Replace hazard / turn signal switch oldsmobile alero - How to fix broken blinkers
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Thank you so much! I found my hazard light assembly behind my dash and it took 10 minutes to hook it back up! Had the car almost as long as this videos been up and its always just been a hole where it should be 😆 I should have looked it up on here a long time ago. I've even asked a few mechanics and they never could fixed it! Thanks again!
that's crazy! I'm surprised that they didn't want to at least look. Glad I was able to help you out!
Remove the vent and the instrument cluster bezel. Have a great shortcut - Instead of removing the three 7 mm bolts for the switch holder - take a square object against the center of the switch and tap it with your hand. Pops out and does not damage the holder. I used the end of my quarter inch ratchet. Not sure why GM was using electronics from Britain for the original switch.
Thanks for posting this video. Very helpful in getting me started replacing the switch. I looked all over for a new bracket and can't find one so I'll try to be extremely careful with the old one. Hopefully I benefit in that regard from your misfortune. :)
For sure! mine was fixed with some JB weld, and I did have to buy the correct switch. I highly recommend rock auto for parts.
The plastic shoulder on the blue switch maybe slightly too thick, so it isn’t seating into the bracket far enough for the side tabs to click back and retain the switch. Another commenter mentioned filing the new switch (on that shoulder too thick) should do the trick. Still another commenter’s recommendation to pop the old switch out with a hand thump using a wood dowel looks like the holy grail solution I need. My vent will be destroyed if I try to remove. My replacement switch ordered on eBay for $13, still not arrived yet.
That explains the JB weld in the other guy's video. LOL. Nice job AIC.
It's not you, it's the Alero. Always bad luck! I have a leaky water pump. The mechanic wants $650 to change it because in the Alero he said you have to remove the timing belt to change it. Wow.
I sold mine not too long after this to buy a truck, part of me wants to pick up another one. But I go back and forth on that.
My water pump was replaced recently. First quoted 790.... Then I found another guy who fixed it for 560.00. Now I have this issue to replace on 2002 for 180 or do it myself.
2004 Aleroyou remove the drive belt but it should be cheap it's a super easy replacement
@@jessetamez7720 is it hard to replace lower left Ball Bearing ?
yes, that is only on the 4 cylinder, not the 6.
I've done this before. It does fix turn signal issues. My experience is that replacing the multi function switch does not fix turn signal issues.
I have 1/4" drive ratchets that are smaller than most from Advanced Auto. Get em when you see them. They've made life very easy for me.
lastly when I bought the replacement part it worked. It was also the same green color as the original.
yeah, the turn singles go through this switch, and it seems to be a common fail point for a lot of GM cars.
How do you replace the turn signal switch?
Greatest video ever!! Came thru when I needed help. Thanks man!!🤙🤙
Glad I was able to help you out!
Lol bother! .....looking forwards to many up coming videos ! Thanks for sharing !
you're welcome, but I sold this car quite some time ago (close to 4 years).
I'd had the same issue with the replace hazard switch and housing, lol. Where did you get a new housing, the one that cracked, at?
I just cleaned it up, took a rough sand paper to the cracks and used epoxy to fix it.
@@AICvideo Anyone have a part number or a link for the bracket? I got one at the junk yard, but had to glue and tape it. Well my switch is bad again. I think I'm going to need the plastic bracket.
Hope I don't have to go to the junkyard again. Those cars are getting scarce.
great video helped me out alot
Glad it helped
Instead of unbolting and removing the entire assembly, would it have been possible leave the outer part bolted in place, and simply pop out the inner part and pop in the new one after removing the new one from the housing it came with? Since the new housing didn't fit anyway, that may be how the manufacturer intended you to proceed.
housing didn't fit, because the part was wrong, I ordered a new part, and it was a perfect fit. The outer part has to come off.
@@AICvideo Right, he meant for it to stay bolted and pop the switch part out while the bracket is still bolted on. Can you pop out the switch and replace a new one WITHOUT removing bracket from car, will the switch pop out
No, you have to detach the bracket.
@@AICvideo gotcha
Did you try using the original housing if you broke the new one? Seeing as you compared both and they looked virtually the same. Save you a trip to the store :)
Housing? the housing was always the same, I bought a new switch, and this switch was not correct, I used epoxy to fix the housing and bought the correct switch and it connected without issue. I've since sold the car.
