I have a couple of problems that I need some help me with. One, is just a
part wearing out, but I simply can't locate the offending part. The other,
I'm certain, is a dealer induced problem, that I'm not able to trace, and am
not willing to pay the dealer to fix something he broke, but can't prove it.

#1: Part going bad:  When cold, there's almost always a constant blinker
noise, the exact same noise associated with the turn-signals and the emer.
flasher blinker. However, all those work fine even with the supplemental
blinking. After driving a while, the blinking might stop for a while, or
maybe a few seconds. I figure it is the blinker switch, but I simply can't
locate it by a familiar name on any of the fuse wiring diagrams. It's
definitely in the electrical system because when I touch any of the fuses
while it's blinking, the blinking can be felt in any of the board fuses.
It's quite annoying, but I'm having trouble sorting out the problem
component.

#2: Dealer Induced Odometer / PRND12 digital lights out on the steering
column:  See no mileage data, and no gear selection data. My son picked up
my vehicle after some extended warranty work on the PS and Trans, and he
usually drives it for his work. After about a week or so, he finally told me
that the odometer, and the gear-lights were mostly out. They'd come back on
sometimes, but are mostly off. That's probably true, but when I drive it,
the lights are always out. As you'd suspect, the dealer says "I didn't touch
that functionality", but we'll fix it for $250 (yeah, right!). I feel
certain that a tech (I've had it happen before) either accidentally, or
intentionally, caused the problem, and its fix is probably just
disconnecting and reconnecting the junction that feeds it powert. Has anyone
experienced such a problem, and has had success in restoring power to the
odometer/gear light on the steering column?

Thanks in advance!