# Headlights Won't Turn Off

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/headlights-wont-turn-off/108518>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** eldorado, cadillac\
**Created:** [October 11, 2017, 12:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/headlights-wont-turn-off/108518 "2017-10-11T00:17:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![yates52089](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/898d66/32.png) [@yates52089](https://community.cartalk.com/u/yates52089)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 12:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/headlights-wont-turn-off/108518/1 "2017-10-11T00:17:21Z")

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Hey guys, hoping someone can help me out. I turned my 96’ Cadillac Eldorado off tonight and the headlights wouldn’t shut off. When I opened the hood there was smoke and burning wire smell coming from the general direction of the fuse box. I pulled the headlight fuse out. No visible signs of damage in the fuse box itself. What could this be?

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 12:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/headlights-wont-turn-off/108518/2 "2017-10-11T00:18:59Z")

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Check your owner’s manual or just look around under the hood for a headlight relay. It might be welded stuck in the on position and need replacement.

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**Author:** ![insightful](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/insightful/32/2732_2.png) [@insightful](https://community.cartalk.com/u/insightful)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 12:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/headlights-wont-turn-off/108518/3 "2017-10-11T00:48:08Z")

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> [@yates52089](#):
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> No visible signs of damage in the fuse box itself.

You need to closely inspect the underside of the fuse box.