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Old 02-12-2005 | 10:19 PM
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turn signals quit after pulling trailer

Pulled a car trailer tonite with no lights cept for brake lights. I went to hit my blinker and nothinh happend. Now even with the trialer off they wont work but the hazards work fine. Any ideas??
Old 02-12-2005 | 10:31 PM
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and i checked the fuse in the fuse panel and it was good, is there another?
Old 02-12-2005 | 10:34 PM
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Check the "towing" fuse. Its under the hood. More than likely there is a short in your trailer that took out the fuse that says "trailer lights" or something like that.
Old 02-12-2005 | 10:40 PM
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It's probably the flasher unit. The stock ones don't hold up when you put a trailer on. It burns up the flasher. Go to the parts store and get a heavy duty flasher and install it. Don't get the cheap one. Tridon fl-tri-12 or fl-tri-13 is the one I always use. one is 2 prong the other is 3 prong.
Old 02-13-2005 | 08:55 AM
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It had the same probem and It was the flasher unit. If your hazards still work switch uot your hazard flasher for the turn sighal flasher, and if the turn signal works then you found your problem. When you haul it takes its towll on the flashers I got some new heavyduty ones @ Autozone for around 7 bucks.
Old 02-13-2005 | 09:58 AM
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Try swapping your hazard flasher with your turn signal flasher if they work then your flasher when south

I have one trailer with 4 turn lights per side plus the truck turns it would burn up flashers until I bought a electronic flasher

Stock flashers don't handle extra lights very good
Old 02-13-2005 | 11:41 AM
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Both my '95s came with the heavy duty flasher units in the glove box for this exact reason.
Old 02-13-2005 | 09:32 PM
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thanks guys!!! I got it. I checked the wrong fuse. I was looking at the panel cover wrong.
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