Strange things are afoot with my wife's car

[Los Feliz Slim]

I woke up really early this morning, sat up, and immediately saw an orange glow outside my bedroom window. Concerned that we were all going to die in a fire, grease or otherwise, I went and looked outside. It turns out that the passenger-side front hazard light on my wife's BMW X5 has spontaneously turned on, the glow I was seeing was the reflection off my garage door. The car is turned off, the light switch is off, etc etc etc.

This is a short or some [censored], right? I don't think we have the time to get this fixed until Friday, should this be fixable (at least temporarily) by me? I'm guessing I can pull a fuse or something. No immediate info to be found on Google. Help?

[secretprankster]

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Concerned that we were all going to die in a fire, grease or otherwise

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I loled quite a bit.

[sonneti]

Might it have been the indicator parking light thing which comes on when the car is off but the indicator is on.

[Los Feliz Slim]

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Might it have been the indicator parking light thing which comes on when the car is off but the indicator is on.

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No, everything is off, unless theres a function somewhere hidden in the car that turns on just the right front hazard light/turn signal.

[ChipWrecked]

I'd check the manual before pulling fuses, you're liable to disable lights that she needs to drive (turn signal etc.).

[jackdaniels]

I don't know anything about cars. I opened this thread cause I read it as:

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[XXXNoahXXX]

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I'd check the manual before pulling fuses, you're liable to disable lights that she needs to drive (turn signal etc.).

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Yeah I'd personally go with the pull the fuse, but just test the turn signals while you are still in the driveway.

[ChipWrecked]

Wait, I forgot about driving in L.A.

Turn signals are for pussies.

[Soul Daddy]

I don't know the answer, but this is obviously the evil doings of your illegally parked neighbors from across the street.

[Los Feliz Slim]

CRISIS AVERTED BEFORE 7AM I AM LIKE THE GODDAMN MARINES

I started the car and the turn signal lever was indeed in the right-turn position. I really doubt that's supposed to turn the right-front hazard light on when the ignition is off, so I guess this is still some sort of problem. If anyone knows whether this is a problem I can ignore or one I need to worry about I'd appreciate it.