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Expert: - 5/6/2009


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where is the location of the turn signal , flasher relay?

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Hello,

This infomation may be in your owner's manual. There are two flashers. One for the four way emergency and one for T.S..

You may have to remove the hush panel under the driver's side of the dash. It is a black piece of plastic held up by two 9/32 head screws. This allows you access under the dash. The flasher will be round either made of alluminum (silver in color) or blue or yellow plastic. Two wires will run to it with an "L" plastic connector. You should see the flasher near the steering column. You will need to look around.

Then if you find the 4-way by turning on the emergency flashers and listening for it to locate. Remove that flasher and replace t.s. flasher with it. Check to see if T.s. works now. If so, put the 4-way back and replace t.s. flasher with new.

I am giving you general information based on experience working with all makes and models of Cadillacs. I do not have a book in front of me at the moment to give you specific information on a 2000 Deville.

Hope it helps.

Rob

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Alarm system questions cannot be answered on this forum. These systems are not what I can answer. Without being physically at the vehicle and not knowing what kind of electrical service has been done on the vehicle, there is no possible way to give an accurate answer over the internet. My expertise is in Ignition/key based anti-theft systems. These issues include GM VATS (resistor chip in key blade) PASSLOCK (MRD)-ignition lock rotation based, no special ignition key and the PKIII Transponder (computer chip in key) systems. These systems are not alarm based and are integral with the starting of the engine. This is why I cannot diagnose alarm problems without physically looking at the vehicle: Alarm systems are a completely different annimal than ignition key/lock based anti-theft system. Many alarm questions come from vehicles 10 years old, and since older, many hands that had been involved over the years.I am an expert in all GM factory (ignition/key based)systems. Alarm system questions pose to many situations beyond my knowledge as to what has been done to the vehicle over the years. Some guy may have actually wired the stereo into the alarm system. Who knows? Over my past 30 years in vehicle wiring repair, I have seen unbelievable wiring disaters done by guys that consider themselves "mechanics." I have seen stereos and alarms intalled using surgical tape. I have seen modules burn up, un-fused circuits, wiring jambed between the doors and even lamp cord used for a starter kill. To answer alarm questions over the internet without examining the vehicle is like asking; What does it take to remove a dent?

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Education/Credentials-ASE certified. 11 years with a GM dealer and 17 years with a repair facility dealing with only the repair of theft recovered vehicles.

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