Nearside indicator staying on ( not flashing )
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Just went out for nice pub lunch with hood down
come back to car un armed alarm (Foxguard ) and the nearside indicator is iluminated continuosly with ingnition on or off .Tried arming and disarming but it is still on .
Any one encountered a similar problem ? any help would be appreciated .
come back to car un armed alarm (Foxguard ) and the nearside indicator is iluminated continuosly with ingnition on or off .Tried arming and disarming but it is still on .
Any one encountered a similar problem ? any help would be appreciated .
I had the same problem on mine 94 4l. It was the alarm on the way out, the original one whatever that might be. Setting and unsetting the alarm cleared it, but it could take any number of attempts. Eventually it drained the battery and I gave up setting the alarm until I found a pecialist who replaced the spring in one of the relays with something gentler, apparently, and now I can use the alarm again. It was either that or replace the alarm as they don't make them anymore.
Sounds like the relay is stuck on, there are two inside the alarm unit, one for each side. The easiest way to check it is disconnect the wire from the alarm to the indicators on that side or remove the fuse if there is one on the loom. Worst ways you can leave the wire off, alarm will work the same but will only ever flash on one side.
Ivan
Ivan
I had same prob, with same car.
It is the indicator relay found under top part of dash, above the, so called, glovebox.
When u have the dashboard off, there is a board of about 5-6 relays. Turn on hazards, find which one is ticking (or trying to tick), b4 removing it turn off hazards and make sure all indicators are off. Remove, take to motor spares, get muppet behind counter to match it, replace it(making sure it is the correct way around),and check the hazards, indicators and alarm, just incase muppet got it wrong.
The worst part is removing the dash, u can get away with only undoing the passenger side.
May the force be with you.
It is the indicator relay found under top part of dash, above the, so called, glovebox.
When u have the dashboard off, there is a board of about 5-6 relays. Turn on hazards, find which one is ticking (or trying to tick), b4 removing it turn off hazards and make sure all indicators are off. Remove, take to motor spares, get muppet behind counter to match it, replace it(making sure it is the correct way around),and check the hazards, indicators and alarm, just incase muppet got it wrong.
The worst part is removing the dash, u can get away with only undoing the passenger side.
May the force be with you.
Mine did this occasionally too. From the web many years ago;
"After a long weekend of ripping the Chimaera's dash apart, I have finally found out why one side of the car's indicators don't always go off when they are supposed too. As many people suggested, it was a faulty relay but it is one inside the central locking module that controls the indicators.
For all of you who wanted to know how I fixed the alarm, read on. In my Chimaera the central locking module was located under the passenger side dash next to the heater control. The remote control module was stuck to the top of this central locking box and they both have multi-plug connectors which I disconnected and I could remove both modules as they were velcro'd down. (Underneath which you might find a witty TVR engineers remarks!) Inside my central locking box, there were 5 clear relays that control the central locking - 2 to lock and 2 to unlock (why another?). The one that controls the indicators was at the top of the PCB if you are looking down on it and you have the multi-plug connector on your left. It was coloured blue & had loads of numbers/designators/specifications on the side.
I managed to lever off the cover (I think it just clips on) and there are two sides to the contacts (ie left & right which controls the appropriate side of the car). The offending one was arcing when activated and there seemed to be a small lump of metal on one side of the contacts. I scraped it away using a fine knife and tried to bend the centre moveable contact to give it more room to 'disconnect'. (hope you understand all this!). Unfortunately, I bent it too much (typical) and the bloody thing wouldn't go on. A bit of bending (!) later and the thing now works as advertised.
The central locking module was a 'TVR Issue 1' not that it makes any difference I'm sure. I tried unsoldering the relay to have a closer look or replace and although I removed all the solder, it wouldn't budge - perhaps it was glued to the pcb? Who knows.
Hope that has put all of your minds at rest - any further questions or if I didn't explain it clearly then contact me.
Nic Conway "
"After a long weekend of ripping the Chimaera's dash apart, I have finally found out why one side of the car's indicators don't always go off when they are supposed too. As many people suggested, it was a faulty relay but it is one inside the central locking module that controls the indicators.
For all of you who wanted to know how I fixed the alarm, read on. In my Chimaera the central locking module was located under the passenger side dash next to the heater control. The remote control module was stuck to the top of this central locking box and they both have multi-plug connectors which I disconnected and I could remove both modules as they were velcro'd down. (Underneath which you might find a witty TVR engineers remarks!) Inside my central locking box, there were 5 clear relays that control the central locking - 2 to lock and 2 to unlock (why another?). The one that controls the indicators was at the top of the PCB if you are looking down on it and you have the multi-plug connector on your left. It was coloured blue & had loads of numbers/designators/specifications on the side.
I managed to lever off the cover (I think it just clips on) and there are two sides to the contacts (ie left & right which controls the appropriate side of the car). The offending one was arcing when activated and there seemed to be a small lump of metal on one side of the contacts. I scraped it away using a fine knife and tried to bend the centre moveable contact to give it more room to 'disconnect'. (hope you understand all this!). Unfortunately, I bent it too much (typical) and the bloody thing wouldn't go on. A bit of bending (!) later and the thing now works as advertised.
The central locking module was a 'TVR Issue 1' not that it makes any difference I'm sure. I tried unsoldering the relay to have a closer look or replace and although I removed all the solder, it wouldn't budge - perhaps it was glued to the pcb? Who knows.
Hope that has put all of your minds at rest - any further questions or if I didn't explain it clearly then contact me.
Nic Conway "
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