'98 Explorer Hazard Flashers

[MGPguy]

Help! My flashgers stopped working...but now when the flasher button is OFF my turn signals dont work...when the flasher button is ON the turn signals work but the flashers still dont work. I bought a new Plug-in flasher unit, but don't know where it is located on the vehicle. Help?

 

[BrooklynBay]

Welcome to this forum! Did you check all of the light bulbs?

 

[calisoundmix]

did you check if the wiring harness in the steering wheel is fully plugged in? the tab that holds it in broke off on mine about a year ago and gave me similar turning/flasher problems. just used a plastic zip tie to hold it in place.

 

[NeedForSpeed3685]

The plug-in flasher is located behind the knee-board (the area in front of the driver's knees). To get to it, you have to remove the plastic "cover", then the metal plate behind it.

Remove the 4 torx bolts from the BOTTOM of the plastic knee-board cover.
There is one on each side, then a pair holding the hood release lever bracket on.

Remove the 6 or so bolts holding the metal knee board on.

The flasher unit will be on the left side of the metal cross-bar that the bottom of the knee board cover mounts to. It looks like (and is) a relay.
You can see it on the far left side of this image. This one is YELLOW, although yours may be BLUE.