interior lights staying on
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interior lights staying on
Hello, i am new to the forum and just found it using google. I have a quick question that is driving me crazy. I have a 98 cherokee sport and the interior lights stay on. The problem started over the weekend and at first they would go off when I would go around a corner or a bump that would cause the body to flex. Now they just stay on. I have pulled all the door sensors out and the light still stays on. How do I know if the switches are bad and if they are not, then what?
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Actuate the sensors one at a time and see if they go off,if that does not work then unplug them one at a time until you find the problem. Mine has the same issue because the drivers door is out of adjustment.
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I have checked and double checked and triple checked to make sure I didn't accidentally turn them on on the headlight switch. I have pressed all the sensors in one at a time and it doesn't help. I have pulled them all out one at a time and nothing. I used an ohm meter to read the resistance of the switches and they all go to 1. With all the switches unplugged I tested the back light and it is still getting voltage. The only thing I can think of now is the headlight switch? But I do not know the circuit to know which comes first the door or the headlight switch.
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okay, so here is a dumb question. i have my dash apart going for the headlight switch, how do i get the **** off the switch to get the dash over it?
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Look at the underside of the switch with the lower dash panel removed. You should see a little metal 'button' push that in and pull the **** out. You may have to work it a little but it should come out. Then take a flathead to remove the nut from where the **** was. There is a pic of it in one of the threads for replacing it.These pics were posted by winton427. I copied them because I didn't know how to link them. My apologizes to winston427.
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anyone know what fuse does the interior lights? i will just yank it for now. its getting dark and i am to frustrated right now
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It should be easy enough to find,or do what I do,pull all until the light goes out or pull the bulbs. I think you also said the back light was the only one with power?if so it would not be the headlight switch.
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the front has power as well, and the bulbs in the front floor boards stay on too. I just mentioned that i tested the rear because i had all the bulbs pulled at the time, but they all have power all the time. I have checked the headlight switch the controls for the interior lights is a simple metal contact no contact kind of switch..kind of fail proof.
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k, i have all the door switches unplugged and the headlight switch is unplugged and i still have lights on! with everything unplugged how is the circuit completed? this is precisely why electrical problems are not my expertise.
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The best I can tell is it is #16 in the dist box in the engine compartment,also there is another behind the right side kick panel,also did you check the lift gate switch?