TurboDiverArt
11-27-2007, 18:30
Hi All,
Strange thing I noticed tonight with my Suburban. I was turning onto the highway with my turn signal on and when I got onto the highway and turned my signal off I could hear the flasher still blinking. The turn signal lights were not on but I could hear the flasher still making the blinking sound. It stayed this way and eventually got to a slower blink rate and went away. While on the highway occasionally when I changed lanes the flasher would stay on. The turn signal lights would go off as they should but I could still hear the flasher blinking. If I quickly put the turn signal on and then off I could sometimes get it to stop. When I turned into my driveway I put the turn signal on to see if I could reproduce the problem and it did. I got under the dash and was able to confirm it was the flasher (GM part number 11516051). I could definitely feel with my finger that the flasher was making the sound. I tried tapping on the flasher but it kept blinking. I pulled out the flasher and the sound stopped (duh). To my surprise when I put it back in it kept right on making the sound. I tried turning on and off the turn signal as well as the hazards but the flasher kept on blinking. I turned off the truck and the flasher stopped. When I turned the key to the run position the flasher started again. I tried it a few times but it always goes back on when I turn on the key. If I touch the brake pedal the flasher stops. Please tell me its not that damn brake switch again. This would be the third time I’ve replaced it in less than 3 years!
The fact that the blinking doesn’t stop when the flasher is pulled and put back in tells me that it’s not the flasher itself but something telling the flasher to turn on. In addition, the fact that it stops when the brake is depressed tells me that it’s not the turn signal since the turn signal normally continues to work when the brake is applied. I believe the hazards stop when the brake is applied. To me it seems to point to that damn brake switch!
Maybe I’ll try a GM one if I can find the GM part number. I’ve already tried one from Advance Auto and one from Auto Zone and each seems to have lasted about a year and a half…
Art.
Strange thing I noticed tonight with my Suburban. I was turning onto the highway with my turn signal on and when I got onto the highway and turned my signal off I could hear the flasher still blinking. The turn signal lights were not on but I could hear the flasher still making the blinking sound. It stayed this way and eventually got to a slower blink rate and went away. While on the highway occasionally when I changed lanes the flasher would stay on. The turn signal lights would go off as they should but I could still hear the flasher blinking. If I quickly put the turn signal on and then off I could sometimes get it to stop. When I turned into my driveway I put the turn signal on to see if I could reproduce the problem and it did. I got under the dash and was able to confirm it was the flasher (GM part number 11516051). I could definitely feel with my finger that the flasher was making the sound. I tried tapping on the flasher but it kept blinking. I pulled out the flasher and the sound stopped (duh). To my surprise when I put it back in it kept right on making the sound. I tried turning on and off the turn signal as well as the hazards but the flasher kept on blinking. I turned off the truck and the flasher stopped. When I turned the key to the run position the flasher started again. I tried it a few times but it always goes back on when I turn on the key. If I touch the brake pedal the flasher stops. Please tell me its not that damn brake switch again. This would be the third time I’ve replaced it in less than 3 years!
The fact that the blinking doesn’t stop when the flasher is pulled and put back in tells me that it’s not the flasher itself but something telling the flasher to turn on. In addition, the fact that it stops when the brake is depressed tells me that it’s not the turn signal since the turn signal normally continues to work when the brake is applied. I believe the hazards stop when the brake is applied. To me it seems to point to that damn brake switch!
Maybe I’ll try a GM one if I can find the GM part number. I’ve already tried one from Advance Auto and one from Auto Zone and each seems to have lasted about a year and a half…
Art.