# Why are my driver side door panel armrest button lights not shutting off? Be 08 Honda accord

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-are-my-driver-side-door-panel-armrest-button-lights-not-shutting-off-be-08-honda-accord/193372>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Tags:** accord, honda\
**Created:** [October 13, 2023, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-are-my-driver-side-door-panel-armrest-button-lights-not-shutting-off-be-08-honda-accord/193372 "2023-10-13T14:59:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Oscarhernandez78704\_187246](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecccb3/32.png) [@Oscarhernandez78704\_187246](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Oscarhernandez78704_187246)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-are-my-driver-side-door-panel-armrest-button-lights-not-shutting-off-be-08-honda-accord/193372/1 "2023-10-13T14:59:15Z")

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Why are the driver side door panel armrest button lights staying on even after I shut off the car. My driver side door seal is broken, so when it rains water leaks on the driver side, door panel. Could this be it?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-are-my-driver-side-door-panel-armrest-button-lights-not-shutting-off-be-08-honda-accord/193372/2 "2023-10-13T15:53:54Z")

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Yes, water intrusion could be the issue.

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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 14, 2023, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-are-my-driver-side-door-panel-armrest-button-lights-not-shutting-off-be-08-honda-accord/193372/3 "2023-10-14T20:10:42Z")

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> [@Oscarhernandez78704\_187246](#):
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> driver side door seal is broken, so when it rains water leaks on the driver side, door panel.

Suggest to get that fixed, b/c the OBD II connector is located in the same area. If that gets wet, could cause the car’s CAN-BUS to fail. A problem you definitely don’t want.

> **[CAN bus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAN_bus)**
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> A Controller Area Network (CAN bus) is a vehicle bus standard designed to allow microcontrollers and devices to communicate with each other's applications without a host computer. It is a message-based protocol, designed originally for multiplex electrical wiring within automobiles to save on copper, but it can also be used in many other contexts. For each device, the data in a frame is transmitted serially but in such a way that if more than one device transmits at the same time, the highest p...