My '89 Camry refuses to turn off all the way. When I take the key out of the ignition in the "LOCK" position, the car's electrical system acts as if it is in the "ACC" position (ie. radio works, digital clock is on). I'm no electrical troubleshooting expert but I was able to determine that the problem is not with the ignition switch (where you would think it might be) because when I unplug the wire harness going to the steering column and ignition switch, the ACC wire (pink & blue wire) is hot on the battery side of the connection.
Any ideas of what this might be? My first thought is something to do with a relay in the driver's kick panel (because that is where the ACC wire originates before traveling up the steering column and meets the hot wires coming through the firewall from the battery) but other than that, I have no clue.
I should mention I bought this car used just over a year ago and it has been great other than this problem. I noticed the problem soon after buying it, so it's hard for me to say if it was like this before I got it. I might have created the problem because I disabled the clutch switch by cutting it out of the circuit because it was making it hard to start the car.
Thanks for your help!
Chris