O.T. 99 Lumina milestone and a problem

IA Roy

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It turned over to 251,000 this week. It has been a fairly decent car and still has quite a bit of life left in it.

The problem is that the trunk mounted brake lights do not work. The high center brake light works fine. The hazard lights work as they should. The left turn signal works as it should. The right signal works if you only move the lever half way to the right position. This has been that way for at least the last year and probably longer.

I pulled out the manual, and studied the wiring diagram. From what I can tell, the problem is probably the turn signal switch. I really hate to replace it if there is something simpler and less expensive to change. So if anyone can think of something else that I haven't thought of, please let me know what else to check.

Thanks for reading this
Roy
 
Yep, you nailed it.

Turn signal switch.

You know everything rearward is okay because of the good hazard function. Wobbled out TS switch.

Allan
 
If you suspect the turn signal switch,look for one at a junk yard. If the car has had proper care, it has lots of life left in it yet. I have a '97 with over 300,000 miles with no major work, still going strong. If they still built them, I would go buy 3 or 4 of them to last the rest of my life. Excellent car. I had a '99 also that was a great car until it had a run in with a tree. That's another story. Good luck.
 
sounds like the switch to me since the hazards are working--the cheapest option would be the arm out the window turn signal--not sure how much of a sense of humor your local police have though.
 

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