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Headlights Stay on. 99 Explorer

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#1 ·
Hey Everyone,

I have a 99 Explorer Sport and starting today, the front headlights won't
turn off when vehicle is shut off. I've checked to make sure the lights are
turned off from the switch, interior lights are off, fog lights off and the
switch light on the rear view mirror is also set to off. My vehicle is
turned off, however only the front headlights stay on...I've disconnected
the battery and reconnected it, the lights still come on.....anyone have any
ideas of what this could be???

Thanks again.
 
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#2 ·
Sic wrote:
> Hey Everyone,
>
> I have a 99 Explorer Sport and starting today, the front headlights won't
> turn off when vehicle is shut off. I've checked to make sure the lights are
> turned off from the switch, interior lights are off, fog lights off and the
> switch light on the rear view mirror is also set to off. My vehicle is
> turned off, however only the front headlights stay on...I've disconnected
> the battery and reconnected it, the lights still come on.....anyone have any
> ideas of what this could be???
>
> Thanks again.


Could be a bad headlight relay. It could also be a bad multi-function
switch --located in the steering column. Swap relays around first.

HTH,
Mark
 
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#3 ·
Got daytime running lights? Locate and pull the fuse (under the hood). If the
lights go out, replace the DRL module.

>>Hey Everyone,
>>
>>I have a 99 Explorer Sport and starting today, the front headlights won't
>>turn off when vehicle is shut off. I've checked to make sure the lights are
>>turned off from the switch, interior lights are off, fog lights off and the
>>switch light on the rear view mirror is also set to off. My vehicle is
>>turned off, however only the front headlights stay on...I've disconnected
>>the battery and reconnected it, the lights still come on.....anyone have any
>>ideas of what this could be???
>>
>>Thanks again.
>>
 
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#4 ·
i had the same problem then i found out that my car had day time running
lights. there is a switch on the rear view mirror, says auto something.
(not in my car right now) make sure that this switch is all the way to the
left. In the owners manuel there should be a section on this.
 
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#5 ·
Daytime running lights or DRL are not controlled by any switch on the
rearview mirror, they are entirely controlled by a DRL control module.

That switch on the mirror for some other headlight control system.


On Fri, 15 Jul 2005 23:35:05 -0400, "Sactokid" <zdouma@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:

>i had the same problem then i found out that my car had day time running
>lights. there is a switch on the rear view mirror, says auto something.
>(not in my car right now) make sure that this switch is all the way to the
>left. In the owners manuel there should be a section on this.
 
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#6 ·
The switch on the mirror is for the automatic on/off headlights.

On Sat, 16 Jul 2005 06:14:58 GMT, Fred 2 <Fred_2@anon.com> wrote:

>Daytime running lights or DRL are not controlled by any switch on the
>rearview mirror, they are entirely controlled by a DRL control module.
>
>That switch on the mirror for some other headlight control system.
>
>
>On Fri, 15 Jul 2005 23:35:05 -0400, "Sactokid" <zdouma@sbcglobal.net>
>wrote:
>
>>i had the same problem then i found out that my car had day time running
>>lights. there is a switch on the rear view mirror, says auto something.
>>(not in my car right now) make sure that this switch is all the way to the
>>left. In the owners manuel there should be a section on this.
 
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#7 ·
What headlamp relay?

"Mark Sparge" <markcronk@cox.net> wrote in message
news:1120581077.580749.27460@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>
>
> Sic wrote:
> > Hey Everyone,
> >
> > I have a 99 Explorer Sport and starting today, the front headlights

won't
> > turn off when vehicle is shut off. I've checked to make sure the lights

are
> > turned off from the switch, interior lights are off, fog lights off and

the
> > switch light on the rear view mirror is also set to off. My vehicle is
> > turned off, however only the front headlights stay on...I've

disconnected
> > the battery and reconnected it, the lights still come on.....anyone have

any
> > ideas of what this could be???
> >
> > Thanks again.

>
> Could be a bad headlight relay. It could also be a bad multi-function
> switch --located in the steering column. Swap relays around first.
>
> HTH,
> Mark
>
 
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#8 ·
Thanks everyone. Indeed it was the DRL module. Replaced module and lights
now shut off.

Thanks again for all your help!!!


