Auto Light Shut-off Quit Working
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Auto Light Shut-off Quit Working
For about a week my 2002 Taco's auto shut-off headlight feature stopped working. Usually I can leave my headlights switched on and when the ignition is killed, the lights go out as soon as the doors open. For about a week this feature stopped working(found out by dead battery one morning) and then it came back? Any Ideas?
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For about a week my 2002 Taco's auto shut-off headlight feature stopped working. Usually I can leave my headlights switched on and when the ignition is killed, the lights go out as soon as the doors open. For about a week this feature stopped working(found out by dead battery one morning) and then it came back? Any Ideas?
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I have a 4Runner, might be the same. My auto shut off also quit working and I found out it was becasue of the setting on my overhead light. I had set it to off and it needed to be in the auto on when the door opens. Anyways now my headlights shut off again
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Odd. You guys do know only the drivers door will shut off the head lights not all doors. Mine has always worked and doesnt care where i have the dome light switch at.
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My dome like has always been in the same postion...
My auto shut off stopped working this poast summer after a lond rainny drive...
My fog light switch blew and I was pissed cause it happen ont he way...
But I checked all other fuses and such and everything checked out...
And the ECU has been reset a number of times due to CEL and radio instilation so I just don't know what I am missing...
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It might be a water problem, I got a windshield replaced 3 years ago and now it leaks, but only on the pass. side . Are there connections there under the glove box that could have gotten wet, then dried out so the shut off worked again?
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Random CEL lights,
Stero Misteriosuly stop putting out sound,
Rear door getting stuck and then light not coming on when open...
Yeah, he is still there in spirit...
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It's more than likely the switch in your driver's door that has dirty contacts and not allowing a good path to ground when you open your door. It happened to me on my 2002 4Runner. A quick blast with electrical contact cleaner and compressed air, and it was as good as new.
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I didn't know the headlights would shut of... is the 96 4runner the same? Mine has always buzzed or whatever noise it makes if i leave it on. I have only had it about 9 months though
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it would just automatically shut off,
then one day I had left them on like normal,
I was gettin out of the car and i noticed a buzzing and realized,
Hey my lights are on...
So I really don't know...
Anyone have any ideas?
Was I just going crasy when I first got my Runner?
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My '93 buzzes (but doesn't have auto headlight shut-off), but my '02 doesn't buzz. When my switch was dirty on the '02, my lights just stayed on when I opened my door... no buzzer.
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