What would cause the right blinker light on the dash to stay lite while the dash light are on.The blinker works fine,blinks and everything .But stays lite even when blinker is not on ? I thought a burn out bulb would cause this,but the blinker lights front and rear are Fine(not Burned out).
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12:23 PM
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Pyrthian Member
Posts: 29569 From: Detroit, MI Registered: Jul 2002
Just to be clear, the turn indicator in the dash is lite with the headlights are turned on, but if you turn the right side turn signals on it blinks? Is that reading it correctly.
If so it would appear that you have a ground problem on the right side front turn/park light. Either ground wire, socket, or bulb. Are you sure the right front turn light is working and is as bright as the left side?
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Blacktree Member
Posts: 20770 From: Central Florida Registered: Dec 2001
As the guys mentioned above, the glowing turn signal lamp usually means a burned-out bulb or a bad connection somewhere. Also, keep in mind that the front side marker lights are supposed to blink with the turn signals.
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buddycraigg Member
Posts: 13620 From: kansas city, mo Registered: Jul 2002
yep, the front bulb has lost it's ground and the parking light circuit is finding it's ground through the turn signal filament all the way back to the indicator bulb in the dash.
EDIT to and "ing" to the word find
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gofast250 Member
Posts: 292 From: santa maria,calif. usa Registered: Feb 2005
Yes ,dodgerunner you are correct.But how does one lose a ground ,comes lose or ?. Also should the rear red side light blink with the signal as well ,that could be my proublem.
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buddycraigg Member
Posts: 13620 From: kansas city, mo Registered: Jul 2002
Originally posted by gofast250: But how does one lose a ground ,comes lose or ?.
the "vampire teeth" in the side of the socket need to touch the metal base of the bulb. that's one place the screw that grounds the wire's eyelet to the frame, that's another place. a problem with the wiring, (unlikely) but that's about the last place.
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Originally posted by gofast250: Also should the rear red side light blink with the signal as well
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gofast250 Member
Posts: 292 From: santa maria,calif. usa Registered: Feb 2005
Well i guess a ground looking i will go,I again checked every bulb and even put some new ones in for good measure. Now does anybody know off hand were the ground wire for the signal is mount to the frame if not i can figure it out. Thanks for all your help everyone
All the front lights ground under a screw on the inside fender right by the headlight buckets. Just look down between the light and the inner finder you should see it.... There is one on both sides.
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I had this same issue today but it wasnt the ground next to the headlights i had to replace my turn signal socket bc it didnt light up at all. Then i had to take out the front turn signal and re secure the wires apparently they were loose. Once i got it secure everything worked. 1: Check ground on inner headlight bucket area. 2. If it doesnt fix it, then take out your front turn signal and see if everything looks okay there. 3. If you side marker light doesnt work check the bulb and if everything else is checked its prob a bad light socket.]]]