Turn Signals don't work but brake lights do. And when i press the brake the front parks light up also !!

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IROC-SS

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I just bought a killer 79 el camino. It was a former show car back in the 90's and was put up and not driven for a long time. I bought it and have done a few improvements to get it out of the 90's. I put new wheels and tires, new floormats, and a new steering wheel. But there are several problems with the car that I need help with!!

The headlights work. Both the high beams and the low beams. The park lights and tail lights work, front and back. The brake lights work. BUT the turn signals do NOTHING. And oddly enough, when I press the brake, the front parks light up brightly (both filaments in the bulb) When I press the brake, the left turn signal INDICATOR in the gauge cluster lights up. Also, the turn signal switch feels funky. You can hear it click-in, left and right, but its sloppy feeling and you have to concentrate on it because if you don't hold the stalk just right, the stalk will just fall out of the column.. but you can stick it back in there good enough to be able to hear the thing click left and right.... How should I go about troubleshooting this problem?
 

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pontiacgp

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I think you found the problem, turn signal switch needs to be replaced. I'm replacing mine this weekend
 
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IROC-SS

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does yours do the same thing as mine with the front lights coming on when braking?
 

fleming442

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The brake wire feeds into the turn switch before it heads to the lights. Yours sounds like it's mangled at the top or the pins in the column plug are reversed, front and rear.
 
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pontiacgp

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I picked up the signal switch from Napa today, they have two different brands, economy and premium, I got the premium because I think the premium is made with a better quality turd. The prices were $44 and $66 so in the US the premium is probably $35
 
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