Recently I noticed when I activate the left turn signal on my 97 Volvo bobtail or with trailer the rear tail/turn lights both flash. When I turn on the right signal, only the right side flashes. So I did a walk around with the left signal on. The light just beneath the driver door, the fender light and the left and right rear tail/turn lights flash but nothing on the front or center right side.
I have checked flasher, bulbs, wiring as best I can see it, fuses, took apart the signal lever on the steering column to investigate, nothing makes any difference. When the truck is hooked to a trailer it has the same affect, left side, rears flash together.
I'm thinking this has to be something so obviously simple I just can't see it. Any thoughts? Help? Greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Left Turn Signal Problem - Both rear lights flash
Discussion in 'Volvo Forum' started by ds1989, Sep 19, 2014.
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Turn sigal switch, pigtail ?
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Or a shorted bulb, broken filament laying against tail light circuit.
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If a visual inspection fails to identify the problem, start unhooking lights until you find it. It sucks for sure.
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I would tend to agree with Alaska76; he beat me to it. Remove first the front bulb, then the rear bulb, then the side one (if you have a side turn signal indicator), all on the left side, one at a time, then put it back. If one of them gone makes the problem go away, that one probably has the filaments touching. When you say you've checked the bulbs, do you mean you've replaced all the left side flashing bulbs? If so, then forget this possibility!
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Big Don Thanks this.
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It's because you are a hazard when turning..... LOL could not resist that one
Check your plug socket on the truck. If the problem exists with and without the trailer then the problem is from the pigtail forward. You have to open up the pigtail and the plugs to see if there is not one stray strand of wire causing the issue.walterjacobo15 and ds1989 Thank this. -
Copy that on the plug - will add that to the list.. thanks.
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