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I don't know if I have a short.. a bad fuse.. or what but maybe someone here could let me know what to look for or what to ask when I take my car in. I've got a 2001 5 speed. The blinkers are acting pretty strange depending on if I have the lights on and if i'm braking:
Lights Off - Brakes or no breaks:
Last I checked, blinkers are fine.
Lights on - Not braking:
Rather than blink the turn signal, both front signals blink, in the back neither blinks but the brake lights do a strange flashing pattern: Left and Right brake light on, center brake light off; then left and right brake light off and center brake light on.
Lights on - Braking:
The blinking on the instrument panel and outside slows way down and only the one in front that i'm using blinks (slowly) and in the back it blinks but very faint.
Could it possibly be a dieing battery? Three times so far, the car has not wanted to start. I'd turn the key and nothing. Then after letting it sit for a while, it started back up.
I've also noticed the blinker problem seems to correct itself sometimes, usually after a fill up (probably just a coincidence).
If it would help, I could maybe post an video of what it's doing.
Thanks everyone
Ron
Lights Off - Brakes or no breaks:
Last I checked, blinkers are fine.
Lights on - Not braking:
Rather than blink the turn signal, both front signals blink, in the back neither blinks but the brake lights do a strange flashing pattern: Left and Right brake light on, center brake light off; then left and right brake light off and center brake light on.
Lights on - Braking:
The blinking on the instrument panel and outside slows way down and only the one in front that i'm using blinks (slowly) and in the back it blinks but very faint.
Could it possibly be a dieing battery? Three times so far, the car has not wanted to start. I'd turn the key and nothing. Then after letting it sit for a while, it started back up.
I've also noticed the blinker problem seems to correct itself sometimes, usually after a fill up (probably just a coincidence).
If it would help, I could maybe post an video of what it's doing.
Thanks everyone
Ron