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Old 08-04-2010, 12:59 PM
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Unhappy Turn signals don't blink

Both front and rear turn signals will not blink. All signal lights come on but stay on including panel signal lights inside. Just no blinking. I replaced signal flasher on rear of fuse panel still does not blink.

I have a 1996 Ford F-150 Eddie Bauer Edition.
Old 08-04-2010, 01:18 PM
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Sounds like you're blinker fluid is up for changing...remember use synthetic.










































































Seriously though, your turn signal switch is probably bad..do your highs/lows work or not?
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check any and all grounds as well and connections
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could be something just as simple as a blown blinker fuse.
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your directional switch thinger could be bad too. not sure how to test, i think those are like 150 bucks from dealer
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A blown bulb on each side?
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I had this problem recently. It was the turn signal relay/fuse thing. It's silver and round in the fuse panel. On my 92, one controlled both sides. There's another one on the back side that I assume is for the caution lights.
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One flasher for the blinkers and one for the hazards. Make sure you changed the right one.
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He said he already replaced the flasher relay in his initial post.....if a bulb on each side blew out...it wouldn't kill all the turn signals...it would blink really really fast.

EDIT: I think the hazard flasher is the one on the front....
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Most trucks have the flasher replaced with a heavy duty one so trailers don't mess with the blinker timing, so it wouldn't necessarily blink faster or slower. But when a flasher fails completely it just doesn't flash.


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