When i turn my car off it still has power for aome reason. I can activate the wipers, my obc stays illuminated and the check lights by the rearview mirror stays on. Its killing my battery and makin me have to jump the car off all the time. Are these things all linked to one source? Is there a way to maybe run a switch to turn these off?
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Originally posted by Xmedina View PostAre these things all linked to one source?
Originally posted by Xmedina View PostIs there a way to maybe run a switch to turn these off?
Well, considering that it is the ignition switch that is supposed to turn the power off to all but a few circuits (SI board, OBC) and yours is not going off, it seems to me a likely culprit.
Has it acted this way since you acquired the vehicle? Or did it just begin to do this?
From your spaghetti comment, it is also possible that PO has has spliced into power for those affected circuits from a constant source instead of from the original ignition switch source (possibly because of an ignition switch fault). I'd start with the ignition switch. While you are in there you should trace the offending circuits to determine from where they are receiving power.
For example, in my car fuse 21 is constant power for the door chime while fuse 10 is switched power for the seat belt warning timer. The windshield wipers get power from fuse 5. So in my car, if I pull fuse 5 and the wipers still operate, I know someone has changed the power source for the wipers.
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Originally posted by Xmedina View PostSolved it, it was a to high of an amp fuse it had a 20amp instead of 7.5 changed it and problem is gone thx man!
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Your fuse change did not fix the basic problem, unless the smaller fuse blew.
The problem with the car is the hack wiring job (99.999% certainty). To fix it the first step would be rip out any and all aftermarket electronics or mods, then return the car's wiring to the configuration it had whn it left the factory, and finally properly re-install any desired aftermarket electronics.The car makes it possible, but the driver makes it happen.
Jim Levie, Huntsville, AL
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