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2013 Honda Pilot - Hazard Button Does Nothing

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Noticed today on my 2013 Honda Pilot that the hazard button when depressed doesn't work. No problems with any blinkers or any other lights. I have checked the hazard fuse #7 in the engine sub fuse box and replaced the fuse to make sure it was good - no change. I do not see any other fuses or relay's for hazard. I do not have fuses in the cargo area fuse box. What else should I be checking? Any help greatly appreciated.
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Fuse 7 (15A) in the aux under-hood box (the rectangular box next to the battery) is the first fuse to inspect. Next might be the switch itself, where power from that same fuse shows up on the yellow wire (via MICU R1). Pressing the button should pass that voltage to the green wire and back to the MICU (via Q11) for the actual flashing function.

The switch is accessible after popping the left center trim panel. Use tape to protect the plastic and plastic trim tools to remove it without damage. The connector on that switch is what actually holds the switch in place in the trim panel, plus 2 screws from the top into the switch itself. You can test continuity through the switch itself (terms 1 and 2) with a DMM to confirm function there.

Fuse 23 (10A) in the main under-hood fuse and relay panel .or. fuse 10 (7.5A) (with key in RUN or START) also power some of the related MICU function, so might be worth a look too before you start pulling trim pieces from the dash. Those also affect other MICU functions, so if everything is working except hazard flashers these are less suspect.
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Noticed today on my 2013 Honda Pilot that the hazard button when depressed doesn't work. No problems with any blinkers or any other lights. I have checked the hazard fuse #7 in the engine sub fuse box and replaced the fuse to make sure it was good - no change. I do not see any other fuses or relay's for hazard. I do not have fuses in the cargo area fuse box. What else should I be checking? Any help greatly appreciated.
Has the center dash been out for any radio install or other work?
Has the center dash been out for any radio install or other work?
After troubleshooting everything else, I decided to pull the trim panel and look at the backside of the switch. Turns out the switch was not even connected to the wire plug. Plugged the wire into the switch and that was the problem. The radio and everything else in the dash is all original - I have no idea how the switch could have been disconnected from the wire but it works now so that's all that matters now.
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One might ask one's self if that hazard button ever worked prior to this adventure. Those connectors don't just fall off on their own. If there's no history of having that trim panel off for something else, was this a build failure?

Asking for a friend. ;)
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