Yesterday, I woke my 1976 02 out of its winter slumber. It started without issue, and I took it for a 25 mile drive. I returned home, park the 02 and tended to some other household chores. A couple hours later, I went out with a hand pump to touch up the pressure in the tires. I noticed then that all four turn signals were flashing: I had not touched the car since I parked it upon returning home from my drive. The hazard switch was not flashing, nor was it, seemingly, engaged. In fact, in the 12+ years I've owned my 02 I've never touched the hazard switch. Anyway, while my signals were flashing I pushed in the hazard switch. It never engaged, though if I held it in, the signals stopped flashing, though the hazard switch did not illuminate.
I searched the faq and found lots of messages that were similar in nature to my issue, but none that were quite the same. My assumption is that the hazard switch might be wedged, causing a short. BTW, the sound of the flasher relay and the frequency of the blinking seem normal. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Doug