WHEN YOU EXIT THE CAR AND LOCK IT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS USE TO FADE TO BLACK AFTER 30 SECONDS, NOW THEY STAY ON ALL THE TIME. PLEASE HELP
Jan 6, 2006 at 3:26 AM
INTERIOR LIGHTS WONT TURN OFF?
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What to check next
Diagnostic guidance. Suggested checks and possible repairs are separate from the owner's reported results.
Identify which door-ajar or lighting-control input remains active, then inspect its circuit and latch operation using the actual vehicle's service information.
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Source: This question and its visible discussion. Owner reports are distinguished from other participants' experiences. Follow-up guidance is not a confirmed diagnosis.
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Check all the door switches and make sure they are all able to push in manuely. Sometimes they go bad.Or a wire behind them disconnects.If thats not the problem them you must look further.You may have a broken wire which is grounding out and causeing the lights to stay on.
Jan 12, 2006 at 12:25 PM
We're having the same problem with a 1999 Ford Ranger. But I cannot find any switch or device on the door that controls the interior light. All of my other vehicles has a pin or something that pushes in when the door is closed, that indicates that the door is closed. Nothing on this door (or on the passenger side door).
What normally causes this function to work ???
What normally causes this function to work ???
Jan 14, 2006 at 4:51 AM
I have the same problem with the lights staying on. I'm trying to troubleshoot the problem by trying to remove the headlight switch from the dash, but I can't figure out how to remove the knob. I understand there is typically a button that I need to push, but I can't see it or reach it so I can remove the covering around the instrument panel to get the switch out.
Does anyone have any info on how to remove the instrument panel enought to get to the headlight knob release button?
thanks
Jim
Does anyone have any info on how to remove the instrument panel enought to get to the headlight knob release button?
thanks
Jim
Jan 14, 2006 at 8:02 AM
I don't know if this will work with a Mercury, but it worked with my Ranger. Spray WD40 into the door jam, on the latch For some reason, that seems to lube up whatever isn't connecting, and the light goes off. Hope it helps!
Jan 15, 2006 at 5:50 AM
Thanks for the help. This has been an intermittent problem, but more persistant lately. It mysteriously started working correctly yesterday. We did the WD-40 trick anyway, and will have to wait to see if it works.
Jan 15, 2006 at 11:20 AM
Discussion summary
INTERIOR LIGHTS WONT TURN OFF?
The owner reported interior lights remaining on after the doors were locked. Other participants discussed door-latch switches and reported differing experiences with similar symptoms.
Reported outcome: The original owner did not report a completed repair.
Lubrication results and a spontaneous recovery described by other participants are not outcomes for the original vehicle. No universal spray treatment is established.