I'm not sure if this is the same problem I had or not but my 2005 Ion had a problem with the signal on the right side of the car. I replaced the bulb and nothing happened. Finally I read on line that these cars actually had a recall involving the harnesses for the bulbs after a while not seating with the base of the bulb properly. I took a look at it myself at work one day and used a small screw driver to pull the contacts in the harness out just a little so that they would deffinitely contact with the contacts on the bulb. The light was still not working. I was frustrated and got back into the car and shut it off. Then I tried turning it back on. IT WAS WORKING! It turns out that the computer in these cars does everything. Even makes the bulbs flash. There is no flasher element in the fuse panel like an older car would have. When you start the car it's kinda like the computer takes inventory of everything that is present. If the bulbs are not connected it doesn't know they are there and will not look for them until the car has been restarted again. Wierd, I know. But I haven't had a problem since. You may want to check with GM to see if your car fits into the recall.
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