I've got a '54 plate octavia 1 TDi wagon. When I bought it the hazzard lights switch was constantly ticking like the hazzards a where on, a new switch solved the problem for a few months but it's coming back now.

Anyone else experienced this issue? How did you permanently fix it?...

Thanks..

could it be a relay?

Indicator stalk.  Mine did that. I squirted some switch cleaner into it and that fixed it for a few years, and then it failed (differently), and I had to replace it.

Welcome to Briskoda. Did you buy the new switch from a Skoda dealer or elsewhere?

I bought a genuine part from an eBay seller. The relay is part of the switch. I doubt it's the indicator stalk, the new switch/relay sorted the problem out for a few months but it starting to come back intermittently, if it was the stalk the new part would've made no difference.

Edited 22 May, 201412 yr by davei1875

I bought a genuine part from an eBay seller. The relay is part of the switch. I doubt it's the indicator stalk, the new switch/relay sorted the problem out for a few months but it starting to come back intermittently, if it was the stalk the new part would've made no difference.

+1 on the stalk.

In some cases, you can hear the relay in the hazard clicking away. In other cases, the faulty stalk silently destroys the hazard switch.

I bought a genuine part from an eBay seller. The relay is part of the switch. I doubt it's the indicator stalk, the new switch/relay sorted the problem out for a few months but it starting to come back intermittently, if it was the stalk the new part would've made no difference.

 

More likely a change in temperature or something like that affected the stalks ability to functions.  The stalk I believe supplies 2 lots of power - one to the relay control circuit (to make it engage), and also power to the switching/lighting side of the relay.  What your stalk is doing is supply power to the relay control side, but then it isn't detecting the correct load (ie. all bulbs broken) which causes the relay to change states faster to warn you of a bulb failure.

 

Your symptoms sound very much like a failing stalk.... unless you aren't telling us the full story.  I experienced it, I fixed it, yet you don't want to believe 

Why would I ask for advice but only give half the story?..

The indicator stalk making the hazard switch faulty sounds more plausible, thanks for the second half of your advice!...

Get some switch cleaner in an aerosol can and spray it into the stalk and give it a good wiggle about.  It will either cure it or it won't make any difference.  Sadly you won't know till you try.  However, if you still have the original hazard switch/relay you could swap that back over and confirm the problem still exists, however the stalk may have partly killed that unit anyway.

 

Changing the stalk requires removing the airbag, and an extra pair of hands to remove the steering wheel (watch youtuge for bag removal tips - search for mk4 Golf).