Weird thing with my car. car stays on if headlights are on

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Old 11-18-2005, 02:37 PM
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Weird thing with my car. car stays on if headlights are on

any of your guys car do this.

start with a key and leave the headlights on, then try taking the key out. my car stays on until i switch off the headlights. is that so you wont leave your headlights on? or is my wiring messed. haha
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Mine dont do that. Something is whack with your wiring.
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thats damn smooth though you wont ever leave them on haha
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thats damn smooth though you wont ever leave them on haha
What?!?!? that annoying beeping noise isnt good enough for you?
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Must be something wrong with your ignition switch
Old 11-18-2005, 05:09 PM
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either ignition switch is fucked, or an after market alarm system is fucked.
Old 11-18-2005, 08:45 PM
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That's definitely not normal. Get it checked.
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do u have remote start? could be something wrong with that...
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i dont wanna pay anybody unless it critical. i like DoingIY. haha that sounds kinda perv. that i dont like DoingIY. haha lol. but it probably is my starter. and a bypass modual thing i have, i got the ingnition recall done, maybe its that and the dealership f'ed up. but it is cool. will never leave the lgihts on.
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Originally Posted by wontonjohnny
i dont wanna pay anybody unless it critical. i like DoingIY. haha that sounds kinda perv. that i dont like DoingIY. haha lol. but it probably is my starter. and a bypass modual thing i have, i got the ingnition recall done, maybe its that and the dealership f'ed up. but it is cool. will never leave the lgihts on.
That'll do it, hey you got a free mod out of it
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does that mean u cant start it withought ur headlights on?
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i can start without it on, but that would be cool too. it would be like a secret kill switch.
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sounds like the ignition switch recall needs to be done.
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Originally Posted by Smalls
sounds like the ignition switch recall needs to be done.
already done.

could be from alot a things, i dont wanna try and troubleshoot it. car runs so im ok with it.
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Wouldnt it be funny if the car started when you turned on the headlights?? Not too good the theifs tho but still... Just a thought.
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Originally Posted by artbran
Wouldnt it be funny if the car started when you turned on the headlights?? Not too good the theifs tho but still... Just a thought.
it wouldnt be hard to make a push button start like those new cars. i might just do that next summer.
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