What Annoyed You Today? (3 Viewers)

[Airframes]

Fuse box will be in one of three places on most vehicles :-

Under the hood, against the fire wall.
In the glove box
Under the dash on driver's side, alongside steering column.
The fuse will probably be the coloured, clear plastic type, the colour normally denoting the voltage/amperage.

If replacing the fuse doesn't sort it, then check the connections to both indicators (sorry, turn signal lamps!) in the trunk - if a connection is going to come loose, for some reason it nearly always happens in the boot of the car - that's 'trunk' in the U.S. of course !
Also, on some vehicle systems, if one bulb goes out, the flashers won't work !
Worst case scenario is the flasher unit itself, a small cylindrical part, in-line between the fuse and relay, which just attaches via either spade terminals, or possibly a couple of small bolts, and should only cost a few Dollars.

 

[GrauGeist]

It can also depend on the make of the vehicle, too...

And on several Japanese (and some U.S.) vehicles, the turn indicators are divided by half and fused accordingly: Right/Left side. To make this more complex, the R/L fuses may be found on the interior fuse box or the PDB (Power Distribution Box) found under the hood (typically near the battery). Most often with a 10 Amp fuse (red ATC or ATM style)

The relay for the Hazard (emergency) Flashers can be found under the hood, in the PDB and so will the Turn Signal relay.

 

[T Bolt]

I have a Toyota minivan that I blew the fuse for the trailer lights. Took over an hour to figure out where it was..... Under the plastic molding at the bottom of the rear hatch.

Miserable day today
1) Got stuck doing another persons assignment and it went very late tonight.
2) Was not suppose to work tomorrow as someone else volunteered, then was told I had to work tomorrow because the guy who volunteered makes too much so I had to do it at my lower rate. Makes me want to tell them to go F off and find a higher rate myself.
3) Coming down with a head cold

 

[vikingBerserker]

That really blows.

 

[Wurger]

Coughing... I have gone down with a cold again.

 

[Marcel]

Tooth pain

 

[Capt. Vick]

What type of vehicle is it?

Chrysler PT Cruiser

 

[Capt. Vick]

Ok. Update on my first world problem. Long story short, there was a 30 amp fuse in the 15 amp slot for the Hazards in the engine compartment! I can only surmise that since the turn signal module was attached to the hazard module that is why it was burning it out. Should have listened to what I read in the service manual and really give the fuses the once over...ALL the fuses! Thanks for all the input guys!

Bought another $45.00 turn signal module and some fuses and I'm good now for the most part. Had to buy it at another auto parts store as I was too embarrassed too admit I didn't check the fuses.

 

[fubar57]

Good find Jim.

Geo

 

[Capt. Vick]

Yeah lucky that Geo

 

[GrauGeist]

The problem may lie a little deeper than the wrong fuse, actually. There is a reason why someone put the heavier fuse in the slot.

And a wrong fuse won't short out a turn signal switch.

I suspect there may be a wiring issue, where someone has fooled around with the system...perhaps a trailer wiring eff-up or something along those lines?

 

[Capt. Vick]

I totally believe you that someone put the 30 amp fuse in the 15 amp slot to maybe "fix" something else. However I'm looking for a short term gain, to get the directionals fixed and now with the 15 amp fuse in I know the module that I inserted won't burn out again to the tune of $ 45.00 a throw. As far as the rest of the problems...it's too damn cold out to diagnosis anything else! I'm hoping that she will last a year.

 

[GrauGeist]

Hopefully it'll work for you, and whatever the fault is won't roast anything else expensive!

I suppose that a 30 in a 15 slot has to be far better than some of the things I've seen in the past (foil over glass fuse, copper tubing in a glass fuse slot, paper clips, etc.) although my alltime favorite was a customer that had an intermittent problem with his two way radio, brought his work truck in and I found the entire fuse block was faulty...however, where the 20 amp SFE glass fuse should have been, for the rotating light circuit, there was a .22 LR round instead...

 

[CommanderBounds]

I Was working with superglue to fix a small piece that chipped off my dresser and I got a little on my finger without even realizing it and then I went to use the bathroom. The rest should be self explanatory.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Oh damn!

 

[vikingBerserker]

Oh man, I second that!

 

[Wayne Little]

I Was working with superglue to fix a small piece that chipped off my dresser and I got a little on my finger without even realizing it and then I went to use the bathroom. The rest should be self explanatory.

 

[CommanderBounds]

It was quite the conundrum, that's for sure!

 

[Wurger]

Any trembling hands there Pal? You know it might lead to....

 

[Capt. Vick]

Family friend who was basically another father to me sends me a letter telling me he is dying of cancer. Sorry. Had to unload this somewhere.