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Old 05-10-2011, 09:58 PM
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Tail lights and blinkers work on and off?

Hi. So I noticed when I put my blinker on the green arrows in dash just stayed solid green didn't blink so I whent out to look and I have no lights in the back. But every once in a while the blinkers will work and I will have tail lights. I checked fuses and they are all good. What else could cause this problem? Thanks! It's a 94 camaro z28
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Old 05-10-2011, 10:25 PM
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Update: blinkers will work when no other lights are on but as soon as I apply the breaks the blinkers will stop working. Break lights work. Also I opened up the hatch and slammed it shut and tails lights started working. But they went out again. I'm gonna go get some electoral cleaner and clean the light bulb sockets see if that helps
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Old 05-18-2011, 03:23 AM
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While you're out, I would buy new bulbs. often times a bulb may go bad and when you hit a bump or shut your hatch it will wiggle the filament around and it will actually weld itself back together temporarily. if you're not a fan of spending pennies on bulbs, get a volt meter or test light and check for power at your sockets. if you have power put a known good bulb in the socket and wiggle wires around to see if you have a bad wire. as a side note, if a turn signal bulb goes out, the blinker indicator for that side of the vehicle will stay on constantly. so a new bulb might fix all your problems.
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If the vehicle stays outside, the rear sockets are prone to corrosion...
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