QuestionI gave my old 1994 Concorde to my son-in-law and now he has problems with the hazard lights and turn signals.
He tells me that the hazard lights do nothing when he presses the switch, and the left turn signal does the same thing. No light at all. Right turn signal works fine and brake lights work fine. He told me that he replaced the flasher and it did not change anything.
Any ideas of what to look for?
Thanks, and Happy Holidays.
Bob
AnswerHi Bob:
Yes, here are some ideas. There is a 20 amp fuse in the power distribution center under the hood labelled F1 that supplies the power for the emergency flashers, so see if that is blowm. If it is, don't replace it yet, but then try to get the left side turn signals work first.
The left signals could be failed for the following reasons:
faulty bulb at the front and/or rear (could be burned out filament or short in the bulb or the socket to ground)
The ground wire for light fixture could be corroded or loose
Open circuit to wiring on the left side turn lamps
Faulty turn signal/hazard flasher switch
On the last idea: the switch for the left side turn and the hazards for that side requires that when you have selected either of those two positions that you have continuity between pin 7 and pin 6 of the 8-wire socket of the switch. Those pins have the pink and light green wires attached to them when it it plugged together. So remove the plug and test for continuity between 7 and 6 when the left turn position is selected. To get to the switch, remove the tilt lever, then the upper and lower steering column covers.
When the hazard switch is activated, there should likewise be continuity between 7 and 6, 2 and 3, 7 and 8, and 4 and 5. If one or more of those connections aren't working he might able to spray some contact cleaner inside the switch.
After you have proven out the bulbs/sockets, and switch, then replace F1 if you found it to be blown.
Let me know is this doesn't give him the necessary direction.
Roland
