stupid hazard switch

[blue99tahoe24]

what up guys i was in my tahoe and the hazard light wouldnt turn off i know its a problem with the switch because i broke the top part off awhile ago changing the radio i made a temp fix stuck a piece of paper in there to turn them off can i buy a toggle switch and wire it into the hazard switch or do i have to go factory and how hard is it???

 

[SunlitComet]

Sorry only option is to replace the entire multi-switch/control stalk unit. About $175 for a delco unit. And you partially disassemble the steering column. On the plus side you get all new switches for hazard/turn/cruise with bright new labeling legends. You have a tilt column or not?

 

[TigerEyz3]

I've had the same problem for quite a while...did the old school of wedging something between the hazard and column plastics to get it turn off. Sunlit, do you have a link to the multi-switch unit?

I believe all of the 99 Tahoes have tilt steering.

 

[blue99tahoe24]

yea i have tilt steering

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is it a pain to do????

 

[SunlitComet]

With tilt and cruise:
ACDelco D826A Switch Assembly $175

1. Make sure the lever is in the center or the OFF position.
2. Disable the supplemental inflatable restraint (SIR) system. Refer to Disabling the SIR System in Air Bags and Seat Belts. Caution: Refer to Battery Disconnect Caution in Service Precautions.
3. Remove the inflator module.
4. Remove the horn pad assembly.
5. Remove the horn switch.
6. Remove the tilt lever.
7. Remove the steering wheel nut.
8. Use the J 1859-A in order to remove the steering wheel.
9. Remove the knee bolster.
10. Loosen the steering column bracket nuts.
11. Remove the two TORX head screws from the lower column cover.
12. Tilt the cover down and slide the cover back in order to disengage the locking tabs. Lower the column cover.
13. Remove the two TORX head screws from the upper column cover.
14. Remove the steering column lock set.
15. Remove the upper column cover.
16. Remove the two wire harness straps from the steering column wire harness.
17. Remove the Connector Position Assurance (CPA) retainer from the Brake Transmission Shift Interlock (BTSI) .
18. Disconnect the steering column bulkhead connector from the vehicle wire harness.
19. Disconnect the gray and the black connectors of the switch from the column bulkhead connector.
20. Remove the two TORX head screws from the switch.
21. Remove the multifunction turn signal/hazard switch.

INSTALLATION PROCEDURE

1. Install the multifunction turn signal/hazard switch.

1.1. Use a small blade screwdriver in order to compress the electrical contact. Move the multifunction switch into the position. 1.2. Make sure the electrical contact rests on the canceling cam assembly.

1. Install the two TORX head screws on the switch.

• • Tighten the screws to 6 Nm (53 inch lbs.).

Notice: Refer to Fastener Notice in Service Precautions.

1. Connect the gray and the black connectors of the switch to the column bulkhead connector.
2. Install the steering column bulkhead connector to the vehicle wire harness.
3. Install the connector and the Connector Position Assurance (CPA) retainer to the BTSI.
4. Install the two wire straps on the steering column wire harness.
5. Install the upper column cover.
6. Install the steering column bracket nuts.

• • Tighten the nuts to 30 Nm (22 ft. lbs.).

1. Install the knee bolster.
2. Install the steering column cylinder lock set.
3. Install the two TORX head screws to the upper column cover.

• • Tighten the screws to 1.4 Nm (12 inch lbs.).

1. Install the lower column cover.
2. Install the two TORX head screws to the lower column cover.

• • Tighten the screws to 6 Nm (53 inch lbs.).

1. Make sure the lever is in the center or the OFF position.
2. Install the steering wheel onto the steering shaft.
3. Install the steering wheel nut.

• • Tighten the steering wheel nut to 40 Nm (29 ft. lbs.).

1. Install the horn pad assembly.
2. Install the horn contract.
3. Install the inflator module.
4. Install the tilt lever.
5. Enable the SIR system.

 

[blue99tahoe24]

thanks for the info

 

[96ProCompTahoe]

WAIT! you should be able to pull the hazard switch out of the turn signal assembly. have done its a couple times as i have broken a few with the dash bezel in the sonoma (uses the exact same turn signal switch as the full size trucks.)

UNLESS they changed it in the later years OBS trucks (mine are 95 and 96's) the tilt switch assembly fit just fine on my non tilt column as well.

 

[SunlitComet]

never seen it another way my self. even schematic shows it as one integrated unit.