spiff Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 When I switch on the hazard lights I can hear the relay ticking really fast, and you can see the indicator lights in the dashboard blink just as fast. Since it's switching so fast back and forth the indicators on the car doesn't really light up. Like the connection doesn't last long enough for the power to fully light up the bulbs... The speed it's ticking with is approximately the same speed as if one of your indicator lights goes out, or slightly faster. But all my indicator lights work and everything is normal when using the turn signal switch. I have tried replacing the hazard light relay but that didn't work, still the same. Then I tested the hazard light switch as the service manual indicates but everything checked out so now I'm at a loss.... Has anyone experienced something like this? Where should I start to look? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z240 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 (edited) Just a crazy idea, but maybe you changed the turn signal relay and not the hazard relay? They are two separate items. Generally a too-fast blinker is caused by in-sufficient load on the circuit like a burned out bulb, but all four blinkers are blinking, right? Did you recently change some bulbs to LED's? Edited June 24, 2014 by z240 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domzs Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 ^^^ Agree . He probably replaced the wrong flasher . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiff Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 No led bulbs, all blinkers are blinking and blinking correct except when switching on hazards. As you say it's acting like when changing to leds. Did some googling, the hazard relay is the smallest of the two? I think I replaced the bigger one. I bought the relay on ebay as a hazard switch relay so if I've changed the wrong one it's the sellers fault, haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domzs Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 You can swap flashers to TEST . Turn signal flasher is load dependent and hazard is not ( very little ) . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiff Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 You can swap flashers to TEST . Turn signal flasher is load dependent and hazard is not ( very little ) . I swapped the relays over today and now everything works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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