Headlight on by itself

Asked by Leda69 Mar 08, 2020 at 09:14 PM about the 2006 Ford Mustang V6 Coupe RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have 2006 mustang
haven't drove in a while
bad wheel bearing it
rained heavy for awhile
now its wet inside then
out of no were the
drivers side headlight
came on in the middle of
the night no key

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James answered 4 years ago

The headlight circuit is always hot, or has power to it from the battery. Since it's just the one light I'd suspect water got into the plug and is completing the circuit to ground and making the light come on. Hope that helps! Jim

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