Help! My lights won't turn off!

[HotLavaChick]

Originally Posted by cjd

Agree. They seem very sensitive to shorts and other unexpected electrical issues (not sure if surge would also do it, probably though.)

I had a battery short out internally on a previous car, dealer insisted on trying to jump it. All the internal electronics were on the fritz, flashing like crazy and they wanted me to just go home! I refused, pointed out the issue, so they said "oh, well, let's check the battery." It was bad... Two weeks later my horn decided to start randomly honking. Right in the middle of Chicago rush-hour traffic (i.e. no one was moving.) BCM had to be replaced.

thank you normal people that replied with a possible problem versus some **** comment lol.

It's at RPB Toyota and they are still running tests-- nothing yet and they also are going to reflash ECU since I have been getting terribly rough idle fluctuations since I went over 100 miles -- it's a new car month old.

the main tech even said that a led blinker wouldn't have caused something this serious. I was getting random alarm chimes (ie- no seatbelt sound) recently while driving.

Electrical gremlins.

[HotLavaChick]

Originally Posted by PBlack09

Sounds like a blown fuse. Probably nothing major, but you should contact your local dealership. I had a similar situation happen to me where the high beams stayed on, beeping in car as if I left my lights on, automatic shifting wouldn't work (had to lift the manual override thing, not sure what it's called), and I think that was all. Turned out to be like $50 or so to fix. Dropped it off at night and got it back early next morning.

yours sounds exactly like mine -- what did it turn out to be and what caused it?

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by HotLavaChick

I was getting random alarm chimes (ie- no seatbelt sound) recently while driving.

.

Do you charge you cell and sit it on the passenger seat?
The sensors are electronic not mechanical switches and the alarms will sound when a cell is plugged in and on the seat.
Scared the crap outta me the first time it did it!

[HotLavaChick]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Do you charge you cell and sit it on the passenger seat?
The sensors are electronic not mechanical switches and the alarms will sound when a cell is plugged in and on the seat.
Scared the crap outta me the first time it did it!

lol no. I Would be driving and the chime would come on but yet no lights or signals would pop up.

I have done no electrical mods -- just HID's when i first got it and put in that LED blinker i purchased from popular frs/brz car accessory place everyone uses on here.
weird weird weird.

[Celadrielas]

Have you checked the Ballasts in the HID kit? Sometimes a bad ballast can cause this issue. It did with my vehicle, but i drive a stick shift.

[stugray]

Originally Posted by HotLavaChick

the main tech even said that a led blinker wouldn't have caused something this serious. I was getting random alarm chimes (ie- no seatbelt sound) recently while driving.

Electrical gremlins.

Leds could potentially blow ECU or BSI on 86?
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1612550

LED interior light upgrade causes computer failure
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1761758

Diode Dynamic LED blow $400 fuse...
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60355

Solid State Relay to avoid blowing ECU on our cars? anything led
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1626739

[tyrantcf]

was battery disconnected when you were putting in the LEDs?

[Tromatic]

Originally Posted by HeadBanger

And scat is a type of music

Over his head.

OP, I suspect RFI/EMI due to your bling.

[PBlack09]

Originally Posted by HotLavaChick

yours sounds exactly like mine -- what did it turn out to be and what caused it?

Had a blown fuse. Thankfully it prevented the damage from reaching the computer. I think they said it was a safety fuse for that sort of situation. I put new headlights in w/ turn signals and disconnected the lower turn signals (stock ones) as told by manufacturer, but hyper blinking started. Reconnected and... Well, uh oh.

[HotLavaChick]

Originally Posted by tyrantcf

was battery disconnected when you were putting in the LEDs?

yes.

it was when i put the second one in and reconnected everything and started the car when this all occurred.

=(

[Tromatic]

Know anyone with an OBDII dongle and Carista?

[HotLavaChick]

update from dealer -- they replaced the car's computers, and they now cannot get the immobilizer to still work. they may replace that as well -- now.

le sigh.

[Sarlacc]

I think this thread has dissuaded me from ever putting LEDs in my car.
Thanks, and good luck with yours. I hope they won't make you pay for everything.

[billwot]

Originally Posted by Sarlacc

I think this thread has dissuaded me from ever putting LEDs in my car.
Thanks, and good luck with yours. I hope they won't make you pay for everything.

I really have no opinion about what caused the OP's problem, but...

people need to keep in mind that incandescent bulbs are really resistors, whereas LEDs are conductors. Replacing a bulb with an LED will generally cause increased current flow (amperage) and can overload circuits and overheat conductors.

Damage from replacing bulbs with LEDs is pretty common, but avoidable with a little planning and research.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Choo...Use-With-LEDs/