emergency flashers - United Bimmer Community

**bartelsmeyer** · 10-19-2006, 12:39 PM

The emergency flashers are flashing and I cannot turn them off. Yesterday the crash sensor relay was replaced but after 100 miles the flashers came back on. I pulled the fuse to stop flashers (I could do without emergency flashers) and now I have no turnsignals. My wife was driving onetime ,when the flashers came on by themselves. When she hit a bump in the road they stopped, leading me to think a relay,loose wire, or a bad connection. I spoke to my service tech about disconnecting battery. He didn't know how this would work but at this time I am willing to try anything. If this works what about the next time the flashers malfunction?

**RSF5** · 10-19-2006, 12:41 PM

check the switch and fuse connection.

witeshark · 10-19-2006, 01:08 PM

Maybe the flasher unit needs to be replaced

**Dudesky** · 10-19-2006, 01:17 PM

From the Common Faults FAQ:

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-On some E36’s, most notably the ’95 M3, a faulty circuit in the safety relay can activate the hazard flashers and unlock the doors while going over bumps in the road.

**zbmwr** · 10-21-2006, 10:08 AM

I am having a similar problem to this... I just got a 94 325is yesterday and the flashers have gone off a couple times...my dashboard lights up also though.. i need help too!

**RSF5** · 10-21-2006, 10:30 AM

wait you dashboard lights up? like glows like a pumpkin?

**zbmwr** · 10-21-2006, 11:11 AM

The oil service/ispection light comes on, my ebrake light comes on, my brake fluid like comes on, everything "glows like a pumpkin."

**bartelsmeyer** · 10-30-2006, 08:07 AM

still no answer to the problem that I haven't already tried. It's in the shop now . Ulie is checking it out.

**elisa** · 01-29-2010, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Dudesky

From the Common Faults FAQ:

I am having this same thing happen. How would I check to see if there is a faulty circuit?