1995 Grand Am - one issue after another - help please!

[mvisgak]

I purchased a beautiful 1995 Grand Am for my daughter for her 18th birthday. We drove it once before we realized there was a gasket leak, that allowed water into the oil, and $300 later, that's fixed. However, now we have no lights. I take that back...we have headlights and 1/2 of the middle break light, but that's it. One would think it's a fuse...but we've checked them and none are blown. I would love to find out what you think I could be missing. As it stands right now, this car is undrivable...no break lights, no blinkers...and my daughter takes her driver's test in 3 weeks.

Anyway, please let me know your thoughts. I can deal with the windows not working and even with the issues with the gasket leak, but I can't deal with this light issue. We can't figure out what's going on and I'm at whit's end. And if I hear "electrical" I'm gonna scream! LOL!

Thanks,
Michelle

[xeroinfinity]

Welcome to AF.

Pull the tail lamp housings off and see if the sockets are rusty or if thiers water in the housings.
These Do like to leak.

[mvisgak]

Okay, now we just checked and the back hazards blink...but the front don't. Isn't that weird? And when we turn the turn signals on...it doesn't even make a noise or show signs that it's "blinking" inside the car...and well, obviously it's doing nothing outside the car...

Hmmm...