Someone help, weird electrical problem
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Someone help, weird electrical problem
I have a 2001 EB Expy, last week the tree in the front yard got hit by lightning and ever since then, when ever I tried to set the factory alarm, the parking lights will come on and stay on. Sometimes when driving at night, come home, try to turn off the lights and they will not turn off, hit the high beams a few times and then they turn off... So thats a little background on the problems.
Question; is there an optic sensor that works the Auto lights? if so, where is it located? if not, does ANYONE have any idea? Today I didnt even set the alarm, just hit the door locks from inside the truck then shut the door, and guess what? POW, parking lights come on and wont turn off till I unlock the door.. Sorry for the rant, but had to get the better half to come and give me a jump tonight because the battery was dead
Question; is there an optic sensor that works the Auto lights? if so, where is it located? if not, does ANYONE have any idea? Today I didnt even set the alarm, just hit the door locks from inside the truck then shut the door, and guess what? POW, parking lights come on and wont turn off till I unlock the door.. Sorry for the rant, but had to get the better half to come and give me a jump tonight because the battery was dead
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Originally Posted by Half Breed
Does your truck have daylight lights on it, if so there is sensor on the dash about the middle up close to the windshield is where it's at I do believe.
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I have some design experience with the autolamp snesor as well as my climate control experience. There was a time when we looked at combing the sunload sensor used by the EATC and the autolamp sensor into one optic sensing device. The flash of light from the lighting would not effect the optical sensor. Is is mearly a special optics device that reads light intensity level, in a very short spectrum of wavelenths. The autolamp sensor feeds the headlamps only and does not interface with the parking lights.
I would be inclined to think that the radiated emmisions from the lightening may have causes damamge to components that control these items. Could one of them be the sensor, yes, but it is a passive device, and these types of isses mostly effect active type devices. I would start by looking at the lighting control module.
I had a buddy who's truck was struck by lightening. He had all sorts of electrical issues after that. He finally gave up and got rid of the truck.
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I would be inclined to think that the radiated emmisions from the lightening may have causes damamge to components that control these items. Could one of them be the sensor, yes, but it is a passive device, and these types of isses mostly effect active type devices. I would start by looking at the lighting control module.
I had a buddy who's truck was struck by lightening. He had all sorts of electrical issues after that. He finally gave up and got rid of the truck.
F2T
Originally Posted by STRONGNUFF
I have a 2001 EB Expy, last week the tree in the front yard got hit by lightning and ever since then, when ever I tried to set the factory alarm, the parking lights will come on and stay on. Sometimes when driving at night, come home, try to turn off the lights and they will not turn off, hit the high beams a few times and then they turn off... So thats a little background on the problems.
Question; is there an optic sensor that works the Auto lights? if so, where is it located? if not, does ANYONE have any idea? Today I didnt even set the alarm, just hit the door locks from inside the truck then shut the door, and guess what? POW, parking lights come on and wont turn off till I unlock the door.. Sorry for the rant, but had to get the better half to come and give me a jump tonight because the battery was dead
Question; is there an optic sensor that works the Auto lights? if so, where is it located? if not, does ANYONE have any idea? Today I didnt even set the alarm, just hit the door locks from inside the truck then shut the door, and guess what? POW, parking lights come on and wont turn off till I unlock the door.. Sorry for the rant, but had to get the better half to come and give me a jump tonight because the battery was dead
