QuestionMy turn signal lights and headlights stay on after the car is shut off and runs the battery down. I have to disconnect the battery to turn them off. What could cause this?
AnswerHi Jim,
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Hi Jim,
On the headlamps my first suspicion is that the headlamp delay relay is stuck in the on position. It is located under the dash in the fuse box. You will see two of them side by side and it is the one on the left. If you will pull it out of the socket that will shut it off the headlamps for a begining to the issue. You could try switching it with another relay of the same part number to see if that solves the problem with the headlamps and starts a new problem with the place where you exchanged it. If not, then we have an issue with the body controller or with the multifunction switch on the steering column itself if pulling that relay out doesn't turn off the lights, because it can operate the lights even with the ignition off.
On the turn signals, how do you mean they stay 'on'? Do both sides start flashing as soon as you turn off the ignition, or one side only, and do they stay on when you have the ignition turned on as well. I don't quite get the picture. Maybe you mean the parking lamps stay on? The turn signals are also operated by the multifunction switch so that may be the culprit.
Roland
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