# Lights

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/lights/37722>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** eclipse, mitsubishi\
**Created:** [October 7, 2009, 2:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lights/37722 "2009-10-07T02:38:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![panther356](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c77e96/32.png) [@panther356](https://community.cartalk.com/u/panther356)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2009, 2:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lights/37722/1 "2009-10-07T02:38:27Z")

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My parking lights keep coming on everytime i press on the breaks could this be because my turn signal switch is not returning the signal to the off position

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**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2009, 3:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lights/37722/2 "2009-10-07T03:02:45Z")

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Normally, the parking lights are not involved with the brake light / turn signal circuits. But with today’s multi-function switches, with the headlight dimmer on the same stalk, anything is possible…A non-canceling turn signal is a mechanical problem, not an electrical one. But like I said, if the POS switch is falling apart, anything is possible…

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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:** [October 7, 2009, 12:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lights/37722/3 "2009-10-07T12:20:34Z")

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It could be a lamp. Replace the rear multifunction lights. It also could be a bad ground.

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**Author:** ![panther356](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c77e96/32.png) [@panther356](https://community.cartalk.com/u/panther356)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2009, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lights/37722/4 "2009-10-07T14:24:37Z")

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I used my turn signals more throughout the hour after finding this out and everything is back to normal thats why i think it has something to do with the turn signal switch in the steering colum. any more advise would help thanks in advance.

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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:** [October 7, 2009, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lights/37722/5 "2009-10-07T20:10:28Z")

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Next time it goes out, remember the advice above. The on and off problem is a good indication that it is a bad combination lamp

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**Author:** ![Cougar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cougar/32/21348_2.png) [@Cougar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cougar)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2009, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lights/37722/6 "2009-10-07T20:45:26Z")

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Turn signal switch usually effects the brake lights and not the running or parking lights. Bulbs that contain both filaments can sometimes short together and cause a feedback problem. If the dash lights also come on when you press on the brake this is a sure sign that one of the bulbs is bad.