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My 1998 Ford Taurus SE, highbeam lights will not turn off. ...

Sent to Car Experts October 13, 2005 8:07 p.m.

My 1998 Ford Taurus SE, highbeam lights will not turn off. I have tried to remove the fuse and they still will not turn off even when the car is not running.

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October 13, 2005 10:44 p.m. (2 hours and 36 minutes later)

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Is the vehicle equipped with Daytime Running Lamps?

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Sent October 14, 2005 9:56 a.m. (11 hours and 12 minutes later)

Yes it has daytime running lamps. I've been disconnecting the battery so the lights will go off when the car is parked. Do you have any idea of what I could do?

Edited by Customer (name blocked for privacy) on October 14 2005 at 9:57am

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October 14, 2005 9:59 a.m. (2 minutes and 47 seconds later)

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It may be a problem with the daytime running lamps themselves, and would need to be checked by a shop. The most common problems with headlights is the headlamp switch can melt the connector forit and cause a short to power across the connector. This was more common on the older switches,but not particulary this style.Best thing to do is to bring it to a shop that can check the DRL system.

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