Hazards won’t turn off.

Hey guys my 2015 with tow package has been giving me a headache. One morning the hazards were not turning off. I checked all the fuses and everything was fine. I took apart the steering column cover and replaced the flasher module. This didn’t solve my problem either. I figured it was a battery problem so I took it to have it tested. They said cold crank amps were a little low so they charged it for me and said it tested good. Nothing I have tried has fixed the issue. Anyone out there go through anything like this?

 

Could it be the push button switch itself is the starting to crap out on you

 

It could be. I have never used it so it could’ve just gave out but who knows.

 

There is a single wire from the hazard switch to the flasher that controls the hazard lights, that wire could be shorted to ground or open or you could have a bad switch.
You can check the wires at the switch with a meter, pin 7 (White/Black) should be grounded at all times, Pin 9 (Red/White) should have power with the switch off and be grounded with it on.
Have you done any recent work modifications that could have led to a compromised wire?
I had a Jeep come to the shop one time with the hazards stuck on, it turned out the owner had installed fender flares and drilled a screw through a wiring harness.

(edit) actually now that I think about it the simplest test would be to unplug the switch, if they stop flashing with the switch unplugged you have a bad switch, if not you have a shorted wire.

 

Thank you I’ll test the switch assembly. No, I have not done any work it was just random.

 

Found the culprit. Bad negative battery terminal ground.

 

No shit, Thanks for the update!!!

 

Luv to read how a bad negative terminal would cause continued Haz to operate...

 

I was curious about this as well although from experience bad grounds can cause all sorts of strange things to happen, I suppose what matters is it's fixed

 

Mine was sticking after replacing the stock head unit, which included replacing the dasp plastic around it. The aftermarket dash plastic just needed some tweaking with a file.

I can't imagine how a bad ground would cause it to stick on.

 

As crazy as it sounds the ground wasn’t make a good enough connection. Changed the ground connector and the truck went back to normal

 

The button wasn’t the issue for me. Bad ground had the electrical gremlins playing w me.

 

A wise old Service Manager at the marina I used to work at once told me, "99.9% of weird electrical problems are caused by a bad ground." He was almost always right.

 

My beat up late Friday brain couldn't see it. I've definitely seen strange bad ground stuff. Like my cooked boost controller. Or a stumbling engine 2 other guys couldn't figure out that ended up being a loose ground to body wire coming off the main harness. Or a turn signal that refused to work correctly. Etc...

Glad you're fixed.