Emergency lights/turn lights relay issue.

2001 TOYOTA YARIS
143,000 MILES • 1.3L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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GINO1965
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The car was parked as always every night until one day after several hours parked, suddenly the emergency lights came on for a while and then started to turn on and off very fast, then came back flashing, and the cycle repeated. I checked fuses and nothing, turned on the car then the lights went normal. After turned the car off again, 2 min later everything started over until I found that the problem was the lights relay which it was warm or nearly hot at the touch. I removed it. When I put it back the problem comes back. The car has alarm system which apparently works as always, so the relay went bad or can be a short circuit that makes the relay behave that way?. The relay is expensive where I live so It matters that I buy it and when installed it goes bad again. Thank you in advance for your help.
Apr 2, 2014 at 7:22 AM
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HMAC300
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try resetting your alarm system first maybe someone tried to break into it. then get it scanned if it's a factory unit.
Apr 3, 2014 at 6:08 AM
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GINO1965
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Thank you very much for your help. It was the alarm system, I did reset it , installed the relay again, and it has worked fine since then. No more flickering lights issues.
May 1, 2014 at 12:10 PM
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