2008 chevy 1/2 ton silverado

[chalupa]

Ive got 124,000 on my truck and the left turn signal starts out blinking normal for about 3 clicks then hits light speed. Both front and back bulbs still work and i cant figure out how to get at the front bulbs, any guess on whats goin on?

[jeffreyd]

on the chevy there is either one or two small screws on the bottom. if you have it loose, it has to wiggle to come out. i have had to pull the main light assy out also to access the blinker. you might be able to reach down under the main light assy and access the bulb. if not check the owners manual on access. it could also be in the flasher unit. it looks like a fuse nowdays so check your manual if you have one

[chalupa]

did the fuse thing, thats fine replaced the rear light still no luck. Cant believe how difficult they made it to get at or find anything as simple as this.

[jeffreyd]

I know and the newer fords are a bear too. they have a screw that is in the one corner that if you do not have a long enough driver you will never get it out. good luck, worse case hit the auto parts house and ask them.

[caseymcq]

Ive got 124,000 on my truck ...

You've got that many miles on a one-year-old truck. Holy moly, is your daily commute to the moon or something?

[chalupa]

I got it in august of 07, My job requires me to cover the northwest and central part of the state.

[caseymcq]

Still, about 2 years makes it 60K+ year! You put the miles on like driving is going out of style

[crothmeier]

whew. i thought the 84,000 i have on my 07 impala was bad! now it doesnt seem too bad.

[chalupa]

i will drive it till it gets close to 200,000 on it, about this time next year. I normally have pretty good luck with them but this one is pushing its luck, I had to have the rear end replaced around 110,000. Now this annoying problem that im going to dive into today.

[chalupa]

I give up, something as simple as a turn signal issue. Its either a bulb, fuse , or relay, and after almost tearing out the whole light assembly and breaking a few plastic posts in the process. I think i will drive it off a cliff to fix the problem , that way i wont feel so foolish when i bring it in to get it fixed and say oh by the way the turn signal doesnt work right.

[Jeremy airjer W]

I haven't changes a bulb yet in one that new but it can't be that difficult. If its blinking faster one direction than the other than there is a bulb out on the side that is blinking faster. Compare both sides carefully to see which bulb is not working (just in case the bulb isn't in the lens assembly your trying to remove).

[chalupa]

I have replaced all bulbs and fuses , now i will try to find a relay somewhere

[Jeremy airjer W]

Just to make sure turn on the four way flashers and make sure its not a bulb.

[chalupa]

four ways work fine,looked under dash and nothing looks familiar or noisy

[jeffreyd]

make sure you have the right bulb, you can get one that is a 3157 or 4157 that is used in the newer trucks. it iwll cause it to blink faster if you have the wrong one. The newer one uses both filiment when you step on the brakes

[chalupa]

I went through and replaced all bulbs again and just like magic its fixed, sounds like there are gremlins at work in my truck.