Pressed hazard button and stereo died?

Tiny
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Was dropping off a friend today and because there wasn’t an actual spot to park I just pulled over and pressed my hazard button and instantly my stereo died as well as the hazards did not come on and when my friend got out he informed me that I also did not have brakes lights. No my turn signals and tail lights both work but not the hazards brakes or stereo. I checked all the fuses and none of them were blown so now I’m at a loss. Anything you can do to help me would be greatly appreciated. Thank you and have a great evening
Thursday, November 20th, 2025 AT 5:35 PM

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Tiny
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Hello, I know you didnt find any blown fuses, but Id go back over them, checking with a test light on both tabs of each fuse. You can see how the Hazards, Turn signals and Radio are tied together to certain fuses such as the Memory Room Fuse or BTN Fuse. Checking with the Key On, engine off, and then engine running, using a test light will help ensure you didnt miss any fuses. It sounds like you may have a wire on the turn signal/Hazard circuit thats shorted to ground, and didnt pop the fuse until the Hazards were turned on. I will post further info here as well.
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Friday, November 21st, 2025 AT 10:50 AM
Tiny
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If these diagrams do not post correctly here, I can send them via email. We are having some technical work done and some imagines of wiring diagrams are not being displayed on the posts in some cases.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-a-car-fuse

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-use-a-test-light-circuit-tester
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Friday, November 21st, 2025 AT 10:53 AM
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I will just need an email address to send these too.
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Friday, November 21st, 2025 AT 10:56 AM
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Colletti. Christopher@yahoo. Com
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Friday, November 21st, 2025 AT 10:59 AM
Tiny
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And it’s all lowercase
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Friday, November 21st, 2025 AT 10:59 AM
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Ok give me just a couple minutes and Ill get them together and send them over. If you need anything in addition to these just let me know. You can post you questions here because I will get a notification for it.
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Friday, November 21st, 2025 AT 11:04 AM
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Theres a period after the first name in the email address?
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Friday, November 21st, 2025 AT 11:05 AM
Tiny
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Yes there is a period between my last and first name
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Friday, November 21st, 2025 AT 11:08 AM
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Ok I sent the Turn/Hazard(exterior lighting Power Distribution diagrams) and the Radio. If you need any other info, just ask here.
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Friday, November 21st, 2025 AT 11:16 AM
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Glad you got those ok, and stay warm out there.
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Friday, November 21st, 2025 AT 11:39 AM

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