Hazard switch burnouts? - Focaljet

**slipster17** · 05-14-2008, 03:26 PM

Just throwing this question out there to see if anyone else has a problem like this or has heard of anything similar.

I seem to be having a problem 'burning out' the flasher... or relay... located in the hazard switch. I've owned this car for 2 years and I had this happen the first time last week. I had all the turn signals on the left side of my car stop working and traced the problem to the hazard switch. Signal was getting TO the switch, but no signal was leaving it. Not even my little green arrow on the dash lit when I hit the stalk for a left turn.

I replaced the hazard swtich with a spare I had laying around and everything worked fine again. Then on the way into work this morning, nearly a week to the day, it pops again; both sides this time. Now I'm left with no functioning turn signals and no time till this weekend to go hit a salvage yard for another hazard switch.

Is it just coincidence that this happened twice in the last two weeks? Or does it hint at a deeper problem?

-Slip

**screwdiver** · 05-14-2008, 06:06 PM

Maybe you have a short on one of the leads to your signals?

**Jeepsbeme** · 05-14-2008, 08:36 PM

Have you made ANY electrical modifications (neon lights, etc) that could be causing a higher than designed amperage flow through any of the the lighting circuits?

**slipster17** · 05-14-2008, 08:56 PM

I swapped in Euro taillights and rewired the blinkers to work seperately from the brake. But I've had that done for at least 2 months now.

I suppose there is a chance something with those is causing it. But wouldn't that have shown up earlier?

**screwdiver** · 05-15-2008, 07:27 AM

Might want to check for that wire rubbing problem in the back of the hatch near the tail lights for a short

**slipster17** · 05-16-2008, 03:18 PM

Well, i went back through my taillight wiring and fixed it so that its using the cars' existing wires and not wires spliced into anything. Plugged it all back into a new hazard switch and all the turns work now, but I have no clicking noise, lol.

That I can deal without. I have a long trip back to the parents in NY tonight, so we'll see if the fuse/switch holds for the trip.

Thanks for the input guys.

05-14-2008, 03:26 PM	#1
slipster17 TEAM Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Palmyra/ Carlisle, PA Posts: 900	Hazard switch burnouts? Just throwing this question out there to see if anyone else has a problem like this or has heard of anything similar. I seem to be having a problem 'burning out' the flasher... or relay... located in the hazard switch. I've owned this car for 2 years and I had this happen the first time last week. I had all the turn signals on the left side of my car stop working and traced the problem to the hazard switch. Signal was getting TO the switch, but no signal was leaving it. Not even my little green arrow on the dash lit when I hit the stalk for a left turn. I replaced the hazard swtich with a spare I had laying around and everything worked fine again. Then on the way into work this morning, nearly a week to the day, it pops again; both sides this time. Now I'm left with no functioning turn signals and no time till this weekend to go hit a salvage yard for another hazard switch. Is it just coincidence that this happened twice in the last two weeks? Or does it hint at a deeper problem? -Slip __________________ *It's not just a Ford Focus... It's a TRANSFORMER!* and his name is... _R E C A L L_ *2001 Egg Yolk Yellow ZX3* see it on CarDomain Last edited by slipster17 : 05-14-2008 at 04:51 PM.

05-14-2008, 06:06 PM	#2
screwdiver Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Kunia, HI Posts: 1,505	Re: Hazard switch burnouts? Maybe you have a short on one of the leads to your signals? __________________ Recon = bad. Ford Focus Hawaii 2003 Black ZX5 Mods: HID, LiveWires, Dirt

05-14-2008, 08:36 PM	#3
Jeepsbeme TEAM Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 679	Re: Hazard switch burnouts? Have you made ANY electrical modifications (neon lights, etc) that could be causing a higher than designed amperage flow through any of the the lighting circuits?

05-14-2008, 08:56 PM	#4
slipster17 TEAM Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Palmyra/ Carlisle, PA Posts: 900	Re: Hazard switch burnouts? I swapped in Euro taillights and rewired the blinkers to work seperately from the brake. But I've had that done for at least 2 months now. I suppose there is a chance something with those is causing it. But wouldn't that have shown up earlier? __________________ *It's not just a Ford Focus... It's a TRANSFORMER!* and his name is... _R E C A L L_ *2001 Egg Yolk Yellow ZX3* see it on CarDomain

05-15-2008, 07:27 AM	#5
screwdiver Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Kunia, HI Posts: 1,505	Re: Hazard switch burnouts? Might want to check for that wire rubbing problem in the back of the hatch near the tail lights for a short __________________ Recon = bad. Ford Focus Hawaii 2003 Black ZX5 Mods: HID, LiveWires, Dirt

05-16-2008, 03:18 PM	#6
slipster17 TEAM Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Palmyra/ Carlisle, PA Posts: 900	Re: Hazard switch burnouts? Well, i went back through my taillight wiring and fixed it so that its using the cars' existing wires and not wires spliced into anything. Plugged it all back into a new hazard switch and all the turns work now, but I have no clicking noise, lol. That I can deal without. I have a long trip back to the parents in NY tonight, so we'll see if the fuse/switch holds for the trip. Thanks for the input guys. __________________ *It's not just a Ford Focus... It's a TRANSFORMER!* and his name is... _R E C A L L_ *2001 Egg Yolk Yellow ZX3* see it on CarDomain

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