97 Ranger Headlights Won't Shut Off!!!!!!!!!

Bad switch?

Um, thanks, but I'm guessing there's more than one switch involved, since there is a DRL switch, Hi Beam switch, On/Off switch. Anybody with more specific suggestions? Anybody experienced this before?

You have DRL's? That wasn't standard in 1997 in the US was it? If you have an aftermarket DRL system, that's a whole different animal.

CJB

Sorry, I'm in Canada. It was standard.

Canadian vehicles have a DLR switch??

Dave

Yeah.

What do you think turns on the lights when you start the motor - and when you shut it off? (And it used to shut the lights off when you had the emergency brake on, but I think the logic is a little different now.)

H.

Ok, I was visualizing a knob on the dash to turn the DRL's off. On my truck, with ALC and DRL, the ignition switch turns the lights on through a light sensor and relays. On my '99 you can turn off the DRL's with the park brake but that would be yet another switch. When the ignition is off, there is no power to the DRL's, but there is still power to the headlight switch. Counting the relays, there are at least 6 switches that could be involved. Which are you suggesting that he change?

Dave