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The interior lights will not turn off they stay on the only time they turn off is when i start the jeep,i have checked everything i can think of but can not get the interior lights to turn off any suggestions???thank you in advance

  • black98jeep Apr 29, 2009

    i will check that thanks,will let you know if it works

  • black98jeep May 10, 2009

    tried all the above checked fused and the slider thingy and all the door hinges buttons and still no luck the interior lights stay on untill i start the car then they turn off but as soon as i turn the jeep off the interior lights come on and stay on, so i have checked fuses,checked door thingy checked the dashboard/interior light slider and still no luck any other suggestions???

    thank you in advance

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It sounds like you have a stuck door switch -- these turn on the lights when you open the door.

I'm guessing that the lights turn off when you start the car because the battery is pulling down the current available to the lights.

  • Anonymous Apr 29, 2009

    Clarification on above: I should have written faulty door switch, not stuck door switch -- doing too many things at one time. Sorry.

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I had same problem checked everything fuses,relays door thingy me bobs :) turned out that theres a button on dash to right of steering wheel (rhd)that slides up and down to illuminate the dashboard but if it has been pushed fully to the top it will make all interior lights stay on....hope this helps

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