Drivers side indicators staying on....sometimes

[TV8]

Occasionally, they stay on under all circumstances apart from when the battery is disconected. It usually starts (front, rear and side indicator) when I go to lock or unlock the car and alarm one and off and removing/replacing the battery cut-off switch and alarm resets do not make them switch off. When in this state, they stay on when the car is locked, unlocked, alarmed, unalarmed and even whilst the enginer is running!

It has only happend a few times that I have noticed but it is not unknown for the battery to flatten itself in a couple of days instead of the normal (for some cars) two-three weeks, so I might not notice them on if I put the cover over the car in day light.

It happened on the way home tonight when I stopped on route and I ended up driving the last few miles all lit up on one side. Then when I was at home and about to go scraping around in the foot well (assuming that is where the indicator relay lives?) they all switched of on the final battery/alarm reset.

Very frustrating....

Any advice appreciated.

Graham

[Harrytsg]

I think the indicator relays live in the dash

[TV8]

Harrytsg said:

I think the indicator relays live in the dash

I was hoping someone wouldnt say that!

[Harrytsg]

Sorry about that, try a search for indicator relays on here to give more info.

If you have not removed the dash before there's some useful info here

http://www.chimaerapages.com/resources_dash.php

The first time I did it my hands looked like I had repeatedly slapped a cactus, I replaced the three nuts with M6 wing nuts and it's a lot easier now.