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Old 01-20-2014, 12:08 PM   #1
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Radio won't turn off! (Even with key out of ignition)

So I have a really weird problem. The cigarette lighter in my 97 Ford Escort wasn't working, so I thought I'd check the fuse. Got under the dash, pulled the fuse, sure enough, it was blown. So I threw a new 20A in there. I put my usb charger back in the cigarette lighter, and had to wiggle it a little bit to get it to work, but it worked. (It's always been like this, the actual housing is probably shorting out, which could be the cause of the blown fuse, i Know lol)

So I turn off the car and walk back in the house. 10 minutes later I come back out to the car, and the light on the usb charger is still on, as is the RADIO. It simply won't turn off! No key in the ignition, nothing. But the radio is still on, and the cigarette lighter still has power.

So out of curiosity, I pulled the new fuse I just put in. The radio turned off. But get this. The cigarette lighter still works. I think it may have been working the whole time, but I for some reason was never able to wiggle it just right to get it to work. So the cigarette lighter seems to have no change with or without the fuse, but the radio will be stuck on all the time if there is a fuse in this spot.

On the diagram, this is definitely the CIG slot, but the radio spot is right next to it. However, there are no fuses in the rest of this box. The only spot that can even take a fuse is the one labeled CIG. This is stumping me.
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Old 01-20-2014, 01:01 PM   #2
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Re: Radio won't turn off! (Even with key out of ignition)

I helped in the Escape thread the same problem.
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=373795
It was the ACC relay in that vehicle.
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Re: Radio won't turn off! (Even with key out of ignition)

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I helped in the Escape thread the same problem.
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=373795
It was the ACC relay in that vehicle.

Lol thanks! That's funny, I actually replaced that part years ago troubleshooting a different issue. But it was a junkyard pull so I'm not surprised it's gone bad. Thanks!
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