Need Help, what else is new...

JWimberley · #1 (**permalink**) 08-13-2006, 02:53 PM

Ok, at least it isn't my powerstroke this time...

My Explorer Sport Trac left turn signal started the rapid blinking thing so I stopped off at the parts store and picked up a couple of bulbs. Pulled the lenses and bulb but the bulb didn't appear to be burned out. Weird but I went ahead and switched it out with the new one.

As you can guess, nothing changed. Still no left blinker so I went to the next logical place and checked my fuses. Nope, no blown fuses either. Ok, getting frustrated so I pull the module off of the working right blinker and move it to the left. Nope, the offending left module and bulb work fine on the right side and the working right side module and bulb don't work on the left side.

At this point I'm out of ideas. Anybody experience anything like this before? Thanks for any help you can offer!

Joshua

Ford 1 · #2 (**permalink**) 08-13-2006, 04:56 PM

Could it just be a short in the line somewhere?

**mschn99** · #3 (**permalink**) 08-13-2006, 05:05 PM

is your left blinker entierly inop, or is it just a front or rear that isnt working??

JWimberley · #4 (**permalink**) 08-13-2006, 05:21 PM

Just the left rear. No blinker - tail - brake or hazzard. Almost like that one plug isn't getting power. I would guess a short too except the trailer wire comes right off of that line and it works fine. Meaning when the trailer is plugged in the left blinker works on the trailer but not the truck.

**mschn99** · #5 (**permalink**) 08-13-2006, 05:23 PM

without some testing this is just a guess, but sounds like a multifunction switch (turn signal lever assembly on the steering column...)

Ford 1 · #6 (**permalink**) 08-13-2006, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JWimberley

Just the left rear. No blinker - tail - brake or hazzard. Almost like that one plug isn't getting power. I would guess a short too except the trailer wire comes right off of that line and it works fine. Meaning when the trailer is plugged in the left blinker works on the trailer but not the truck.

is this a factory trailer connection? if not it might be your prob, maybe corrosion. just a thought

powerstrokekiller · #7 (**permalink**) 08-13-2006, 05:48 PM

you might want to clean where the bulb plugs in. The right rear on my dodge did the same thing. Took it out and cleaned it and presto...worked again.

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