Hello - I was having the same issue, and wanted to post a response to see if you had any further insight into this. I have a 2003 Honda Odyssey. I was driving last week when the blinkers stopped working simultaneously in both directions. I also started smelling something burning. So I pulled over and turned the flashers on. They worked. I popped the hood. Didn't see any smoke. Checked under the car. Nothing was leaking. The smell dissipated. The hazards stopped working. I was only two blocks to my destination so I drove the rest of the way and the smell came back pretty strongly.
Context: A year ago someone did a hack job replacing my battery and the positive battery cable was rigged up strangely. But it worked. I ended up needing an alternator, which was replaced. At the end of the alternator repair last year my mechanic mentioned I should bring the van back to get the battery cable fixed. I never got around to it.
When I had my van towed because of the smell/hazards issue, my current mechanic replaced the battery cable and the smell is gone, but he inadvertently overlooked the hazards. Thinking it could be a quick fix I replaced the fuse, but it didn't work. I noticed the fuse broke, so I put another fuse in and turned the ignition to start the battery (just before the van turns on), then turned it off and checked the fuse. It wasn't broken. I then repeated that step and started the left turn signal. It clicked twice then stopped. The fuse was broken again. Any thoughts as to what it could be? Thank you!
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