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Old Dec 26, 2020 | 12:50 PM
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2010 Ultra. Left turn signal keeps coming on. To turn it off I have to push the turn signal button twice. It will happen again and again. Any ideas of the cause/ fix?
 
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Wires in the bars or outside?
 
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Old Dec 26, 2020 | 04:17 PM
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Ok. That adds to the diagnosis kind of but it all could happen with either way.

I’d bet on a wire in the bars that is rubbed. Otherwise I’d go switch.

 
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Something is applying voltage to the wire that tells the turn signal module to turn on the left signal.
That might be wires rubbed together. You have a positive wire going to the switch and a wire out of the switch going to the TSM (turn sig module).
If you had a wire going to ground you would most likely be blowing a fuse.

Have seen this happen when the extended switch tabs were added and didn't let the switch completely return out.
In other words it was just barely keep the switch engaged off and on at times.

Anything recently worked on at the bars or switches???

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Originally Posted by WP50
Something is applying voltage to the wire that tells the turn signal module to turn on the left signal.
That might be wires rubbed together.
Could be this, but also could be that the TSSM has failed.

OP: If you just turn the ignition switch on, will the turn signal come on by itself with the bike just sitting?
 
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