d.amanda80

My jeeps interior lights will not shut off. I unhook my battery all the time bc they wont shut off. I dnt even knw wherr to start. Please help. Thanks

Bustedback

Slide the dimmer to the left and see if that shuts them off. If that does not work, check the door jamb switches.

DeadCellM60

My first Jeep did this a few years back. I looked for weeks to figure out the problem but no luck. So one day I just took the bulbs out and got a flashlight. When that got old I put new bulbs in and voila! No more problem.

d.amanda80

So if I take the bulbs out its wont drain my battery?

d.amanda80

Its not that, something has been draining my brand new battery. I got in my car started it and the lights came on, and havent gone off since I keep unhooking my battery so they dnt drain it.

DeadCellM60

No, not having bulbs won't drain the battery.

I would take them out if anything to save you the trouble of wrestling with your battery every morning. I'm sure there's an underlying cause somewhere but I damn near rewired that whole circuit and replaced every switch but it didn't make a difference (as far as the bulbs staying on).

It's worth a shot, at least until the cause is determined.

d.amanda80

Can I pull the fuse for the interior lights, and itll do the same, save my battery...lol

DeadCellM60

Or you could do that. Problem is you'd also lose your radio settings, courtesy lights, glove box light, and telltales.

the_big_h

On my '98, I found the switch for the tailgate glass had failed. It took a while to find it, because we never use the tailgate glass.
The switch is a dumb arrangement, and just kind of fell apart, keeping the interior lights on.