When I got home and tried to start it again same problem. So I changed the terminals. The car starts fine now. Fires up better than ever, however now my hazard lights wont stop coming on and off. When I open the car door they start blinking, when I start the car they start blinking, as I drive the car they blink for about 10 seconds, stop for a few seconds, then start blinking again.
There's also a red light on my dash (behind the turn signal, next to the lights dim switch) that continues to blink. 5 blinks, pause, 5 blinks. It wont stop blinking as I'm driving, and continues to blink as the car is parked and turned off. I never noticed this light before, and don't even know what it belongs to. I know the blinking light on the windshield defrost vent that blinks when the car is parked is the antitheft, however this light behind the turn signal had never blinked before to the best of my knowledge.
I was told this is happening because I disconnected the battery while changing the terminals. So now the cars computer has to be reset. I was given several things to try which I did-I took the terminals off and made sure they were clamped to the connecting wires tightly, I held the neg and pos terminals together for about 5 mins then reconnected them to the post, I started the car and let it idle for about 10 mins, I turned the key into the on position and let it sit for about 10 mins. None of these things seemed to work for my hazard lights still come on when I open the door, and still turn on and off when the car is turned on. Red light on the dash continues to blink as well. Any solutions, suggestions, or being pointed in the right direction is greatly appreciated. Thank You.
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