Need help bad any input will be appreciated

reksh22eg

i have a 89 rt4wd wagon and this morning i woke up and my headlights were on! i thought i had left them on (first instinct) but in reality i didnt they turn them selves on and they wont turn off . the switch to turn on the lights work and it turns the corners off and on but not the headlights they stay on :evil: . any ideas?

sub_speed_559

I think your car is broken and u should sell it to me....either that or it could be a loose relay or connection somewhere, but just all the wiring....good luck

udubrx7

Try taking off the steering column cover that is behind the steering wheel, and then unplug the electrical connector(s) that go into the back of the headlight switch housing. If you're lights then turn off, I would guess that the switch is broken on the inside somehow. If not, I'd unhook the negative battery cable at least until you can figure something else out.

good luck!

ogwagon

Unplug the head lamp relay and swap it out with another one from a properly working similar car. It may have just got stuck in the "on" position due to bad/burned contacts. It is also possible the contacts in the headlamp switch for the low beam circuit may be bad. Do you have a circuit tester or a digital volts/ohm meter to do any testing with? If not, try the relay first and get back to us.

SiWagon

The Wgn has NO hdlite relay.Honda reduced the weight by making it part of the switch.
udubrx7 & ogwagon are right it's the hdlite switch.

reksh22eg

sub_speed_559 wrote:

I think your car is broken and u should sell it to me....either that or it could be a loose relay or connection somewhere, but just all the wiring....good luck

lol i wouldnt sell for a million dollars thanks for your input ill look into the relays

reksh22eg

udubrx7 wrote:

Try taking off the steering column cover that is behind the steering wheel, and then unplug the electrical connector(s) that go into the back of the headlight switch housing. If you're lights then turn off, I would guess that the switch is broken on the inside somehow. If not, I'd unhook the negative battery cable at least until you can figure something else out.

good luck!

thanks thats what ive been doing with the ground cable lol

reksh22eg

ogwagon wrote:

Unplug the head lamp relay and swap it out with another one from a properly working similar car. It may have just got stuck in the "on" position due to bad/burned contacts. It is also possible the contacts in the headlamp switch for the low beam circuit may be bad. Do you have a circuit tester or a digital volts/ohm meter to do any testing with? If not, try the relay first and get back to us.

nope i dont have one but some how it fixed itself on its own :oops:

simplyhonda

Digging up an old thread, but I have incountered the same problem today. Headlights won't turn off! Parking lights will, but headlights stay on. I pulled the fuses for now cause' I had to go to class and didn't have time to fool with it. Anyone ever figure out what is causing this?