris]

Boost fluid is real...google it try pulling on ## hazard button. It may be sticking. Are ## blinkers working when you have the hazards on. Almost sounds like there is no load in the cuircut.

 

[lowboost13]

the thing is the hazards blink really fast, they dont make the buzzing noise, but the bulbs dont light up, and the turn signlas buzz when on

 

[garrettjames70]

Hello I have an issue with my turn signals and flashers. When I try and use my turn signals or flashers, the signal relay under the steering wheel makes a very loud buzzing noise, and the signals dont work. I'm very bad at electrical and have no idea where to start. One of my friends said that it could be a bad ground, but I dont know.

1. check the simple things.....do you have a melted socket, broken bulb that could be shorting out, cut wires by the sockets,pinched wire from taking the lights out?

2. if everything is ok you could have a bad multi function switch.

also are you sure the relay you swaped out is any good, when you flip the lever the relay should make a little snapping sound.

it would help if you could post a video of whats happening

 

[lowboost13]

I'm sure the relay I swapped out was good, it worked in my laser, and I tried to switch the multi function switch with a known working one and it made it even worse, the winshield wipers kept going on. I'll have to recheck all of my bulbs and sockets and check back here, heres the video of what its doing!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTjP71ZBy6E

 

[lowboost13]

Anyone got any ideas, I'm at loss.

 

[garrettjames70]

that is deffinatley a short, the buzzing is a switch or relay that should just flip to an open or close circut getting a constant feed. again check all bulb sockets and wires you can see around the lights for shorts or broken wires, also try unhooking your 4way blinker switch and try it again,that sound and problem is very common in older chevy blazers and it always is fixed by putting a new hazzard switch in.

 

[lowboost13]

Ok I will have to try and clean all connectors, and check for any breaks again and check back with you guys.

 

[lowboost13]

Ok so heres the run down, I tried to clean all of the sockets, and check for broken wires. Nothing no corrosion, no broken wires, and all the bulbs are good. So the bulbs do not light up at all, even when the hazard switch is on. I did try and replace the hazard switch one more time and it worked for a split second, but it did the same thing again. I have no idea at all!

 

[2literking]

see if the fuse in the hazard slot is the right size. (in the engine bay, not under the dash.) you might have fixed the problem, then it overloaded the fuse. the last guy might have made a bad fix by putting a small fuse in there.

 

[lowboost13]

Nope it's the right size fuse, 10amp.

 

[astewart80]

How did u fix it??? I'm having the same issue