Interior Lights Stay On.... 2000 PA

[cello42]

Hi all, I'm new here... Looks like a good place to "be" though

I have a 2000 PA Ultra that I absolutely love.. yesterday the interior lights started just staying on instead of turning off when you start the car. They also stay on after it is off and locked, turning off after 10 minutes. I don't mind them staying on for a bit after I get out but while I am driving it could actually be dangerous for me so I need to find a solution.

I have thought of pulling the fuse but have one problem: where is the fuse box on the passenger side, and how do you get into it... the manual doesn't make this particularly clear.

Also any ideas on the actual cause of the problem are very welcom! Thanks in advance!

[Bassasasin]

Behind the glove box indicates a body control module that controls the curtisy lights.. You may well have to remove a panel to see the fuses above the passenger kick panel..

Headlight switch turns these on too.

Exactly which lights are on?...

[cello42]

Thanks for the reply, I haven't had much time to do any looking for the fuses so I just pulled the bulbs from most of the lights for the moment.

Pretty much all of the interior lights are staying on, the front map lights, rear passenger reading lights, the lights on each door, and those in the front footwells. not sure if the glovebox light is on, but i doubt it. My thought is somehow a sensor or switch is stuck, but there is no open door warning or anything.

The headlight knob normally will turn them on if turned all the way clockwise, correct? Anyways, I hope there is a solution for this, either having the lights always on or not having any at all are both problematic!