Help! My 1997 Honda accord has a problem. When I have the 'small light' fuse in under the hood, my left turn signal stays on, even when the car is off. At night, my taillights will not come on when I turn on my head lights UNLESS that 'small light' fuse is in! Thoughts?

 

The small light fuse protects the Dash lights, Parking lights, Taillights, and License plate lights. So, if the fuse is pulled, you would have no taillights.

For the left turn signal staying on, is it both front and rear or just one?

 

Both front and rear left signal. They don't blink, just stay on. Bulbs are good, wires are good. Thanks in advance.

 

It probably is either:

• a faulty hazard warning switch or sticking contacts in the hazard warning switch

• or a short on the Grn/Blu power wire in the circuit (other power wiring touching Grn/Blu wire).

 

Many thanks, Redbull-1. Whats the easiest way to check? Remove the hazard light switch? Or something else? (I am far from tech-savvy)

 

1. You could trying pressing the hazard switch several times to see if the left turn signal stays off.

2. Otherwise, to test requires some testing equipment like a multimeter/ohmmeter. You would pull out the hazard switch, then test for continuity on the switch metal terminals. When the switch is in the OFF position, there should be no continuity between the terminal no. 1 (where Grn/Red wire would have been) and terminal no. 2 (where the Grn/Blu wire would have been). If there is continuity between terminal no. 1 and no. 2, even when the switch is in the OFF position, the switch is faulty (that would explain why the left turn signal stays on all the time). It only should have continuity in the ON position.

To test for continuity, set to either the "ohms" or the setting it will beep when you hold the two leads together.

• If your meter beeps, it means you have continuity.
• If it is on ohms scale, you will have continuity when it reads close to 0 ohms.
• If it doesn't beep , shows OL (open line) or a 1 (infinity ohms); it means you don't have continuity.