Have an '06 S40 with about 4500miles and no previous issues or mods (save a backrest). Put the key in the ignition one day and the left turn signal was stuck on. Wont cancel with the switch, and if i turn the right signal on all four signals flash. I decided to take the switch apart assuming it was a short in the switch (already planned on buying a replacement left hand control), but with the switch disasimbled (read cannot be put back together) and no leads touching each other the left turn signal is still flashing away. Any thoughts?

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Kitsap County sheriff's deputies were called to the residence on the 10800 block of SE Olympiad Drive at 2:57 p.m. after the shooting was reported to 911 emergency dispatchers, said Deputy Scott Wilson, a sheriff's office spokesman.

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The man had been repairing the Lincoln Continental for two weeks, and had removed all the lug nuts on the right rear wheel except for one.

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The deputies did not take a statement from the man beyond what they were able to gather while he was being treated by medics.

"I don't think he was in any condition to say anything," Wilson said. "The pain was so severe, and the shock."


Ive always wondered what the next step was when a hammer mechanic got to his biggest hammer & that wouldnt get it.



Now, get an ohm meter & trace the hot wire thats feeding the flasher unit. Unhook the battery so ya dont wreck the ohm meter, or, use the Volts scale,

& That is a good question..

I wonder if the right side is burned out on the running lite filament..

Steve6 wrote on 10/02/12 at 16:16:24:


If I read this correctly the first time and you meant that all of the leads have been removed from the switch and are connected to nothing but the thin air and you still have a flashing left blinker; there is only one possibility and that is a short inside the harness for the left indicator. It's over-riding the switch.

Now if I read you wrong and the wires are still soldered to the switch, the switch may be at fault.

You'll need to be a bit more specific and post pictures if possible.

Steve6 wrote on 10/02/12 at 18:53:07:

2 of the wire went to the lights... not much resistance there.
this is for a '03 your 4th wire is probably the eflasher.

With both left and right flashing at once I would look for a short in the switch or the connector leading to the switch.  I would also look for water in the switch and the harness connector. It seems doubtful that a short in the wires of the harness could manage to connect both the left and right signal to the blinker unit at the same time.  Possible with a major pinch in harness somewhere but improbable.  Please post the details when you find out what the problem is.  

I would suggest taking the tank off, and pulling the connector apart that goes to the handlebar switches one at a time.  If the flashing does not stop - then you know that the problem is not in the handlebar control area and must be in the rear harness or flasher.