Interior lights stay on after doors are shut on 2003 Lincoln town car, why does removal of accessory delay relay solve the problem?
40

Asked by Modifyit Oct 13, 2018 at 03:13 PM about the 2003 Lincoln Town Car Signature

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Had problem with interior lighting fuse blowing. Dealer Tech sold me a DDM, and later a light switch, and after all that loot, found a shorted wire in the driver side sun visor wiring. I believe incompetence or down right fraud.
Any way that corrected the problem. A couple of months later, the interior lights would never go off. No door ajar alarm. Pulled the accessory delay relay and the interior lighting now seems to work, at least after about 5+ seconds the lights dim and go off.
I believe the accessory delay relay has additional functions, so will have to reinstall it before attempting to drive the vehicle..Have a replacement part on order, but have some doubts as to whether or not a new relay will correct this problem. Any other suggestions?

1 Answer
40

Modifyit answered 5 years ago

I suppose I can now answer this issue. The dash light dimmer was not in the on position for interior lighting, the door ajar alarm was not on. As a last resort, I removed the accessory delay relay in the interior fuse panel and they did go off immediately when door was closed. So I put the relay back in because I thought it may have other functions other than interior lighting. Anyway, when replaced everything went back to normal. Perhaps the relay was frozen in the closed position, or one of the posts was not making contact before removal and re installation. In any case when the ordered part came in, I put the new replacement relay into the fuse panel and everything is still normal. So, perhaps the original was not making good contact. New relay was ordered from Rock Auto online at about $5.00.

4 people found this helpful.
Mark helpful

Your Answer:

Related Questions

Own this car?

Share your experience with others.

2003 Lincoln Town Car

Write a car review

Review another car

Shortcuts

Search Lincoln Town Car Questions

CarGurus Experts

  • #1
    Tracy Hooks
    Reputation
    3,560
  • #2
    Gene Arnett
    Reputation
    2,770
  • #3
    Bob Beaman
    Reputation
    2,360
View All

Know more, shop wisely

Search

Related Models For Sale

Used Mercury Grand Marquis
13 Great Deals out of 286 listings starting at $1,399
Used Lincoln Continental
33 Great Deals out of 623 listings starting at $5,000
Used Ford Crown Victoria
14 Great Deals out of 149 listings starting at $2,295
Used Cadillac DeVille
6 Great Deals out of 293 listings starting at $2,450
Used Chevrolet Impala
278 Great Deals out of 3,995 listings starting at $700
Used Ford F-150
6,102 Great Deals out of 131,496 listings starting at $1,100
Used Chevrolet Corvette
713 Great Deals out of 12,248 listings starting at $3,200
Used Ford Mustang
875 Great Deals out of 22,933 listings starting at $783
Used Lexus LS
120 Great Deals out of 1,746 listings starting at $3,300
Used Toyota Camry
2,022 Great Deals out of 35,997 listings starting at $375
Used Lincoln Navigator
227 Great Deals out of 7,909 listings starting at $4,795
Used Toyota Avalon
194 Great Deals out of 2,068 listings starting at $1,100

Used Cars For Sale

2007 Lincoln Town Car Signature For Sale
15 listings starting at $4,995

Content submitted by Users is not endorsed by CarGurus, does not express the opinions of CarGurus, and should not be considered reviewed, screened, or approved by CarGurus. Please refer to CarGurus Terms of Use. Content will be removed if CarGurus becomes aware that it violates our policies.