dome lights

[evildragon]

This is like the 5th time my father has told me that when he was leaving for work in the morning, to see my cars dome lights on, when they are supposed to be off..

I did everything, even disabled the switch itself by disconnecting the wires (of a possible short), but still, sometimes when I close my door, the lights just don't go out...

What can be causing this? It doesn't matter whos door you use, it just sometimes fails to turn off..

Is there another module in the car that handles the timing of the dome lights?

[Blue Bowtie]

If this is about your '94, there is a module controlling the interior lamps. There is a theater lighting delay module which may be failing. Check under the I/P lower bolster, toward the left side of the panel. There is a 5-wire connector at one end of the black plastic case. Look for a P/N 15985276 or 15150325. It looks a little like this:



Unplug that, and the interior lights should turn off as soon as the doors are closed, with no delay.

[evildragon]

ok, thanks, i'll get that checked out.. if it is the failing part, i'll try and fix it or just build a new one... (or just go the cheap route and buy one, lol)

[Blue Bowtie]

Further research proves me WRONG!

The '94 models have a cube-shaped relay in the interior electrical center (under the dash) where the flasher units are connected. The interior light delay relay should be the furthest left unit in the row of three small relays in the panel. Remember that the relay is not directly interchangeable with relays with other part numbers, since there is likely a delay feature.

[evildragon]

thanks for the update.. i haven't started doing it yet but i'll keep this in mind..