Weird brake turn signal issue

[Torquewrench]

My blinkers used to work great. But I had battery issues on a crappy rainy night and got lazy and let a shop tow it in and put in a new battery and cables.

Picked it up today and was surprised my turn signals didn't work. Headlights and taillights work fine, but when I put the brakes on, even with the key off, both blinker bulbs come on.

I bought gas on the way home, and I think the gas gauge didn't move as much as it should have.

For the life of me I can't imgine what would have changed after just putting cables on and a new battery. Would a dead blinker relay cause symptons like this.

[Longhorn Man]

sounds like the button for the 4 ways or hazzard lights is on, and the flasher is broken or missing.

Welcome to the board from central ohio.

[ChevLoRay]

Ditto on the welcome, from The Heart of Arkansas!

Say, whatchall doin' lettin' the Russians invade y'all?? You can bet they ain't gonna get in Arkansas!

[jef5150]

Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

sounds like the button for the 4 ways or hazzard lights is on, and the flasher is broken or missing.

so i go to the garage,
push in 4 way flasher button
pull flasher unit from fuse panel,
and press on the brake pedal and ..............




my front parking lights come on!!!!!

Dr.Longhorn!....Calling Dr.Longhorn..........

[mtdave2]

you know every time i have had a strange electrical problem, its been a ground issue.

[Torquewrench]

I'm not from Georgia, I'm from Tennessee. So I won't get my back up till the ruskies get as far North as Chickamauga. Sounds like a good place to make a stand. Like many, the pursuit of money has stranded me here in the pine barrens. I miss living where the dirt is brown, not bright orange. But it is fun to torment the Dawg fans down here. After last year the orange T makes them nervous.

I believe you guys might be right about the hazard button. When I got stranded I punched it in, but it didn't do anything. But my problem now is that the button feels loose and I can tell when I'm pulling it out, it isn't doing anything. I guess I'll have to get a steering wheel puller and start digging my way through the column, unless there's a way to stick something in from the side and pry it up.

[LockDoc]

Originally Posted by Torquewrench

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I believe you guys might be right about the hazard button. When I got stranded I punched it in, but it didn't do anything. But my problem now is that the button feels loose and I can tell when I'm pulling it out, it isn't doing anything. I guess I'll have to get a steering wheel puller and start digging my way through the column, unless there's a way to stick something in from the side and pry it up.

I think you will have to pull the wheel to disengage the hazards. I did anyway.

My problem when I had the same trouble was a bad brake light socket. It allowed one contact post on the bulb to touch both contacts inside the socket. It took me forever to find it..... I would try some ground straps too. I made up a wire (about 4' long) with alligator clips on both ends and just connected it temporarily wherever I thought the ground might be bad.

LockDoc

[68K30]

Pull all of your turn signal and brake light bulbs. Sometimes when the filaments break or burn out they drop onto the other filament inside the bulb. I have seen this happen at least a dozen times.There is also the possibility that someone forced either the wrong bulb on the correct bulb backwards into the socket

[Torquewrench]

I'm thinking it isn't bulb or ground related because most everything was working great on my truck until I switched the battery and cables out. Can't see that changing much, but if the hazard switch is stuck in, it might. The hazards never worked so, I'm thinking if I can get it disengaged, I might be alright.

[Longhorn Man]

I would pull the wheel and turn off the 4 ways...you'll want to disconnect the battery first... we won't talk about how I know this... just remember, the steering column is metal, and bolted to the dash, which is part of the cab, which is grounded to the frame.