# Light

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/light/19281>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [September 8, 2008, 4:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/light/19281 "2008-09-08T04:11:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![amandam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@amandam](https://community.cartalk.com/u/amandam)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2008, 4:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/light/19281/1 "2008-09-08T04:11:13Z")

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the dashboard lights ownt go off when the car is turned off

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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:** [September 8, 2008, 10:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/light/19281/2 "2008-09-08T10:13:12Z")

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It would help to have make, model, year, and options. But, the problem could be ignition switch or dash board circuit. Worse case would be a new dashboard unit.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2008, 10:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/light/19281/3 "2008-09-08T10:26:08Z")

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This was one of the myriad of problems that I had with my '74 Volvo, and the solution was finding and fixing a bad ground connection in the dashboard area.

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2008, 11:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/light/19281/4 "2008-09-08T11:26:05Z")

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That would be the first thing to check on my list.