Interior lights stuck ON + keyless entry not working
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Interior lights stuck ON + keyless entry not working
I can't seem to find this combination of events in any of the electrical threads so I'll throw it out here.
Car is a 99 Coupe, MN6. Battery is 2 months old and FOB is about 4 months old.
Car was totally dead this morning. Jump started fine and volt readings OK. Noticed when I drove around the block that my interior lights were still on -- checked both doors and hatch to ensure they were closed. Interior lights still on.
Drove home, exited car, shut door....interior lights still on. Attempted to lock doors with key FOB -- no response from car. Car does not respond to any FOB command (lock, unlock, pop hatch).
Car starts and runs fine (battery was dead presumeably from battery drain -- I must not have noticed the interior lights on the last time I had exited the car).
Since the battery was totally dead, do I need to reprogram the FOB, which would explain why it wasn't working?
Why won't the damn interior lights shut off? Possible door jam/hatch switch gone bad? Something else?
Thoughts appreciated.
Car is a 99 Coupe, MN6. Battery is 2 months old and FOB is about 4 months old.
Car was totally dead this morning. Jump started fine and volt readings OK. Noticed when I drove around the block that my interior lights were still on -- checked both doors and hatch to ensure they were closed. Interior lights still on.
Drove home, exited car, shut door....interior lights still on. Attempted to lock doors with key FOB -- no response from car. Car does not respond to any FOB command (lock, unlock, pop hatch).
Car starts and runs fine (battery was dead presumeably from battery drain -- I must not have noticed the interior lights on the last time I had exited the car).
Since the battery was totally dead, do I need to reprogram the FOB, which would explain why it wasn't working?
Why won't the damn interior lights shut off? Possible door jam/hatch switch gone bad? Something else?
Thoughts appreciated.
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From: Anthony TX
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I have a very simple question. Is the switch for the interior lights turned all the way up into the click that keeps the interior lights on????
Before you get to involved in the problem, take a liik at that switch and make sure that it is NOT on the fully up position.
PLEASE let us know what you find.
Before you get to involved in the problem, take a liik at that switch and make sure that it is NOT on the fully up position.PLEASE let us know what you find.
