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My 1994 ford Escort is encountering a problem with dashboard accessories, including running lights, staying on after I turn the car off. This has resuled in my battery dying, after a few jump-starts. Any suggestions?My 1994 ford Escort is encountering a problem with dashboard accessories, including running lights, staying on after I turn the car off. This has resuled in my battery dying, after a few jump-starts. Any suggestions?
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So they stay on when the car is turned off with no engine running?
I imagine this flattens your battery?
Or do they only stay on once the ignition has been turned to "on" even without the engine running?
Could be the pedal switch sticking in which case you would simply need to look under the dash behind the pedal and try and "jiggle" the switch, though if they only stay on once the ignition is on I would lean towards a bad earth for the globe socket.
First maybe try and disconnect the pedal switch to ensure that its breaking the connection properly and turning your lights on and off.
Depending how handy you are, you could remove the tail light and run an additional earth for the globe socket.
Many cars, I presume the Hummer also will not let you shift out of Park unless the Brake pedal is depressed. Most do this by an electronic interlock with the brake light switch. Yours is broke. Either the brake light switch has moved out of position or is defective, or your brake pedal is not retracting to the full off position.
This sounds like how the headlights on this vehicle are designed to operate. They can be manually turned on if in DRL mode. Setting the park brake before turning the ignition on should keep them from lighting, otherwise they are always on. The light sensor switches between lowbeam and daytime running light modes.
Try pulling back on the brake pedal if lights go off then either switch adjustment or the brake booster is allowing the pedal to drop down if it's running (vacuum) or brake pedal mechanism is binding.
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hiya if the rear lights are remaining on ? with no ignition it will be the brake lights staying on this is easily remendied/ checked by trypulling the brake pedal up by hand and see if lights go off ? if so then you will need to adjust the b/light switch which is positioned adjacent to pedal and can be screwed inwards towards the pedal untill the plunger on switch is pushed into the switch which puts lights off ensure pedal is fully up then adjust switch reconnect the wire/plug and press pedal slightly to ensure b/lights operate ok and then go off with pedal released ? on hyundai the brakelights do not req ignition on to operate hence more likely problem is as above good luck
My 1994 ford Escort is encountering a problem with dashboard accessories, including running lights, staying on after I turn the car off. This has resuled in my battery dying, after a few jump-starts. Any suggestions?
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