HELP lights will not turn off?!

STLMR2na · 10-30-2009, 10:29 AM

So i got out of my car at school today
and my tail lights and my turn signals were still on
i looked at the switch and it said off
WTF??
I tried it muliple times to turn them off....nothing
they stayed on
i ran went to the shop and grabbed a wrench to unplug my battery so i can get home later..

anyone know why them might not turn off?!?!
Fuse?? any idea?

mr3 · 10-30-2009, 10:54 AM

Bad switch?

STLMR2na · 10-30-2009, 10:59 AM

that's what i'm thinkin

but here's the thing
i turned my headlights on
i turned the switch to off my headlights went off and down but tail lights and turn signals stay on, mybe the switch IS broken?

the weird thing was
i came out to my car this morning and they were on...
i was a little confused
the switch was off and my doors were locked.. wtf

STLMR2na · 11-03-2009, 01:29 PM

right now i just have the fuse out during the day have it in when driving at night and take it out when i'm not driving

i'm thinking the easiest thing to do is have a wire from the (+)slot to the fuse, a wire from the fuse to the switch, then a wire from the switch back to the fuse slot (-)

muffinman · 11-03-2009, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STLMR2na

right now i just have the fuse out during the day have it in when driving at night and take it out when i'm not driving

i'm thinking the easiest thing to do is have a wire from the (+)slot to the fuse, a wire from the fuse to the switch, then a wire from the switch back to the fuse slot (-)

that's way too much work

get a new switch.

wagonis · 11-03-2009, 04:50 PM

I had that same problem about a year ago, but it turned out the switch only needed an adjustment and was not bad. Reach down by the pedal and look at the switch and see if its hitting or not.

muffinman · 11-04-2009, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wagonis

I had that same problem about a year ago, but it turned out the switch only needed an adjustment and was not bad. Reach down by the pedal and look at the switch and see if its hitting or not.

STLMR2na · 11-04-2009, 10:37 AM

Quote:

that's way too much work

lmao replacing the switch in the steering column is way too much work because...it doesn't come off, i'll check wagonis suggestion cause yeah sometimes it works but i'm not trusti ng it, could kill my battery

wagonis · 11-04-2009, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by muffinman

The light switch for the brakes that's under the dash down by the pedal. The one that your brake pedal hits so your brake lights turn on and off.

muffinman · 11-04-2009, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STLMR2na

So i got out of my car at school today
and my tail lights and my turn signals were still on
i looked at the switch and it said off
WTF??
I tried it muliple times to turn them off....nothing
they stayed on

Quote:

Originally Posted by wagonis

The light switch for the brakes that's under the dash down by the pedal. The one that your brake pedal hits so your brake lights turn on and off.

It's not his brake lights but all the parking lights from what i understood.

wagonis · 11-04-2009, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by muffinman

It's not his brake lights but all the parking lights from what i understood.

I was making an assumption it was the brake lights, only because I just don't see how the turn signals would stay on. I am willing to bet that it is the brake lights that are the real issue.

STLMR2na · 11-04-2009, 02:10 PM

STLMR2na · 11-04-2009, 02:14 PM

its running lights

(turn signals, brake lights, and guage lights)
my temporary fix s pulling the fuse under the dash, just gonna run a switch to the fuse if its not a loose wire issue?

wagonis · 11-04-2009, 04:40 PM

Ooooooohhhhhhhhhh....my bad. Okay, well if it's the actual running lights then skip my suggestion. I made a bad assumption.

STLMR2na · 11-04-2009, 09:05 PM

well i checked the actual relays and they'r all tight and the lights don't stay on anymore but at night i still take it out just in case

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mr3 unskilled Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Plymouth Mtg, Pa Posts: 2,406 Thanks: 24 Thanked 98 Times in 93 Posts iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	Bad switch?

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STLMR2na DrivingStraight=Overrated Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 1,053 Thanks: 25 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	that's what i'm thinkin but here's the thing i turned my headlights on i turned the switch to off my headlights went off and down but tail lights and turn signals stay on, mybe the switch IS broken? the weird thing was i came out to my car this morning and they were on... i was a little confused the switch was off and my doors were locked.. wtf

11-03-2009, 01:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
STLMR2na DrivingStraight=Overrated Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 1,053 Thanks: 25 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	right now i just have the fuse out during the day have it in when driving at night and take it out when i'm not driving i'm thinking the easiest thing to do is have a wire from the (+)slot to the fuse, a wire from the fuse to the switch, then a wire from the switch back to the fuse slot (-)

11-03-2009, 04:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
wagonis Cage Fighter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tampa Bay area, FL Posts: 1,447 Thanks: 60 Thanked 35 Times in 35 Posts iTrader Rating: (17/100% )	I had that same problem about a year ago, but it turned out the switch only needed an adjustment and was not bad. Reach down by the pedal and look at the switch and see if its hitting or not.

11-04-2009, 02:14 PM	#13 (permalink)
STLMR2na DrivingStraight=Overrated Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 1,053 Thanks: 25 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	its running lights (turn signals, brake lights, and guage lights) my temporary fix s pulling the fuse under the dash, just gonna run a switch to the fuse if its not a loose wire issue?

11-04-2009, 04:40 PM	#14 (permalink)
wagonis Cage Fighter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tampa Bay area, FL Posts: 1,447 Thanks: 60 Thanked 35 Times in 35 Posts iTrader Rating: (17/100% )	Ooooooohhhhhhhhhh....my bad. Okay, well if it's the actual running lights then skip my suggestion. I made a bad assumption.

11-04-2009, 09:05 PM	#15 (permalink)
STLMR2na DrivingStraight=Overrated Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 1,053 Thanks: 25 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	well i checked the actual relays and they'r all tight and the lights don't stay on anymore but at night i still take it out just in case