my left signal lights, the front and rear signal lights and the one in the dash, do not blink! whenever i try to signal left, it just lights up and stays lit until i complete the turn or click the signal back. im not sure whether it is a fuse problem or what...can someone help me out? the right signals work fine

 

most likely you got a burnt out bulb.

 

I agree. Burnt out bulb(s)

 

My 97 does this time from time...

I dont have any burnt out bulbs though...

I was told it is the light sockets, But how does one troubleshoot the bad light socket or sockets ??

 

If you want your lights to blink even with a burned out blub.

Gat an heavy duty blinker relay, or an electronic one. They are used with towing trailers. They do not work off of heat from the current going to the blubs like the stock ones do.

Downside, you can't tell when your blubs are burned out. The blinker on the dash will still work. Only cost 4-5 bucks.

 

Check Flasher----- Check for corrosion at socket--- Loose Bulb/Wiring at socket--Could be signal switch...

 

if your bulbs all work it can also be a bad taillight harness, its pretty common problem. my sulotion was to grab a used ls1 tail light harness from ebay for 25 bucks. good luck.

 

I had the same problem on my 95 z. We fixed it by soldering a ground to the positive terminal of the tail-light. Doesnt sound right at all but it worked! No problems since...

 

yeah a bad ground on the harness will cause that too. but check yoru bulbs, then the ground, then swap out the harness for a newer ls1 one. the sockets in the ls1 harness is much better.

 

I had the same problem with my 94 Z and it was the light socket.

 

When I was installing my clear corners I had the same problem on one side. Turns out the bulbs that are made to go in only one way can easily be put in two ways so all I did was take it out and turn it 180* and it worked great. I'm not sure how recently you have replaced the bulb, but it could be the case.

Cameron