Issue with horn, turn signals, and brake light 2012 Heritage
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Issue with horn, turn signals, and brake light 2012 Heritage
Sop I am helping clean up this bike for a widow from my church. Been working on Harleys for over 30 years. This has me stumped.
After sitting over night several times now and a fully charged brand new battery turn on the bike and the horn is blasting. Turn it off and back on it stops. Then just a single horn chirp. Crazy.
Left turn signal will not work nor the Brake light. Hazards do work.
Any thoughts? Maybe a module or circuit board or some sort in these new computerized bikes?
After sitting over night several times now and a fully charged brand new battery turn on the bike and the horn is blasting. Turn it off and back on it stops. Then just a single horn chirp. Crazy.
Left turn signal will not work nor the Brake light. Hazards do work.
Any thoughts? Maybe a module or circuit board or some sort in these new computerized bikes?
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All those components are controlled by the Body Control Module.
Unplug the Body Control Module, inspect the terminals, clean them with contact cleaner (connector side only, not BCM side).
Does the bike have a security system, if so replace the battery in the FOB (if it has a fob).
Be suspicious of the battery, charge it and take it to an auto parts store, they will load test it for free.
Check for codes.
Wiring diagrams for 2012 models
Unplug the Body Control Module, inspect the terminals, clean them with contact cleaner (connector side only, not BCM side).
Does the bike have a security system, if so replace the battery in the FOB (if it has a fob).
Be suspicious of the battery, charge it and take it to an auto parts store, they will load test it for free.
Check for codes.
Wiring diagrams for 2012 models
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Ok so I have access to the BCM. When you clean the terminals connecter side only what are you referring to? There are only two connections. The big block with the swivel lock that obviously goes into the harness and a single red wire that is power.
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Sop I am helping clean up this bike for a widow from my church. Been working on Harleys for over 30 years. This has me stumped.
After sitting over night several times now and a fully charged brand new battery turn on the bike and the horn is blasting. Turn it off and back on it stops. Then just a single horn chirp. Crazy.
Left turn signal will not work nor the Brake light. Hazards do work.
Any thoughts? Maybe a module or circuit board or some sort in these new computerized bikes?
After sitting over night several times now and a fully charged brand new battery turn on the bike and the horn is blasting. Turn it off and back on it stops. Then just a single horn chirp. Crazy.
Left turn signal will not work nor the Brake light. Hazards do work.
Any thoughts? Maybe a module or circuit board or some sort in these new computerized bikes?
*Reason: some bikes had a rechargeable battery as part of alarm siren.
When the little 9v or whatever battery in the siren went bad then the bike would have weird security problems.
From a distance it reads like you might have a security system.
Can you deactivate security?
Do you have the alarm key fob ?
Does key fob have a new battery with protective tape removed from battery in key fob?