bad electrical please help me figure out the prob

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silvia69
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i've searched all over this car for a short not finding one.
my parking lights interior illumination all stay on and blinkers and hazards no longer function.
please help me


compactfean
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Sounds like a bad combo switch

silvia69
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i checked that as well i took it completely out and they stay on
the only way i've figured out to turn th em off with out disconnecting the battery is one of the green fuses in the eng bay by the battery


also my blinkers don't work but hazards do when i take that fuse out.

compactfean
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My next guess would be relay.

silvia69
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checked the only flasher relay i could find which was the hazard one is there a seperate one for the turn signals?

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bladetech8
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How low is your car in the front?

silvia69
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stock height i believe i can still fit the stock size rims and tires under it and the inner fender piece is still in there i had to remove it while i checked the wires under there.

silvia69
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i've also notice when i unplug the fusible link and turn the hazards on the illumination flashes as well as the hazard lights. and all my side markers

compactfean
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Have you checked resistance on the fusable link?

silvia69
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replaced the fusible link last night im unable to find a short upfront could it possibly be a short in the rear lights causing it all to stay on?

Cgeigert
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Has any wiring been done to the car, or have you put in new bulbs recently or anything like that. Is this all stock never messed with?

silvia69
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the only thing i can think of that isn't stock is front turn signals. but those were just plug in play and it worked fine up until three or four days ago now.

silvia69
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so last night i started blowing the fuse to my tail lamps if this helps any one at all

compactfean
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I had a brake switch start shorting out on me that caused that same fuse to pop. Dunno about your blinkers though.

silvia69
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found the faulty wires when it was wet this morning. could hear them arc over. fix coming later this week


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