# Auto-headlights draining battery - 2001 Jeep Gr Cherokee

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/auto-headlights-draining-battery-2001-jeep-gr-cherokee/32421>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [June 26, 2009, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/auto-headlights-draining-battery-2001-jeep-gr-cherokee/32421 "2009-06-26T17:05:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![hrn023](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/cdc98d/32.png) [@hrn023](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hrn023)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2009, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/auto-headlights-draining-battery-2001-jeep-gr-cherokee/32421/1 "2009-06-26T17:05:29Z")

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Recently my automatic headlights have been going on and off when the car is off and parked. I have been informed of this by passes-by and parking attendants. The lights will just go on and off. As such, the battery has been dead a few mornings. What should I look for to fix this?

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**Author:** ![Beadsandbeads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Beadsandbeads](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beadsandbeads)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2009, 1:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/auto-headlights-draining-battery-2001-jeep-gr-cherokee/32421/2 "2009-06-27T01:49:27Z")

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Can you turn off the automatic feature?

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**Author:** ![hrn023](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/cdc98d/32.png) [@hrn023](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hrn023)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2009, 1:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/auto-headlights-draining-battery-2001-jeep-gr-cherokee/32421/3 "2009-06-27T01:50:55Z")

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yes i can

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**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2009, 2:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/auto-headlights-draining-battery-2001-jeep-gr-cherokee/32421/4 "2009-06-27T02:14:30Z")

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Most likely a failure in the control module. Replacement of the module, or if you can find someone who can rebuilt them, is the only fix/ However, turning off the automatic headlight feature should prevent the lights from going on and off while parked.

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**Author:** ![hrn023](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/cdc98d/32.png) [@hrn023](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hrn023)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2009, 4:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/auto-headlights-draining-battery-2001-jeep-gr-cherokee/32421/5 "2009-06-27T04:00:43Z")

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can you recommend where to buy this? or how to test this?

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**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2009, 7:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/auto-headlights-draining-battery-2001-jeep-gr-cherokee/32421/6 "2009-06-27T19:54:23Z")

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Replacement module is probably going to be found only at the dealer. Make sure it is not a part of a larger module, like a Body Control Module. A wiring diagram for this truck should point that out. There are some places, like [www.bba-reman.com](http://www.bba-reman.com), that may be able to rebuild the faulty circuits within the module to fix the problem. This is typically way cheaper, but sometimes they cannot fix the problem. Probably worth a shot.