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High beams and both turn lights on the dash on at start up!?!

Old 09-23-2018, 02:15 AM
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High beams and both turn lights on the dash on at start up!?!

Just put a new battery in and the last two times I have started it up, the high beams have been on and won't turn off and both the dash turn arrows are lit. After a couple of minutes at most, everything seems to return to normal. Weird! Any suggestions??
Old 09-23-2018, 08:36 AM
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Re: High beams and both turn lights on the dash on at start up!?!

Sounds like a turn/hazard switch is farting out.
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Re: High beams and both turn lights on the dash on at start up!?!

Have you replaced any bulb up front with an LED bulb or changed the flasher recently?
Old 09-23-2018, 10:04 AM
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No- I've had LEDs in the dash for years, but no other bulbs have been changed. I think it is my column: my high beam lever does nothing and to turn the high beams on normally, I have to use the tilt function on the steering wheel! Time for a column rebuild. The tasks just never end...
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Re: High beams and both turn lights on the dash on at start up!?!

If the turn lever isn't actuating the high beams it might just need adjusted. It's just a metal rod with a bolt (phillips?) at the base of the column that can be adjusted.
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