Turn signal blinking weird…

[smskyler]

New Buick owner here: 2000 Park Ave.

Left turn signal blinks real slow, right side is normal. Both sides blink normal when the hazard lights are on.

Sometimes the light on the dash for the left turn signal gets stuck on (solid, not blinking) after a turn and I gotta lightly jimmy the lever to get it to turn off.

That same light on the dash and the actual left turn signal on the car sometimes both stay on (solid, not blinking) when I turn the car off and there’s nothing I can do to turn it off except for remove the fuse under the hood. If I don’t remove the fuse, the light will stay on, so I remove the fuse so it doesn’t drain my battery.

Is this a problem with the relay?

Thanks!

 

[BuickGirlFromMars]

New Buick owner here: 2000 Park Ave.

Left turn signal blinks real slow, right side is normal. Both sides blink normal when the hazard lights are on.

Sometimes the light on the dash for the left turn signal gets stuck on (solid, not blinking) after a turn and I gotta lightly jimmy the lever to get it to turn off.

That same light on the dash and the actual left turn signal on the car sometimes both stay on (solid, not blinking) when I turn the car off and there’s nothing I can do to turn it off except for remove the fuse under the hood. If I don’t remove the fuse, the light will stay on, so I remove the fuse so it doesn’t drain my battery.

Is this a problem with the relay?

Thanks!

its possible. when it stays on solid, does the cornering lamp come on as well? The cornering lamp is on the headlight and its on the fender side of the part that "wraps" around. The turn signal is the 2 bulbs mounted low on the bumper that has the orange cover, and the rear ttail lamp should have one body-mounted light turn on as well as a deck-lid mounted light come on. can you confirm the relevant lights all happen to stay on or is it just certain ones? and when your interior dash light stays lit, does it it on the outside also stay solid lit or is it normal owwhen viewed from outside?

It all points toward relay, but there is a few grounds that need t be checked and the stalk o nthe column also may need to be checked against

 

[ulycyc]

Make sure all the bulbs are correct, good and sockets clean. Not mentioned but sometimes conversions to LED bulbs can cause weird electrical gremlins

 

[smskyler]

its possible. when it stays on solid, does the cornering lamp come on as well? The cornering lamp is on the headlight and its on the fender side of the part that "wraps" around. The turn signal is the 2 bulbs mounted low on the bumper that has the orange cover, and the rear ttail lamp should have one body-mounted light turn on as well as a deck-lid mounted light come on. can you confirm the relevant lights all happen to stay on or is it just certain ones? and when your interior dash light stays lit, does it it on the outside also stay solid lit or is it normal owwhen viewed from outside?

It all points toward relay, but there is a few grounds that need t be checked and the stalk o nthe column also may need to be checked against

Lights that blink when I flip the turn signal switch:
- orange turn signal light that wraps around the front bumper
- cornering lamp bulb in headlight assembly (white light - isn't this supposed to be orange?)
- rear tail lamp body mounted
- rear tail lamp deck lid mounted

These lights all blink at irregular intervals on the left side. Sometimes normal for a few seconds, then sometimes slow, but most often just irregular/stuttering. I have confirmed that when the interior dash light stays on, all of the exterior lights which I've listed above remain solidly on without blinking.

UPDATE: I decided to make an educated guess and replace the turn signal flasher. That fixed the problem 👍

 

[BuickGirlFromMars]

Lights that blink when I flip the turn signal switch:
- orange turn signal light that wraps around the front bumper
- cornering lamp bulb in headlight assembly (white light - isn't this supposed to be orange?)
- rear tail lamp body mounted
- rear tail lamp deck lid mounted

These lights all blink at irregular intervals on the left side. Sometimes normal for a few seconds, then sometimes slow, but most often just irregular/stuttering. I have confirmed that when the interior dash light stays on, all of the exterior lights which I've listed above remain solidly on without blinking.

UPDATE: I decided to make an educated guess and replace the turn signal flasher. That fixed the problem 👍

the cornering lamp is stock the same as your headlamps (halogen - yellow white, led - white. etc)

mine is amber because I put an amber bulb in it, I liked the look of it and its not illegal in the US for a cornering lamp to be lit amber. so thats why