<budman@suckeggs.ca> wrote in message
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>
> Got daytime running lights? Locate and pull the fuse (under the hood).

If the
> lights go out, replace the DRL module.
>
> >>Hey Everyone,
> >>
> >>I have a 99 Explorer Sport and starting today, the front headlights

won't
> >>turn off when vehicle is shut off. I've checked to make sure the lights

are
> >>turned off from the switch, interior lights are off, fog lights off and

the
> >>switch light on the rear view mirror is also set to off. My vehicle is
> >>turned off, however only the front headlights stay on...I've

disconnected
> >>the battery and reconnected it, the lights still come on.....anyone have

any
> >>ideas of what this could be???
> >>
> >>Thanks again.
> >>

>
 
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#9 ·
Thank everyone. Indeed it was the DRL module. Replaced module and lights
now shut off.

Thanks again for all your help!!

"Sic" <Sico0001@netscape.net> wrote in message
news:qZOdnU0QUb1A-lXfRVn-qg@rogers.com...
> Hey Everyone,
>
> I have a 99 Explorer Sport and starting today, the front headlights won't
> turn off when vehicle is shut off. I've checked to make sure the lights

are
> turned off from the switch, interior lights are off, fog lights off and

the
> switch light on the rear view mirror is also set to off. My vehicle is
> turned off, however only the front headlights stay on...I've disconnected
> the battery and reconnected it, the lights still come on.....anyone have

any
> ideas of what this could be???
>
> Thanks again.
>
>
 
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#10 ·
Sic wrote:
> Hey Everyone,
>
> I have a 99 Explorer Sport and starting today, the front headlights won't
> turn off when vehicle is shut off. I've checked to make sure the lights are
> turned off from the switch, interior lights are off, fog lights off and the
> switch light on the rear view mirror is also set to off. My vehicle is
> turned off, however only the front headlights stay on...I've disconnected
> the battery and reconnected it, the lights still come on.....anyone have any
> ideas of what this could be???
>
> Thanks again.
 
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#11 ·
I had a similar problem with my 97' Saturn SL1. The high-beam lights
were staying on even after the ignition was off. I replaced the DRL
relay module and still had the problem. I then ended up taking the car
to the dealer and they found that a there was a loose connection in the
headlight harness.
 
#12 ·
I know this threads been been dead for a while but I just bought a 99 eddie bauer explorer and have daytime running lights and wanted them gone. I searched everywhere, but only found "pull the fuse in the engine bay" or "disconnect the module under the car on drivers side." neither worked and finally it dawned on me that there must be a sensor somewhere like I had in my 99 camry. there is a sensor connected to the rearview mirror. I disconnected that and BAM! my drl's were off. Just passing this info along incase someone ends up in my position.
 
#13 ·
Hey Everyone,

I have a 99 Explorer Sport and starting today, the front headlights won't
turn off when vehicle is shut off. I've checked to make sure the lights are
turned off from the switch, interior lights are off, fog lights off and the
switch light on the rear view mirror is also set to off. My vehicle is
turned off, however only the front headlights stay on...I've disconnected
the battery and reconnected it, the lights still come on.....anyone have any
ideas of what this could be
beca
Hey Everyone,

I have a 99 Explorer Sport and starting today, the front headlights won't
turn off when vehicle is shut off. I've checked to make sure the lights are
turned off from the switch, interior lights are off, fog lights off and the
switch light on the rear view mirror is also set to off. My vehicle is
turned off, however only the front headlights stay on...I've disconnected
the battery and reconnected it, the lights still come on.....anyone have any
ideas of what this could be???

Thanks again.
Because they are automatic they shut there self off
 
#14 ·
Daytime running lights or DRL are not controlled by any switch on the rearview mirror, they are entirely controlled by a DRL control module. That switch on the mirror for some other headlight control system. On Fri, 15 Jul 2005 23:35:05 -0400, "Sactokid" wrote: >i had the same problem then i found out that my car had day time running >lights. there is a switch on the rear view mirror, says auto something. >(not in my car right now) make sure that this switch is all the way to the >left. In the owners manuel there should be a section on this.
Actaully, the rearview mirror switch does control the daytime lights because it shuts them off or allows them to stay on for a set period of time. My running lights stay on when I turn off the ignition and I have to fiddle with the switch on the mirror to get them to shut off!
 
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