Greetings, all. I'm Robert. New to the forum, and here to share my troubles. Thanks in advance to all that try to help.

I have a 1998, and am having electrical/lighting problems. I've done a search and have come up with similar threads, but this does seem a bit unique...

It started with a left turn indicator that wasn't blinking; no big deal, a bad bulb, eh? Within a day or so, I was having the intermittent issue of my interior lights going out when I pressed the brake pedal. This wouldn't always happen immediately upon driving the car, it would take a few minutes. Sometimes indicating a turn would cause the interior lights to blink, sometimes it wouldn't. For the record, the right turn indicator and signals have been fine.

I fixed the one thing I KNEW was wrong, and changed the front left side marker bulb. Didn't help. Next day, I tightened the battery terminals, the positive seemed a bit loose. For a good 15 minutes after that, everything worked perfectly. next time I drove it, same symptoms.

At times, the left front side marker bulb does light up; just not all the time. A short? I assume it would not cause all of the symptoms I itemized, however(?)

Also, the hazards sometimes work, sometimes don't. when they don't, the indicators are solid. When they do work, the chime isn't in sync with the lights.

From what I've read on here, my first guess was hazard and/or blinker relay? I'm hoping so, anyway!

Help!! And thanks.

 

Not sure, but I wonder how the relay could be the problem, but if it is, it would be a cheap fix...

 

Well, for those of you that may ever have this problem and wonder what the hell is going on, I found my trailer light receptacle had a 1/4" hole melted right through it, and all of the lights were apparently shorting each other out. Snipped it off, and voila'.

 

Glad you found it. Hope that solves the problem.