Am I crazy? (truck "issue")
10-20-2019, 11:48 AM
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Am I crazy? (truck "issue")
2018 F150; and there's one thing that's bugged me since I've owned it. The blinker pattern has an irregularity to it. It's not that noticeable to a casual observation, but my OCD has picked up on it since day one. It's not all the time, just randomly appears; and it's not all that far off. The best way I can describe it, as a guitar player, it's like having a drummer who can't hold the beat. Probably only off a few milliseconds, but it's enough to drive me nuts. It doesn't discriminate between the soft-touch 3 blinks and the full blinker ON.... just shows up randomly. I feel like I'd get laughed at trying to explain it to the dealership; and I'd bet a paycheck they "can't reproduce it." Anybody ever experienced something like this?
10-20-2019, 11:56 AM
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Don’t use it. Stick your arm out the window.
10-20-2019, 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Kenny Powers
, but it's enough to drive me nuts. It doesn't discriminate between the soft-touch 3 blinks and the full blinker ON.... just shows up randomly. I feel like I'd get laughed at trying to explain it to the dealership; and I'd bet a paycheck they "can't reproduce it." Anybody ever experienced something like this?
turn sig·nal
/tərn ˈsiɡnəl/
noun
North American
noun: turn signal; plural noun: turn signals
- a flashing light on a vehicle to show that it is about to change lanes or turn.
May be extinct as the last use was observed in June 2017.
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10-20-2019, 12:19 PM
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10-20-2019, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Kenny Powers
I may just do that. It’s worth a couple bucks to see if it goes away.
10-20-2019, 12:38 PM
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Go back in time - Get Scarlet Fever at the age of 5 - go deaf shortly thereafter - Get used to it as you won't be bothered - See me for details
Full disclosure - I am OCD about many other things so I do understand the annoyance that it can be
I am highly tuned in to visually checking my blinkers on the dash as I can't hear them if they do not turn of so I'm always checking just after a turn
Regards
Go back in time - Get Scarlet Fever at the age of 5 - go deaf shortly thereafter - Get used to it as you won't be bothered - See me for details
Full disclosure - I am OCD about many other things so I do understand the annoyance that it can be
I am highly tuned in to visually checking my blinkers on the dash as I can't hear them if they do not turn of so I'm always checking just after a turn
Regards
10-20-2019, 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Capt Henry Morgan
Prly needs more blinker fluid
Originally Posted by Lprizman
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Originally Posted by Lprizman
Switch comparable relays before going to get one...save you a trip and $$
Originally Posted by skibum
And maybe you ain't got rhythm but think you do...
10-20-2019, 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Kenny Powers
I may just do that. It’s worth a couple bucks to see if it goes away.
Check connections at the bulbs, maybe one is randomly loosing connection.
10-20-2019, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by obbayer
I seriously doubt there's a relay anymore. More likely controlled by a black box $$$$
Check connections at the bulbs, maybe one is randomly loosing connection.
Check connections at the bulbs, maybe one is randomly loosing connection.
It's under warranty, so the module would be covered, but getting them to recognize it might be the issue.
10-20-2019, 01:04 PM
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Guy pulls into a convenience store and walks in. The guy behind the counter says, “Hey is that your car with the turn signal on?” He stops, looks out the window and says, “yes, no, yes, no, yes, no”
10-20-2019, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by TheRealMacGyver
Guy pulls into a convenience store and walks in. The guy behind the counter says, “Hey is that your car with the turn signal on?” He stops, looks out the window and says, “yes, no, yes, no, yes, no”
10-20-2019, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by obbayer
I seriously doubt there's a relay anymore. More likely controlled by a black box $$$$
Check connections at the bulbs, maybe one is randomly loosing connection.
Check connections at the bulbs, maybe one is randomly loosing connection.
