Right signal light flashes fast, left signal flashes normal speed?

I assume a relay or something like that is on the way out.. Are they easy to locate?

Fast blinking means you have a bulb out on that side.

Fast blinking means you have a bulb out on that side.

really? that is a handy feature, I will check em out today. Thanks a bunch.

alot of cars do that. its not just the grand prix

Originally Posted by blowfishRus6

alot of cars do that. its not just the grand prix

Yep. Been that way since the early 90s and probably sooner.

None of my previous vehicles have had that feature, got it swapped out today, thanks.

Originally Posted by nboylie

None of my previous vehicles have had that feature, got it swapped out today, thanks.

Really? I thought almost all had been doing that since like the early 90's?

No, but that is understandable, had a '90 caddy and it didn't do it, and a '92 cavalier, and then a 98 truck.. None of them had that feature, it sure is handy though

either the blinker flashes like crazy or it doesent flash at all it just stays lite. alot of cars do that.

my car does it too, but my rear tail light is still on, just doesnt blink.

Originally Posted by black98gt

my car does it too, but my rear tail light is still on, just doesnt blink.

The rear is probably a dual filament bulb and one of the filaments is burnt out.

There is a flasher module on many cars that allows current to flow through a peice of "special metal" that gets hot as current flows through it. When it gets warm it expands. Once it hits a certain temp, it will expand enough so that it breaks the circuit. When a bulb goes out, it changes the amount of current going through the circuit and the expansion/heating rate changes as well.

Positive side of circuit o--------o "special" wire expands upwards
Negative side of circuit o----*

The 5-button DICs on the 04+ will for example if you right rear turn signal is out a message will show up that says "Right rear turnlamp out." It will only come up once then the blinker will blink fast.

I had the same problem and DIC indication but problem persists even though I replaced the bad bulb, rear right on '06 standard model.
Any ideas anyone ?

really? I have known cars to flash fast or stay lit when a light is out for years and years. it is one of my pet peeves to see someone with the front flashing like crazy and the rear nothing. I wonder what that person is thinking? anyway, I realize not everyone knows of that feature