light-related issue, but electronic in some way, so posting here
light-related issue, but electronic in some way, so posting here
i will try to be as succint as possible.
last week, the light came on on my dash indicating i had a brake light out. i replaced both bulbs, no issues, brake lights work fine. then, the next day, i started noticing the following issues regarding my lights:
i have a 5th gen (03) with HIDS, which i keep on auto. as you know, once you shut the car off, the lights stay on for about 45 seconds, and then shut off. when i turn my car off, the headlights stay on (which is to be expected) but in addition, all of my warning lights on my dashboard (air bag, tcs, oil, check engine, etc) come on as well. now, when my auto lights do shut off, all of those dash indicator lights go off, as well. that's just really confusing to me, but at least it's not like the dash indicator lights are staying on all the time.
the other lighting issue is even more perplexing.
my rear lights - not my brake lights, but just my red tail lights - stay on anytime that the car is on...even if my lights are turned to 'off'
i really don't want to bring my car to a dealership, because they're going to charge me 100 bucks just to look at the car, then 100 an hour for every hour it takes to find the root of the problem, which, since it's electrical, could be very time-consuming, and therefore, expensive.
my car is at my mechanic's right now, and he's been checking things all day - fuses, modules related to the lights, a bunch of other stuff that i don't really understand - and he can't figure it out.
does anyone have any idea what might be causing this, and is my only option going to be to go to the dealership? i really, really don't want to have to do that.
someone please shed some light on this frustrating situation for me. what makes it so weird is that it really just started absolutely out of nowhere. i thought maybe i put the wrong bulbs in when i changed my brake light or something, but i didn't, and even if i had, i don't think that would make my tail lights be on ALL the time, even when my lights are OFF.
help, help, help. please.
last week, the light came on on my dash indicating i had a brake light out. i replaced both bulbs, no issues, brake lights work fine. then, the next day, i started noticing the following issues regarding my lights:
i have a 5th gen (03) with HIDS, which i keep on auto. as you know, once you shut the car off, the lights stay on for about 45 seconds, and then shut off. when i turn my car off, the headlights stay on (which is to be expected) but in addition, all of my warning lights on my dashboard (air bag, tcs, oil, check engine, etc) come on as well. now, when my auto lights do shut off, all of those dash indicator lights go off, as well. that's just really confusing to me, but at least it's not like the dash indicator lights are staying on all the time.
the other lighting issue is even more perplexing.
my rear lights - not my brake lights, but just my red tail lights - stay on anytime that the car is on...even if my lights are turned to 'off'
i really don't want to bring my car to a dealership, because they're going to charge me 100 bucks just to look at the car, then 100 an hour for every hour it takes to find the root of the problem, which, since it's electrical, could be very time-consuming, and therefore, expensive.
my car is at my mechanic's right now, and he's been checking things all day - fuses, modules related to the lights, a bunch of other stuff that i don't really understand - and he can't figure it out.
does anyone have any idea what might be causing this, and is my only option going to be to go to the dealership? i really, really don't want to have to do that.
someone please shed some light on this frustrating situation for me. what makes it so weird is that it really just started absolutely out of nowhere. i thought maybe i put the wrong bulbs in when i changed my brake light or something, but i didn't, and even if i had, i don't think that would make my tail lights be on ALL the time, even when my lights are OFF.
help, help, help. please.
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i will try to be as succint as possible.
last week, the light came on on my dash indicating i had a brake light out. i replaced both bulbs, no issues, brake lights work fine. then, the next day, i started noticing the following issues regarding my lights:
i have a 5th gen (03) with HIDS, which i keep on auto. as you know, once you shut the car off, the lights stay on for about 45 seconds, and then shut off. when i turn my car off, the headlights stay on (which is to be expected) but in addition, all of my warning lights on my dashboard (air bag, tcs, oil, check engine, etc) come on as well. now, when my auto lights do shut off, all of those dash indicator lights go off, as well. that's just really confusing to me, but at least it's not like the dash indicator lights are staying on all the time.
the other lighting issue is even more perplexing.
my rear lights - not my brake lights, but just my red tail lights - stay on anytime that the car is on...even if my lights are turned to 'off'
i really don't want to bring my car to a dealership, because they're going to charge me 100 bucks just to look at the car, then 100 an hour for every hour it takes to find the root of the problem, which, since it's electrical, could be very time-consuming, and therefore, expensive.
my car is at my mechanic's right now, and he's been checking things all day - fuses, modules related to the lights, a bunch of other stuff that i don't really understand - and he can't figure it out.
does anyone have any idea what might be causing this, and is my only option going to be to go to the dealership? i really, really don't want to have to do that.
someone please shed some light on this frustrating situation for me. what makes it so weird is that it really just started absolutely out of nowhere. i thought maybe i put the wrong bulbs in when i changed my brake light or something, but i didn't, and even if i had, i don't think that would make my tail lights be on ALL the time, even when my lights are OFF.
help, help, help. please.
last week, the light came on on my dash indicating i had a brake light out. i replaced both bulbs, no issues, brake lights work fine. then, the next day, i started noticing the following issues regarding my lights:
i have a 5th gen (03) with HIDS, which i keep on auto. as you know, once you shut the car off, the lights stay on for about 45 seconds, and then shut off. when i turn my car off, the headlights stay on (which is to be expected) but in addition, all of my warning lights on my dashboard (air bag, tcs, oil, check engine, etc) come on as well. now, when my auto lights do shut off, all of those dash indicator lights go off, as well. that's just really confusing to me, but at least it's not like the dash indicator lights are staying on all the time.
the other lighting issue is even more perplexing.
my rear lights - not my brake lights, but just my red tail lights - stay on anytime that the car is on...even if my lights are turned to 'off'
i really don't want to bring my car to a dealership, because they're going to charge me 100 bucks just to look at the car, then 100 an hour for every hour it takes to find the root of the problem, which, since it's electrical, could be very time-consuming, and therefore, expensive.
my car is at my mechanic's right now, and he's been checking things all day - fuses, modules related to the lights, a bunch of other stuff that i don't really understand - and he can't figure it out.
does anyone have any idea what might be causing this, and is my only option going to be to go to the dealership? i really, really don't want to have to do that.
someone please shed some light on this frustrating situation for me. what makes it so weird is that it really just started absolutely out of nowhere. i thought maybe i put the wrong bulbs in when i changed my brake light or something, but i didn't, and even if i had, i don't think that would make my tail lights be on ALL the time, even when my lights are OFF.
help, help, help. please.
is there any aftermarket alarm in it? has he checked the ecm and bcm they might have shorted
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