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katie
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Oct 3, 2012, 12:32 PM

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2002 pontiac sunfire Sign In

i just bought a 2002 pontiac sunfire and the day/light/bright lights work fine but none of the turn signals, hazards, or brake lights work, and it doesnt make a clicking sound when i try and use the signals or hazards, what could it be?


Hammer Time
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Oct 3, 2012, 12:43 PM

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Re: 2002 pontiac sunfire Sign In

Probably a bad combination switch but the circuit needs to be tested following a wiring diagram.



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Tom Greenleaf
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Oct 3, 2012, 12:48 PM

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Re: 2002 pontiac sunfire Sign In

An automatic-reset, circuit-breaker-type switch used in directional signal and emergency signal circuits.







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Both could be messed up by the one circuit breaker not resetting properly if there was a good reason?

T



Hammer Time
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Oct 3, 2012, 1:18 PM

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Re: 2002 pontiac sunfire Sign In

It has no lower brake lights Tom. That flasher isn't going to cause that.



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Tom Greenleaf
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Oct 3, 2012, 1:53 PM

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Re: 2002 pontiac sunfire Sign In

That was the "prize in the Cracker Jack" box version of AllData that said both were powered by a resettable breaker with no better info. I figured it was one of those that can get hot, cut off the flow, cool and work again and just didn't work again. Never saw one go bad but have heard them when a dead short was on that circuit?? If it's anything like what I'm thinking that wouldn't be the cause but the result,

T



katie
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Oct 3, 2012, 3:06 PM

Post #6 of 7 (2987 views)
Re: 2002 pontiac sunfire Sign In

would a bad combination switch affect the break lights?


Hammer Time
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Oct 3, 2012, 3:10 PM

Post #7 of 7 (2985 views)
Re: 2002 pontiac sunfire Sign In

That's a picture of a flasher. Neither the brake lights nor the turn signals are powered by a circuit breaker.
If the high mount, 3rd brake light works, then the brake light switch is powered.



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would a bad combination switch affect the break lights?


Yes, it would but only the 2 lower lights and not the high mount as they pass through that switch to cancel brake lights for turn signals, which is exactly what you described.



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(This post was edited by Hammer Time on Oct 3, 2012, 3:14 PM)






 
 
 






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