AICvideo ya the housing for the new switch. You said in your video that it looked almost the same from the original. Just wondering if you tried using the original housing and insert the switch into it since the after market one you bought was broken.
Just brainstorming but you sold it so nevermind I guess:)
Lol I wasnt going to take my vent out
But I saw how easily you got yours out soa I broke mine to bits bahaha
Thanks for the video though
Oh no! mine came out super easy, with almost no force... i'm sure you can pick one up off ebay cheap, or go to a junk yard and find one. I'm sure the plastics have gotten quite brittle.
Life is Never as easy as it should be!! Lol 😂 great video tho!
I'm not doing it right unless it takes me 3x longer than it should to get the job done right.
Thank You for this video. Attacked switch with a screw driver because I glued it solid. Mount broke and fell into dash. Any way PICK YOUR PART has 5 ALEROs Santa Fe Springs CA. Race you thare.
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Wait untill you get the check eng code P420. HE HE HEEEE
I sold this car a few years ago, I just don't drive all that much anymore, working from home.
What state are you from they're trying to charge $50 up here for a used one
Arizona, I bought it on amazon or rock auto (I don't remember now).
you don't still have the old bracket do you?
I'd like to have it, for postage, if you would. I'll beef it up, and use it.
I used JB weld to fix, and reused. I didn't want to buy a new bracket, but I did buy a switch that worked great, with no issues.
+AICproductions Yeah good idea, I would have glued it too.
Someone on Amazon had a Dorman switch, and it wouldn't go in the bracket either.
They said the got a new one from a GM dealer.
If I get a junkyard bracket, I will wrap it in electrical tape, and a zip tie or two around the tape.
Thanks for the reply.
i discovered I only had to remove the black bezel around the instrument panel , although it took me a few days because I get frustrated , but after several tries i realized the two little protrusions at the head of the switch goes in the twelve O'clock and six O'clock positions. then the switch slid into place in 5 seconds
Lol can you just pull it out straight out with plyers and maybe flathead and pull it out just the inner component and pull it out and unplug it ?
I just took the vent out and was able to pop the flasher right out
i'd almost bet, if I had that new switch, I could take some measurements, and file or sand that new switch down a little bit, and get it to go.
Also when you get the switch in the plastic bracket, I would wrap electric tape around that mickey mouse bracket,
so it don't bust apart some day on you. Then maybe a zip tie or two, around the plastic bracket.
Mine just broke, and they want about $30.00 for a new bracket, and I don't want to put the money into the heater with a beater. (Other way around)
I just bought a new switch, doorman brand, amzn.to/2jKzppI, for the $15 it was worth just getting the new switch, and Got some JB weld, and while I was waiting for the switch to show up I JB welded the bracket, and the new switch just popped in with no issues at all. I've since sold the vehicle, so any issues it may have are not my problem.
Did it fix your turn signals
Yes.
@@AICvideo were your turn signals making a sporadic clicking noise?
Just us epoxy and fiberglass to fix, it should hold it together...!!!
Thanks, This car is long sold. I was fixing it to sell it JB weld worked fine and I never heard back from the person who bought it from me.
Anyone have a part number or a link for the plastic hazard switch bracket? I got one at the junk yard, but had to glue and tape it. Well my switch is bad again. I think I'm going to need the plastic bracket.
Hope I don't have to go to the junkyard again. Those cars are getting scarce.
My housing cracked as I was removing the hazard switch. But can't find a replacement.
But I'm sure I'm not calling it the correct name for the search to work. Hazard switch housing/bracket/support/mount/jacket?
I had to epoxy mine back together.
The ratchet is a basic tool. None of those tools are specialized. Decent vid though. The oem procedure would have saved me more time but still not bad.
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Again great video, it was very helpful. But you are moving your camera around pretty fast and we get a blurred view. I suggest that you edit your camera footage, so you can cut some of the long pauses out. In these types of videos people want short videos that show them what they need to do to fix something. These are just a few helpful tips I came up with. If you would like a little help with your videos, please email me at christianicoffey@gmail.com, I won't ask for any personal information. I'm just someone who is trying to help others grow their channels. I see potential in this channel.